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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet low. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear, but the backs of creeks are stained. Bass: Slow. David Lowry said the fishing has been a little better up the lake in the Blanton Creek area where folks are pitching jigs to deep brush and eddies. Buzzbaits have been catching a few. Once…
Allatoona: Level: Down 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 76-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair and improving. October is a good time to concentrate on shallow water in the creeks — less than 15 feet deep. Baitfish will move into the creeks, often to the very backs. Bass move into the creeks following the baitfish.…
In the Department of Natural Resource’s (DNR) annual mast survey, the overall oak rating was a 3.14, which ranks as “Good” and is the highest rating that oaks can receive. A rating from 0.0 to 2.0 is poor, 2.01-3.0 is fair and anything above 3.0 is good. Red oaks topped the list this year, with…
In September, shark fishing is at its peak in the inlets and sounds along the Georgia coast. This peak is just what some anglers await each year. We went after “Jaws” in August, hoping to find more of what had recently been a big-fish bite along the coast. Capt. David Newlin took us out of…
When we arrived at the east ramp parking lot at Lake Horton in Fayette County, I was surprised to see that the lake was about four feet below full pool. Having been there just three weeks earlier, it was apparent the rain deficit was taking its toll on the 780-acre water-supply reservoir. However, the low-water…
I’ve been at this bowhunting thing for a pretty good while, about 37 years actually. As I look back, one of my fondest memories is of my first deer, a big doe I killed with a recurve in 1971 when I was 11 years old. I remember all the details of the hunt that beautiful…
Although it was the opening morning of the 2004 Georgia firearm’s season, I once again found myself headed to the woods with a bow in my hand. Walking before daylight in a flooded oak flat, I slowly crept along looking for the perfect tree. I quickly recounted my game plan. Sitting in the flooded acorn…
Michael Almand of Madison killed one of the biggest and certainly the most unusual buck GON has heard about during the bow-season opener. Michael was hunting a Morgan County tract of land on Saturday evening of opening weekend, September 9, when he arrowed a 21-point, non-typcial buck that was still in velvet. The buck had…
On a Friday evening in late August, pleasure boats were buzzing in all directions over the bumpy surface of Lake Lanier. Apparently lots of folks had left work early and were squeezing in as much outdoor time as possible before things began to settle down for the winter. Tully Youngblood and I were perched on…
For bowhunters, who use a relatively short-range weapon, nothing is more important than being able to get a close-in shot. The best way to do that is to locate food sources that deer are using and then set up close by. What will be the top food source this fall? Many early season bowhunters search…
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