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Fishing
“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…
The use of force or threats to intimidate — the definition of terrorism in Webster’s Dictionary. The nightly news rarely misses the opportunity to report on acts of terrorism by the insurgents in Iraq, but when was the last time you heard CNN report on an act of terrorism by an animal-rights activist? Worldwide there…
A total of 500 striped bass in Lake Lanier have received an orange tag affixed by WRD Fisheries biologists. The tags are worth $5 if you return them to WRD. Beginning in mid February, WRD Fisheries Biologist Reggie Weaver and other Fisheries personnel began catching striped bass with electro-fishing gear for a year-long tagging study.…
There are few things in turkey hunting more frustrating than a hung-up gobbler. I’ve had lots of birds come running to the call from great distances only to stop at an imaginary line just out of gun range. It’s like they know the distance at which my gun can do serious damage. Oftentimes, they strut…
“Why did they do that?” I keep hearing it. Sportsmen ask this question all the time. Most recently, it has been asked about the planned increase in the season bag limit on does from 10 to 15. Enough sportsmen objected often enough that WRD has retreated. Doe limits will be unchanged for the next two…
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