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Fishing
Zach Chadwick wasn’t sure what had just slammed his black-and-blue worm threaded on a jig head, but he knew it was long and had a mouth full of teeth. Turns out he was hooked up with a chain pickerel, and we was about to set a new record for Lake Seed. “I’ve never even heard…
Vol. 37, No. 6 A timber rattlesnake is a beautiful creature, but they pack a dangerous bite. It’s good to know their habits and traits. Photo By David McGowen June 2023 Magazine Flipbook Edition Articles available to paid GON subscribers June Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. All About Timber Rattlers Timbers—or…
I think I’ve mentioned before about the inordinate number of times Ducky Jones has been married. Suffice to say, you can’t walk into a local grocery store, church or bar without running into one of his ex-wives. So it should not have been a surprise when we were sitting on my porch, stripping our fly reels…
Looking at the bubbling water racing across the rocky shoals, sprinkled with colorful spider lilies cramped within the crevasses, it’s hard to believe you’re in middle Georgia. While drifting down the Piedmont section of the Flint River in a raft, the rolling hills and rocky cliffs stretch upward to the sky, interspersed with many flat…
By Craig James The Satilla River is and will forever be my favorite body of water to fish. I got my start fishing its white sand bars and towering bluff walls decades ago, and it’s just as magical a place to me now as it was the very first time I stepped into its tannic…
Georgia has plenty of WMAs spread across the state that boast diversity in their habitats. There are numerous WMAs in the state that have abundant game and non-game wildlife species. There are several that boast endangered and threatened non-game species. Many WMAs in the state are made possible by a combination of partners. The state’s…
Stripers and hybrids can seem like aquatic nomads in a vast ocean of water, says Capt. Cefus McRae, an expert fishing guide who operates on Lakes Hartwell, Lanier and Clark Hill. Cefus is also the producer and on-screen personality for the “Nuts & Bolts Of Fishing” TV show that airs on FOX Sports South and CarbonTV.…
Perhaps I’ve mentioned too many times in this space my love/(mostly) hate relationship with squirrels. Yeah, that had to be how word got out. On the other hand, who knew that hawks could read? This time of year, when about all I’m legally allowed to place lead into is a nasty pig or coyote, is…
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