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Fishing Reports
Marben Farm PFA: Level: Full. Clarity: Clear. Temp.: 60 to 62 degrees. Bass: Plastic worms in black, blue and purple have been effective. Jigs have also been productive for some anglers. Most of the bass caught are in the 2- to 3-lb. range, with a few larger ones being caught as they begin to move…
The hardwood ridges of north Alabama were still brown, but the Bradford pears blooming around valley homes were a sure sign that spring had sprung. A day of fishing on Alabama Power’s Lake Weiss was in store, and with spring on the way, the hope was to find some prespawn bass. By mid April the…
On September 1 of this year, 2006, Jack Wingate will be 76 years old. Sitting over breakfast in his lodge at Lake Seminole a couple of weeks back, I told him he looked 25. “I feel 25,” he instantly retorted. “Most of the time. But this morning, I’ve already done shows for seven radio stations…
“Some great fishing is about to happen here…” Allen Carter’s voice was full of excitement as he surveyed Big Sem’ s waist-high grass and the multitude of minnows, lake shiners, bream of several varieties and bass moving in and out of its root systems. He was continually pointing to some slight shudder of stem as…
Here in Georgia, there is no better month for bass fishermen than April, at least for anglers who like to fish fast and like their bass to be aggressive. This month big bass are shallow and feeding, either getting ready to spawn or in a postspawn feeding mode. It is a great month for big bass,…
While the Fort Stewart ponds get much of the fanfare in the Savannah area, the Evans County Public Fishing Area (PFA) operated by the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources quietly produces great catches of bass, bluegill, shellcrackers, and catfish. The almost 400-acre area is located in Daisy, adjacent to the…
Elk Hair Caddis Hook: Size 12-18 Thread: Brown Hackle: Furnace cock Saddle Hackle Rib: Fine Gold Wire Body: Dark Hare’s Fur Wing: Elk Hock Hair “I love this time of year! The caddis have already begun hatching and will continuously escalate the next several months. Caddis can be fished in almost every stage; however, fishing…
Reading a gobbler’s mood and following it up with the right call can be a deadly combination this spring. The importance of this lesson was taught to me on opening day quite a few years ago in Hancock County. My good friend Cal Marsh and I had struck out on opening morning. Right before lunch…
April may be the best month of the year to pull in a limit of Lake Blackshear bass, says fishing expert Sam Moody of Leesburg. Warming temperatures pull the bass out of the deeper ledges and channels, then moves them into the more shallow coves around the cypress trees, and Sam targets them with soft…
As a landowner or a land manager, you are probably familiar with some of the various government programs that offer cost-share incentives for soil, habitat and wildlife conservation practices that you implement. Well, beginning in January there will be a brand new program to take advantage of in Georgia, and it stands to be the…
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