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Fishing
What is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and is able to leap several feet out of the water with a single bound? If you guessed Superman, thanks for playing. Enjoy your parting gifts. What I’m talking about is a Georgia fishing treasure: the smallmouth bass. A largemouth is a sneak…
Bill Stall and his father-in-law Dan Rushing. hurriedly loaded fishing gear into two 14-foot aluminum boats. Both men are seasoned shad fishermen, and they were anxious to get into the water and get their lines wet, because the shad migration up the Ogeechee was under way. These silvery fish, known for tarpon-like jumping, are a…
March is a fantastic month for bass fishing in Georgia. The water is warming, bass are moving into a shallow, prespawn mode, and they are easy to catch. It would be hard to find a better lake than Eufaula to take advantage of this activity. Eufaula’s vast shallow flats are covered with grass, and they…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Greg Hildreth said as usual, the southern Georgia coast is blessed with an awesome shallow bite for redfish. “They are biting great in shallow water, and it’s pretty much sight fishing. I had a guy last week who caught nine, all on artificials — Spike-It soft jerkbaits,” Capt. Greg said. The mild winter…
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet above full. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained in the upper end and some of the creeks. Bass: “It looks as if we are going to get that magical weather we are looking for this week!” said professional angler Jay Chambless. The first week of March brought temperatures in the…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temps: Upper 40s-Lower 50s Chris Scalley reported very good fishing as of late, saying that small winter stoneflies have been hatching, as well as blue-winged olives. Chris suggests a size 16 Elk Hair Caddis or Stimulator dry fly to match the stoneflies and size 14-20 BWOs to match their natural counterparts, which…
Hartwell: Level: Six inches below full pool. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, the backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: The bass are beginning to move up, staging ahead of the spawn. Lipless crankbaits, like a Rattlin’ Vibe or Rat-L-Trap, or jerkbaits like a Pointer 100 on secondary points have been…
The state’s latest batch of poult numbers are in, and the news isn’t great for hunters gearing up for the March 25, 2006 turkey-season opener in Georgia. Don’t expect to see a pile of jakes this season, and if you look at WRD poult data from the year before, don’t look for too many crazy,…
Lightning Bug Hook: Size 12-20 TMC 100 (Lightwire) Head: Silver Bead Tail: Pheasant Tail Fibers Thread: Black 8/0 Wing Case: Pheasant Tail Fibers Abdomen: Silver Tinsel Legs/Wings: Pheasant Tail Fiber Tips Thorax: Peacock Herl “This fly, whether designed for this purpose or not, works especially well in streams with low clarity. After those strong March…
It took a while, but we finally got somebody to take us striper fishing on Juliette. In a half day on the water, with an energetic striper fisherman, I learned a great technique for catching stripers on this 3,600-acre reservoir north of Macon. Here’s the deal: get yourself some blueback herring and rainbow trout, toss…
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