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Fishing
Craig Johnson is one of the most confident anglers I’ve ever had the pleasure of being in the boat with. “I can put the camera down there and show you 50 fish. You can sit there for three hours and not have a bite and then all of a sudden they turn on and you…
You read it right, “Go Deep for Weiss Summer Bass.” If you are familiar with this 30,000-acre impoundment of the Coosa River on the Georgia/Alabama border near Rome that might sound a little strange. Lake Weiss has a reputation, among those who know it, of being shallow; sometimes dangerously so. This lake has claimed many…
HD Marine tournament anglers beware… there’s a young ball of fire headed your way for the 2007 tournament season. His name is Ben Cleary. He’s 16 years old, and during his summer vacation he has been warming up his bass-fishing skills on Lake Jackson, where he lives. Besides living on a lake where he can…
There’s no mistaking it when a hybrid bass or striper hits a live bait. We caught several spotted bass on the live bluebacks we were fishing on downlines and freelines, and the spots seem to like to play with their food. The rod tip might bounce a few times before the indecisive spot really eats.…
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) recently held a two-day event at the Ocmulgee River Gun Club. The shoot was held on June 10th and 11th; registering 71 in the skeet competition and 47 in the sporting clays competition. Both events were split into five classes: rookie, junior-novice, junior-experienced, senior-novice, and senior-experienced. Cloud-free skies offered…
Inshore: The fishing has been excellent for big, 2- to 3-lb. trout. Capt. Greg Hildreth says to concentrate on areas closer to the ocean as many of the bigger trout move to the beaches. The bite on the beaches is very good, particularly on the Cumberland Island beach (see article on page 60). The redfish…
Evans County PFA: Level: Down one foot. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: 20 to 24 inches. Bass: Good for quality bass around the pier, fish attractors, and lily pads using live shiners and artificial plastics like Super Flukes. During July look for smaller 12-15 inch bass running young schools of gizzard shad. Bream: Good. Anglers have…
West Point: Level: 4.7 feet low. Temp: 86 degrees in main lake. Up the river it’s 72-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good using big worms and crankbaits, said guide Paul Parsons. There’s also a good topwater bite for about an hour after daylight. Paul has been running main-lake flats in about 15 to 30 feet…
Weiss: Level: 1.1 feet below full. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Weiss guide Mark Collins says the fish have mostly pulled back to deeper areas, which at Weiss means the ledges. He recommends a junebug Dead Ringer on a Carolina rig dragged off the ledges. A 1/2-oz. Oldham spinnerbait in chartreuse and white…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Quantity not quality is the case at Sinclair. Lots of fish but not as big as you’d hope for, according to Aaron Batson. In the morning, go to the grassbeds. Throw Zoom Horny Toads and YUM Buzz Frogs in darker colors. Junebug and…
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