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Fishing
Robert Nicolai set the hook on his third Lake Oconee keeper in only seven minutes of fishing. He turned around and shook his head. “Something told me this is where they’d be today,” he said. It was a little after 4:30 p.m., and we had been in the boat since daylight. The weather was perfect…
Cold wind, low clouds blocking any hint of a warming sun, and water temperatures holding at 48 degrees… Doug Nelms put the trolling motor down and eased into a lane through the timber up the Apalachee River, a spot known as the Powerline, and he began setting out his minnow-tipped jigs. I glanced at the…
The one-trick pony returns to Lake Blackshear during late February to the first of April. Now what exactly is a one-trick pony that relates to fishing? As you know, crappie can be caught year round, but during the early spring spawn, the green light comes on and crappie move into the shallows where we can…
It is the dead of winter. Water temperatures are below 50 degrees, and the weather fronts are coming through back to back driving the barometer up and down on an almost daily basis. This is tough fishing at its best. Where would you go to find bass? In most Georgia reservoirs the faithful will go…
Russell: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 degrees early in the morning, reaching 52 by mid afternoon. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. With surface temperatures below 50 degrees, spotted bass are your most dependable bite right now. For spots, try small crankbaits like a Shad Rap or a Norman’s Little N on rocky, main-lake…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, slightly stained up the creeks. Bass: The fishing has been excellent lately for numbers and size, according to Jim Pass. “With the warm weather we have been having, the bass are moving up to shallow flats near deep…
I remember the planning meeting when the GON editorial staff was sitting around a table deciding which lakes to hit in February. Brad Gill, the in-house Lake Varner expert said, “February is the time to go roll a big un.” I was pleased to draw such a plum assignment because I had never had the…
It’s nearly spring, and springtime means crappie. There is no better time of year to catch slab crappie, and there is no better place in the Southeast to do it than Alabama’s Lake Weiss. This 30,000-acre Alabama Power impoundment spans the Georgia-Alabama border on the Coosa River. Although the lake spills into two states, all…
West Point: Level: 7.5 feet below full. Temp: 42 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained in places. Relatively clear on the main lake. Bass: The largemouth bite has been crazy, according to guide Paul Parsons. “The warm weather has the fish turned on,” Paul said. He said the warming trends are the times to fish on West…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Early and late, try a No. 5 or No. 7 firetiger Shad Rap on rocky main-lake points to catch smallmouths, said J.R. Donalson. He likes to find windblown points with a little dingy water to throw the crankbait. If the fish…
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