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Fishing Reports

Lake Burton Fishing Report – June 2022

Burton: Level: Full at 1865. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Guide Tyler Clore reports, “With the bass spawn finishing up, fish the shallows early in the morning with topwater. I prefer a white, 1/4-oz. doubled-bladed buzzbait. I also have success around the treetops and boat docks with a Pop-R. A weightless, merthiolate Trick Worm…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – June 2022

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. The spawn is pretty much over and the fish should start feeding on the herring soon. Starting at daylight, I’m targeting flats and long rocky points with a Whopper Plopper, Zara Spook and a Pop-R. Once…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – June 2022

Allatoona: Level: 0.2 feet above 840. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona in the month of June begins the summer pattern that will last until somewhere around August. Postspawn bass are feeding up on the shad spawn and migrating to deeper water. Most schools of bass…

Get Your Baits Away From The Beach

You’ve heard the old joke about fishing: if you’re on shore you try to sling the bait as far out as possible, and if you’re in a boat, you try to toss the bait as close to shore as your skill allows. It’s as paradoxical as it is true. What I want to share today…

Ocmulgee River Bass

What is bass fishing like on the Ocmulgee River?  Well, there’s shallow, fishy-looking cover everywhere, with current breaks offering ambush points. Willows line the bank, and blowdowns reach into the seams of chocolate-green, slow-moving current—some laydowns almost blocking the whole river.  No hindsight ip unit displayed. Bass fishing here is unique, target-rich and fun! The…

Blackshear’s First Shellcracker Record Is A Grown ‘Un

When Robin Van Dette made her first cast of the day on Lake Blackshear, she immediately knew something big had inhaled the red wiggler she was using for bait. Over the next few minutes and hours, her emotions would go from excitement, to disappointment, to incredible excitement. “My husband Mark and I have a place…

Carters Lake Fishing Report – June 2022

Carters: Level: 1.1 feet below 1074 Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “As of today, the spawn is largely over and the spotted bass are beginning to feed more aggressively. Topwater action can be fairly good in the early morning on surface lures like the Berkley El Choppo or a walking…

Quitman County No. 3 Buck Is Young Lady’s First

Madison Taylor, 19, a nurse from Tifton, scored on the buck of a lifetime while hunting with her dad, Eric, on Nov. 21, 2021. This was Madison’s first year hunting, as well as her first deer ever. It’s a year she will certainly remember forever. Off and on for two years, the trophy buck that…

Greenhorn Anglers Pull Off Upset At Georgia Total Electric Championship

Greenhorn Anglers Pull Off Upset At Georgia Total Electric Championship Thirty-six teams of Georgia’s top electric-only bass anglers took to Lake Juliette to battle it out amongst the best of the Georgia Total Electric Championship’s nine participating clubs from across the state.  Teams competed for a record payout in excess of $20,000 in prizes, headlined…

Satilla River Warmouth Breaks 10-Day-Old Record

What started as a group message between a few friends ended with the Satilla River fish of a lifetime for Michael Lott. “Me and some good buddies have a group message where we talk about fishing and what not,” said Michael. “On the afternoon of May 10, my buddy Ben Thomason asked if anyone wanted…

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