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This past deer season I was called to help track a buck that a young girl had shot while hunting with her dad. The deer had dropped in its tracks, but then dragged itself into a nearby ditch, effectively preventing a good follow-up shot. The blood trail was initially good but then dwindled to one…
March is a great month to catch big largemouth and spotted bass up shallow in a prespawn mode. And one of the best bass bites occurs at a lake on the Chattahoochee River you might not even know about. Lake Oliver is a small Georgia Power lake north of Columbus. You can see the Oliver…
Big Bass, Big Stage, Big Dreams That is the banner on the weigh-in stage at a Bass Anglers Sportsman Society tournament event. BASS says those fishing the Elite Tournament Series are “Living the Dream.” Many young Georgia anglers hope to live that dream and walk across that stage. Around 1999 when I started writing what…
On Feb. 22, Colt James, of Waycross, managed to wrangle in a 6-lb., 7.68-oz. bowfin while fishing with his dad. The fish measured in at an impressive 26 inches long and was good enough to set the benchmark record for the St Marys River. If Colt’s name sounds familiar, it may be because the 12-year-old…
On a cool, crisp November morning in 1972, a father and his two sons patiently follow two fine setters as they skirt the bottom edge of a tall pine ridge in northern Ben Hill County. As the older of the two dogs comes to a screeching halt, the younger dog knows to follow suit, and…
Lanier: Level: 0.8 feet above 1071. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: All over the place due to recent rains. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “Fishing during late February and March can provide some interesting opportunities. The largemouth will be soon to spawn, and the spots…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above 528. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: The entire lake is stained but clearing. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen had 10.73 pounds the last Saturday in February in a local tournament. It took 11 pounds to win, and they had a 4-pounder. March will be good with straight-up power…
Hartwell: Level: 0.8 feet below 660. Temp: 48-53 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, but there is stain in the creeks. Bass: Cole Wilson, with Spot Chaser Guide Service, reports, “When March rolls around, there are a lot of different patterns and ways to catch fish. In the early part of the month, continue…
Eufaula: Level: 1.2 feet above 188. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, with Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The cold fronts and rain have the river dirty and cold. The fish are still very lethargic in this cold water. The bass are holding deep near man-made and natural cover. Deep crankbaits are…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full at 330. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and the creeks are stained to muddy. Bass: David Earl Thorton, with Franklins, reports, “Bass are on the move as we get close to March. They are moving extremely shallow on sunny days, and they are biting a Katch-her green-pumpkin…
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