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Carters: Level: 1.7 feet low. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. In the Coosawatee Shiners Club tournament it took a little over 16 pounds to win. “Doodling in deep brushpiles won it,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. Buddy said climbing temperatures have pushed the fish deeper. Stick to the deep brush,…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman has been catching both spots and largemouths on main-lake points by targeting brushpiles and keying on grass. “The spots are really on the brushpiles,” said Daniel. “You can find brushpiles on just about any point on the lake by watching your graph.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Nathan Lewis was on the lake last week with is dad and caught a few smallmouths. “We were throwing topwater lures,” said Nathan. “I was throwing a Pop-R, and my dad was throwing a Spook or Super Spook Jr.…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: The sloughs are clear, the main lake was stained by heavy rain June 25. Bass: Slow. The most recent Blackshear Buddies tournament was won with more than 16 pounds anchored by a 7 1/2-pounder. Most of the anglers, however, were weighing in one or two bass. “The…
Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temps: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Mike Bucca said he is catching good numbers of spotted bass, and the quality has been fair. He recommends topwater and swim baits early fished on rocky, main-lake and secondary points. The drop-shot bite is the best pattern right now, but…
At daybreak, Saturday June 10, two years and a day from breaking ground, the Ocmulgee PFA opened to the public and the opening-day fishing was fantastic. Hazlehurst angler Glen Soloman was so excited about his day on the lake he sent this account: “F1 Tiger Bass. Bam! Coming to you at the new Ocmulgee Public…
The state-record for flathead catfish has been broken. On Thursday, June 22 Carl Sawyer of Screven pulled a monster catfish out of the Altamaha that weighed 83 pounds — smashing the previous record of 67-lbs., 8-ozs. Carl and fishing buddy Ben Poppell of Jesup were camping on a sandbar and catfishing. Thursday evening they were…
Since 1991 Tifton Kiwanis have organized an annual kids fishing event (KFE) with Paradise Public Fishing Area (PFA) located near Tifton between Brookfield and Enigma. Registration began at 7:30 a.m. on June 10, 2006 as children 15 years and younger gathered with families to experience a good, fun, outdoor adventure. Event chairs Alfonzo McCalley, Mike…
The lightning on the horizon leaving the area brought a big sigh of relief. Each bolt illuminated the dark, ominous clouds that were moving rapidly toward the east. Although the severe weather that pelted the area had just passed, rain was still in the forecast. These were the conditions that greeted Randy Dover, Scott Edwards…
What if I told you that right here in Georgia you can almost be guaranteed a 10-lb. fish every time you go fishing. After you say “yeah, right” the next thing I might tell you is while not guaranteed, a 20-pounder ought to come every couple of trips, and at least once every season you…
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