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Fishing Reports

Lake Russell Fishing Report – October 2008

Russell: Level: Down 4 feet below full pool. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough right now because the lake is turning over. “There’s a few super shallow way up the rivers and creeks trying to get away from that bad water,” Trad Whaley said. “They were moving up three weeks ago when the cool…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report – October 2008

Saltwater: Inshore & Nearshore: Still very good for a variety of species, said Capt. David Newlin, who fishes out of Richmond Hill. “Tarpon are still here in abundance. Anywhere you can find a big school of pogies near the beaches, you can find tarpon. Live pogy is your best bet. Big blacktip sharks are thick…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – October 2008

Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 81 degrees and dropping. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Slow, but getting better. Guide Mike Sloan said, with falling water temps, the fish have started to back off a little deeper, but they are not yet in their fall patterns. With another 2- or 3-degree drop in surface…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – October 2008

Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Good, said tournament angler Mike Cleveland. “The water’s turning over, so you can expect there to be a shallow bite from now into December,” he said. “Right now, it’s following the shad. The shad are just now starting to go into…

Lake Tobesofkee Fishing Report – October 2008

Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Bass are staging on main-lake points and docks, and as the water cools, they’ll make a move back into the pockets, according to Clayton Batts. “These fish can be caught on the points with a Stanford Lures deep-diving Cedar Shad, a No. 6 Fat Free…

Lake Weiss Fishing Report – October 2008

Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear; stained up the Coosa. Bass: Fair. The bass are deep and in their summer pattern on the old river-channel ledges and main-lake points in 8-14 feet of water, said Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins. “Deep-running crankbaits in shad patterns,…

West Point Fishing Report – October 2008

West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear; light stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Micah Frazier said it’s pretty tough at West Point for bass right now, but you can still catch some fish by targeting deep roadbeds. He recently fished all the roadbeds between…

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Volunteers Improve Fish Habitat in Jekyll Island’s Public Saltwater Pond

Scattered along the Georgia coast are dozens of brackish ponds, both natural and man-made, that are fed saltwater and sea life through culverts and other connections to the tidal marshlands. Most are bordered by private property, making them off limits to the general public. One exception is the man-made 23-acre pond on Jekyll Island, which…

Kids Have Blast At Darden Dove Shoot

Doves and lead shot both flew heavily opening day over the third annual Darden Dove Shoot, a benefit shoot for the GONetwork SEEDS youth program. The shoot was held Sept. 6 in Taliaferro County near Crawfordville. “We always have the best shoot in this part of the country,” said host Claiborne Darden. The shoot was…

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