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Fishing Reports

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – May 2007

Blue Ridge: Level: 6.15 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Heath Pack says that if you want to catch smallmouths, pick a windy day and tie on a tube bait or jerkbait and work rocky banks and points. Heath’s smallmouth-catching techniques for Blue Ridge in May are featured on page…

Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report – May 2007

Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 67-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “If you want to catch a fish, be at Bartlett’s Ferry,” said Jim Pass. “They’re biting anything you want to throw right now.” Jim said he is catching lots of 1- to 1 1/2-lb. fish right now fishing shallow water around deep water…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – May 2007

Allatoona: Level: Down 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 61 degrees, but expect it to rise quickly. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The cold snap made things a bit difficult in mid April, but it’ll straighten out quickly. “When that water temp reaches mid 60s, watch out the fishing is going to be bust wide open,” said…

Big Fires Break Out Near Waycross

At presstime, more than 1,000 people were involved in a fire-fighting effort that began on Sunday, April 15, just west of Waycross in Ware County. By Wednesday, the fire had spread to the south and southeast and was said to be 12 miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide. The fire has covered 20,000…

Savage Arms To Be A Major Sponsor Of United States Young Eagles Rifle Team

Suffield, CT – April 9, 2007 – The United States Young Eagles Rifle Team today announced that Savage Arms, Inc., has committed to a significant level of sponsorship for the national team for the 2007 World Championships. In August, 20 of America’s finest young men and women shooters will travel to Canada to face team…

Proposed 2008 Hunting Regulations Released, Public Meetings Begin April 17

The Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has released the proposed hunting regulations for the next two Georgia seasons, and the document includes some changes that might be of interest to sportsmen. The entire proposed regulations document is available online at WRD’s Web site. If you hunt WMAs, there may be proposed changes to WMA hunts that…

Leatherman Puts New Spin On Hunting Knives

Leatherman Tool Group has introduced four robust and innovative hunting knives. These new fixed and folding models offer bone saws (fixed models), gut hooks and premium stainless steel blades. “One thing we wanted to address with these knives was safety,” said Senior Product Engineer Hollan Tsuda. “They need to have the size and strength required…

April Chattahoochee Tailwater Hatch Chart

“Critter”: Caddis Size: 14-20 Dry Fly Pattern: X-Caddis or Elk-hair Caddis Sub-surface Pattern: Hare’s Ear Nymph, Prince Nymph or Z-Wing Caddis “Critter”: Blue-winged Olive Size: 14-24 Dry Fly Pattern: Parachute Adams or Compara Dun Sub-surface Pattern: Pheasant Tail Nymph or Hare’s Ear Nymph “Critter”: Sulphur Size: 18-20 Dry Fly Pattern: Parachute Adams or Compara Dun…

April 2007 Cannon’s Creel

Each year, millions of patients are diagnosed with one of the thousands of physical and psychological disorders and syndromes; some serious, some not so serious, some affecting significant numbers and others not. One such disorder that you won’t find in any of the major medical journals, despite the fact that it can be observed alongside…

Crankin’ For Rip-Rap Redfish

At the mouth of the St. Marys River on the Florida-Georgia border, a wide dredged channel runs east into the ocean for about a mile. It is a deep channel, one that allows part of our nuclear submarine fleet access to their port at Kings Bay. On the north and south of the channel, jetties…

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