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Fishing
Some Georgia anglers are fortunate enough to get in on one of the annual fishing rites of passage, the spring white-bass run. During this wonderful season, hard-fighting white bass are plentiful and easy to catch. Okay, take that fishing experience and multiply it by 100, and you have what northwest Georgia anglers have. Not only…
Spring in the marshes. Wading and water birds of all kinds are moving back into the marshes and creeks of Georgia’s coastline. In its relatively short 100 miles of coastline, Georgia has more estuary and marshland than any other state on the Atlantic coast. That fact, according to Capt. Mark Noble, is the reason there…
Georgia wildlife officials have declared their own little war on terror, and like the real deal, this battle requires that the old rules be thrown out. DNR in March, 2005 announced a new policy that allows landowners and hunters who lease land to obtain a nuisance-control permit to deal with feral hogs. Anyone with this…
When anglers in the state of Georgia think of spring crappie fishing, many thoughts probably enter their minds. Pear tree, plumb and dogwood blooms. Warming weather and the coming of spring. Certain lakes also come to mind. Eufaula, Oconee and West Point are probably at the top of every crappie angler’s list. These lakes are…
“Okay fish, y’all have one more chance to get in the boat today,” Troy Thiel, of Gordon, coaxed. As if on cue, the tip of the longest rod mounted in a holder on the left side of the bow of Troy’s boat came to life, signifying a crappie had taken a jig. Troy, grinning, reeled…
You hear it over and over when talking to people who have fished some of the private-water trout streams in north Georgia: “It was better than the trout fishing on the Yellowstone or the Madison rivers in Montana.” If you are interested in the opportunity to catch outstanding trout, you can do it without leaving…
April is arguably the best month to catch a nice mess of slab crappie on Georgia lakes. West Point Lake, on the Chattahoochee River near LaGrange, is no exception. In April, the water temperatures are warming, reaching the range where crappie head to the shallows to spawn, and you can find crappie there in large…
The Chattahoochee River is crawling with bugs. For the millions of Georgians in the Atlanta area who depend on the river for drinking water, that might be a cause for concern. Worry not. You’re not going to find a creepy-crawly surprise in the bathtub, no stonefly or caddis hatches in the toilet. Few of the…
A pick-pocket artist is a master of a disreputable craft. There’s nothing disreputable about catching bass, but when it’s this easy it should dang near be illegal. The bass fishing on Lake Allatoona this month is great because the fish are up shallow and feeding heavily, and to catch them an angler doesn’t have to…
GON Gets Thank You Letter Dear GON I’m sorry I sent my thank you letter so late. Thank you for everything you gave me. The DVD you gave me I watched all hunting season. Thank you for putting my picture in the Realtree Georgia’s Outdoor Kids of May 2004 issue. I’ve enjoyed all the prizes…
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