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Chad Chapman, of Blakely, was attacked by a rabid bobcat inside his carport on December 26. The terrifying event happened a few minutes after dark. “I was coming home from skinning a deer,” said Chad. “My wife parks in the driveway, and I park on the side of the house.” Chad’s sidekick, a Jack Russell…
Master turkey caller Benny Briggs of Harlem is the winner of the 2006 Georgia State Turkey Calling Championship. The calling contest was held January 21 at Unicoi State Park in conjuction with the annual convention of the Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). The Georgia-state win at Unicoi goes onto a long…
Paradise PFA: Lake Patrick is four inches below full pool. Clarity: Slightly stained. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Bass: Fair to good. Try spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps in four to eight feet of water. Bass have been moving in and out of the shallows. David Hudson, a well-known big-bass hunter, has been fishing Lake Patrick and has already…
Weiss: Level: 5.2 feet below full. Temp: 48-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: “If my money was on the line, I’d be out on the ledges,” said John Boggs. Try fishing a Texas-rigged Zoom Finesse worm in green pumpkin or a black/blue jig ’n pig. Position your boat over the river channel, cast up onto the…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Clearing on the main lake with some stain up the rivers. Bass: Fishing has been very good. Butch Tucker says if the weather stays warm, the February full moon could signal the start of some unbelievable bass fishing. “With the warm weather…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain at Little River Park. There’s not enough rain to really muddy it up. Bass: Great. February is a fun time to be on Sinclair. “I was on a pattern down the lake before that Berry’s tournament, but I couldn’t get to my fish because…
Saltwater: Inshore: A very mild winter has kept the inshore fishing going, said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “We’re still sight fishing for reds — there’s been plenty of that — and we’re still catching trout. It’s 72 degrees outside right now,” Greg said on Friday, January 20. “This is the mildest winter we’ve had a while,…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear except for a stain up the rivers. Bass: Fair. Bass are still scattered. There’s a hot and cold shallow bite, and it’s best on warming trends or warmer afternoon. Try a jig ’n pig, Suddeth Little Earl crankbait, or slow-roll a spinnerbait on rip-rap at…
Lanier: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temps: 50 degrees on the south end; about 47 degrees up the rivers. Clarity: The backs of the creeks are stained, but the main lake and most of the creeks are clear. Bass: Good, with fish moving deeper even though water temperatures are staying pretty stable. “There are…
Nottely: Level: 12.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 43-46 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, but a few days of warm weather could turn it around, said Ronnie McDonald. “The cold, windy weather has put the fishing way off,” he said. If you are heading for the lake in February, Ronnie recommends a jig ’n pig…
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