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The Flint River begins just south of Atlanta, where it bubbles up from a spring. From there it flows south until it ends at its confluence with the Chattahoochee River in Lake Seminole. Throughout this long stretch, it features sections of swift shoals as well as slower flowing, deep pools. This river offers scenic beauty…
Features: Ambush Alleys For Bartletts Ferry Bass 10 locations and June patterns from Randy Duncan. Shallow cover near drop-offs will hold hungry June bass on this excellent lake for numbers of aggressive fish. Albany Area Flint River Shoal Bass The hard-hitting shoal bass in this stretch of the Flint often wait until midday to hit.…
The Georgia Bass Chapter Federation’s first Junior Club State Championship was held April 30, 2005 on Clarks Hill Lake. Three junior teams participated in the first championship tournament. Anglers competed into two age classes, 11 to 14 and 15 to 18, with the winner of each age group advancing to the Junior World Championship, which…
One of the best things Georgia anglers have going for us is variety. No matter what species is your passion, you can probably find a good place to fish for it in Georgia. Even better, for certain species, different bodies of water offer different opportunities. Want big fish? Go to Lake Catchabiggun. Want lots of…
The first batch of tiny, fingernail-sized stripers from this year’s stocking program went to their new home last week, and how well they do there will be of great interest to biologists and anglers alike. The first stocking of the season took place May 18, 2005 at Lake Oconee, one of five middle Georgia lakes…
When folks near White, Ga. reported dead birds falling from the sky in late January, 2003, wildlife officials scrambled to the area and searched for the cause of a significant bird kill. They found the answer in poison-laced corn on the property of Roger Kahn, a two-time candidate for U.S. Congress. In January 2005, Kahn,…
A trough full of a high-protein, high-dollar deer food… what was once unheard of by most in Georgia is now a growing trend. Ten years ago you could count on two hands the number of landowners or property managers who had troughs filled with high-protein deer food. Now, there are several companies right here in…
It’s the little lake that keeps on producing bragging-sized bass. Last month we showed you a picture of a 12-lb., 6-oz. largemouth caught from Lake Varner. This month it is a 13-lb., 8-oz. monster that was caught from the 800-acre lake in Newton County. On April 28, 2005, Travis Smith, of Oxford, was fishing up…
If you pay close attention and promise to keep it to yourself, I will let you in on a little known, closely guarded secret in the trout fishing community. Trout anglers are well known for staying tight-lipped about things like this, but here it goes. Whether you are looking for a good place to spend…
For the May 14, 2005 Easter Seals tournament at Clarks Hill Lake, catching big sacks of largemouths compliments of the blueback-herring spawn was hit or miss. For those who found schooling activity, they had to weed through the hybrids and stripers to fill their livewell with largemouths. By 1 p.m., the team of Dale Gibbs…
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