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Hunting
At the ripe old age of 14, there’s not a whole lot left for Keenan Adams to achieve in the world of turkey hunting — he’s just about done it all. Actually, most folks would say he had just about done it all back in 2003, when at 9 years old he became the youngest…
The booths at the Waffle House in Gray were filled with a bunch of EMC line crews who had been working all night. Five inches of rain and a tornado had swept through the county overnight. But less-than-ideal conditions weren’t going to stop Chris Day from going fishing that morning. After being closed for five…
In tournament fishing, the name of the game is to come in with five bass that weigh more than the five bass anyone else on the lake has caught. When Trad Whaley fishes a tournament on Russell, he says he’s swinging for the fences — and he has often been successful bringing five, big, difficult-to-catch…
With 56,000 acres of surface water and a wealth of linesides and largemouths, Hartwell may be known as a striper and hybrid fishery, as well as a great place for topwater bass explosions in the spring. But one thing that is often overlooked on this large lake on the Georgia/South Carolina border is the crappie…
In the world of sports the NCAA basketball tournament dominates the month of March. This tournament, tagged “March Madness” steals virtually all of the sporting news and provides basketball zealots with a great deal to talk about. Well, that is all behind us for another year, but the month of April is upon us with…
The phones have been ringing off the hook at Plum Creek Timberland with calls from leaseholders over a new Plum Creek campsite program. “We have been receiving a lot of calls,” said Donnie Wood, Plum Creek recreational lease manager, whose answering machine once held a two-day backlog of calls. The callers aren’t happy. The club…
Public Fishing Area Reports: Evans County PFA: Level: Full pool, but may be down 1 to 3 feet this April. Temp: 62 to 65 degrees. Clarity: 22 inches. Bass: Good. Anglers fishing with 3- to 5-inch shiners have caught several bass around in the 4- to 5-lb. range, and a 10-lb. fish was caught by…
West Point: Level: 4.25 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, said Paul Parsons. The largemouth are very close to going on the bed. Some big females have been caught in the last couple of days that had bloody tails. If the weather stays warm the spawn should peak…
Weiss: Level: .5 feet below full pool. Temp: mid 60 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Warren Barnes reports seeing some buck bass already on the bed at Weiss. The big females hadn’t showed up yet, but with water temperature’s skyrocketing, it won’t be long. When the bass are on the bed, Warren likes to fish…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Jim Windham said he and a partner probably caught five limits fishing crankbaits on main-lake points late in March on Sinclair, but he said the fish are getting ready to go on the beds. “You could probably go fish the backs…
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