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Fishing Reports
Nottely: Level: 2.4 feet below 1775. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, but the creeks have a light stain. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been sweet. The first of April started off slow, but the fish are setting up good on their spring pattern. We have been catching fish a…
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet below 840. Temp: 71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is great. The month of May is pretty exciting. When the bass spawn ends, the shad spawn begins. When the shad are spawning, they become easy targets. It starts a feeding frenzy for postspawn bass. May is…
New lake records are exciting, but when a 12-year-old provides a new benchmark for a fish, it certainly makes the story even better. Colter Cannon, of Clayton, was fishing Lake Rabun on April 23 with his dad Johnathon when he caught a new lake-record black crappie. The slab weighed 2-lbs., 0.16-os. on certified scales at…
The unincorporated community of Ellerslie has a population of just 1,053 people. Like all small communities, what happens at the local high school is a really big deal. That is especially true of high school sports. Now, the community is buzzing about officially having a sports celebrity in its midst. Harris County junior fisherman Storm…
Story by Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons Saving the best for last, Drew Six weighed in his biggest bag of the tournament on Showdown Saturday to capture his first National Professional Fishing League (NPFL) victory. With 17-lbs., 7-ozs. on day one, 14-lbs., 13-ozs. on day two and 19-lbs., 1-oz. on day…
The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast recently announced it will be hosting the GON Youth Shoot-Out at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 29. “What a great way to kick-off three days of celebrating the great sport of deer hunting,” said Mike Rhodes, GON’s publisher and advertising director. The Outdoor Blast is Metro Atlanta’s No. 1 hunting and…
By Rob Hilkin The Trout Unlimited Cohutta Chapter recently completed its third Veterans Fly Fishing Class. The four sessions were held at the Boys and Girls Club in Canton. The class opened with a wounded warrior from Iraq sharing his experiences. He was seriously wounded in Iraq and nearly died. While he was recovering in…
A bass angler fishing from the bank on March 30 hooked and landed a 52 1/4-inch long gar that set a new record for the Oostanaula River. Joseph Agan, of Ranger, caught the new record longnose gar certified at 18-lbs., 8-ozs. Joseph was fishing a gray ghost-colored Bandit 200 crankbait at a creek mouth on…
You may have heard the good news—Georgia has joined 24 other states with a Constitutional Carry law. Our state now follows the constitution a little more closely by not requiring a permit to carry a concealed gun in our state. And hopefully you have ignored the hysterical hype from the anti-gun crowd that this law…
The viral disease called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in bald eagles in Georgia and has likely undercut nesting success for eagles in the state’s coastal counties, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Avian influenza or bird flu can infect wild and domestic birds, as well as other animals. The…
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