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Timber Rattler Relocation Goes Smoothly, But… Dear GON, While hunting my ladder stand with blackpowder the Friday before gun season, I saw where I could make it a lot more comfortable. So after lunch, my brother Michael and I went back over to the stand and found at the bottom of the ladder one…
To compete for weekly prizes and a spot in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out, an entrant’s rack must be officially scored during one of two GON scoring events. Any hunter with a buck entered in this season’s contest is invited to have the rack officially scored either in Madison on Feb. 25 or in Tifton on March…
West Point: Level: 4 feet below 635. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The water has been pretty stable this winter, pretty much clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports “Fair. December is typically a decent month for bass fishing, and the shallow bite for largemouth has remained OK so far this winter. The shallow bite could improve…
Lanier: Level: 4.8 feet below 1071. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The lake is down several feet and most of the lake is clear as turnover is almost over. There is a little stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “While the outside elements are not…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below 340 Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained water up Little River near Cedar Creek, up around Shoulder Bone, and in the back of Rooty Creek. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron. The hot baits working right now are a chrome and blue or crawfish-colored Rat-L-Traps…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below 77.5. Various Species: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Winter is here. The full moon is Dec. 8, and the new moon is Dec. 23. With that being said, you can’t tell what the fish will be doing all the time. Changing water temperatures and storm fronts will change the pattern almost…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “During December, all fish from spotted seatrout to flounder to redfish are doing what they do best, and that’s bulking up for those unpredictable but fast-on-the-way, cold-weather patterns. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold front. The fish usually feed…
Russell: Level: 0.9 feet below 475. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been really good the last couple of weeks, and this should continue through December. There has been a lot of baitfish suspended in 20 to 40 feet of water, and the bass are starting…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet below 435. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear for Oconee. Bass: Capt. Doug Nelms with BigFishHeads Guide Service reports, “Over the past couple of weeks, the bass have really showed up nicely. Anyone reading this probably knows that on most trips my clients really aren’t targeting them, but they have really bit hard…
Hartwell: Level: 5.7 feet below 660. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 6 feet. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “As we enter into December and the month passes on, we will have a more established winter pattern with the fish moving deep looking for schools of herring. Look for baitfish in 20 to 40 feet…
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