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Allatoona: Level: Down 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good, with a topwater bite early and a deep-structure bite once the sun gets up. “We are ranging anywhere from 10 to 30 fish a day,” said guide Mike Bucca. “There is a halfway decent schooling bite bright and…
Skeeter-boat owners Aaron Batson and Mike Harris will be fishing for $10,000 at the Skeeter Eliminator Series Championship at Lake Oconee in November. Both anglers won their semi-final matches in June and advanced to the championship round in the Eliminator, a six-round, heads-up bass tournament. The grand prize in the tournament is $5,000; however, Skeeter…
These tips from A.J. Niette were published in the June 2008 issue of GON. With fawning season kicking off now, these will get the job done to remove some coyotes at time when researchers say it can make the most significant impact to improve the survival rate of fawns and turkey poults. No. 1: When…
As outdoorsmen, we have all had the proclivity to proclaim at one time or another how much better things were back when. After all, some wise old country gent once said “dead bird dogs and past loves are remembered as better than they actually were.” However, were you to ask Dwight Woodall and his son,…
Farmers hate coyotes because of occasional losses of livestock. Homeowners hate coyotes because of occasional losses of pets. Hunters hate coyotes because they prey on game animals, sometimes having a significant impact on the same populations hunters like to prey on. A.J. Niette is one of only a few hunters in Georgia who do not…
At 10 years of age, I was introduced to saltwater fishing. I didn’t do anything all that sophisticated, just caught blue crabs, catfish, small sharks and whiting from the pier, bridges and beaches of Jekyll Island. Compared with catching small bluegill, that first 3-foot shark was quite exhilarating. So were the blue crabs, which always…
It is a glorious summer’s day. Mom and dad pack the car, including a blanket, a picnic basket with a bucket of chicken and a gallon of sweet tea, and they head off to their favorite spot for a family outing. They soon reach their destination, a beautiful spot on the bank of stream, and…
Bass and grass. Just the thought of a largemouth slamming a spinnerbait or buzzbait in the grass gets the blood flowing, and Lake Weiss is one of the best lakes to find that kind of excitement right now. Bass stay shallow and feed in the grassbeds during June. Lake Weiss is a 30,200-acre Alabama Power…
While the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is getting tons of publicity and is adding to their $100 million bankroll during the Michael Vick mess, don’t forget that those people feel the same way about hunting as they do about dog fighting. Next year, HSUS could be on Good Morning America or picketing…
The High Falls lake record for flathead catfish stands at 60 pounds. When that record is broken, you can expect to see the name Jonathan Herndon of Jackson installed as the new lake-record flathead angler. Jonathan, who specializes in catching giant catfish, has set his sights on breaking that record. Jonathan is an avid participant…
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