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The state’s latest batch of poult numbers are in, and the news isn’t great for hunters gearing up for the March 25, 2006 turkey-season opener in Georgia. Don’t expect to see a pile of jakes this season, and if you look at WRD poult data from the year before, don’t look for too many crazy,…
Lightning Bug Hook: Size 12-20 TMC 100 (Lightwire) Head: Silver Bead Tail: Pheasant Tail Fibers Thread: Black 8/0 Wing Case: Pheasant Tail Fibers Abdomen: Silver Tinsel Legs/Wings: Pheasant Tail Fiber Tips Thorax: Peacock Herl “This fly, whether designed for this purpose or not, works especially well in streams with low clarity. After those strong March…
It took a while, but we finally got somebody to take us striper fishing on Juliette. In a half day on the water, with an energetic striper fisherman, I learned a great technique for catching stripers on this 3,600-acre reservoir north of Macon. Here’s the deal: get yourself some blueback herring and rainbow trout, toss…
Hugh Gillis PFA: Level: Full. Temp.: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: 44 inches. Bass: Good. Some anglers are having success with Texas-rigged plastic worms, however most fish are less than 14-inches long. Bass fishing should improve with warming temperatures, and some larger fish should start showing up soon. Last year, suspended jerkbaits (golden-shiner pattern) offered an exciting…
West Point: Level: 3.7 feet below full. Temp: 49-51 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain before the rains came at the end of February. Bass: “They’re on and off right now,” said guide Paul Parsons. “I think cold fronts and water temperatures are going to be the main things that will affect the fishing.” Paul said some…
Weiss: Level: 3.0 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 48-50 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is stained, the Coosa is muddy, and Little River and Yellow Creek are fairly clear. Crappie: “The fishing is great, super, excellent,” said Weiss guide Mark Collins. “I had a trip this morning (Feb. 24), and we had limits by…
Sinclair: Level: .3 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: The bass bite has been on and off. With the weather stabilizing, the fish should be biting better in the coming weeks. Jerry McClure said he thinks the bass are staging, waiting for the water to warm up a little more before…
Seminole: Level: 6 inches below full. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Dingy in the river channels, but clearing up pretty quick. There is some clear water around Lily Pad Run, and Carl’s Pass. Bass: A tournament out of Wingate’s Lunker Lodge on February 25 drew nearly 70 boats. It took a 24-lb. sack of bass to…
Russell: Level .26 feet above full pool. Temps: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for a slight stain in some of the feeder creeks. Bass: Most of the bass are still deep, but the extended warmer spells this month will move some bass shallow to the backs of the creeks and pockets. On warmer days, try…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50 to 53 degrees. Clarity: Stained, with the clearest water in the Richland Creek arm. Bass: Stained water and warm temperatures this week should suck more and more bass shallow, according to tournament angler Aaron Batson. “A lot of guys are still throwing the small crankbaits, but spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps…
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