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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Good. “Tons of bass are heading to the beds right now but should be done within the next two weeks,” said Aaron Batson. “They can be caught sight fishing with soft plastics. They are very skittish due to the unusually clear…
Burton: Level: .2 feet over full pool. Temp: mid 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman said the spawn is pretty much over, and the bass are switching over to a postspawn pattern and moving back out onto brush. “There are still some bass running the banks, but mostly they are heading back to…
Blackshear: Level: .2 feet below full pool. Temp: mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “They have been biting good,” said Clint Brownlee. “If we could just get some stable weather, they’d really bite good.” Clint said to throw a spinnerbait around grassbeds and cypress trees early in the day, then if you want to slow down,…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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