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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore fishing in February can be very good for redfish, but you need to keep in mind that the water is a lot clearer, causing the fish to be a bit more skittish. Keep things as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto bars…
Hartwell: Level: 1.8 feet below 660. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: 1 to 4 feet, the main lake is very clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fish are deep and on the winter pattern. Most fish are being caught 20 to 50 feet deep on points, humps and creek runs. The key this time of year…
Eufaula: Level: 1 foot above 188. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The rains, temperature swings and muddy water have the fish in a total state of confusion. The creeks are very muddy; the river will tend to clear up a little faster. The south end will naturally clear up a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.8 feet below 330. Temp: 47-50 degrees. Clarity: The water is dirty in all the bigger creeks and rivers up the lake to about mid lake. The level has been fluctuating a lot this month because of the rain we have been getting. Bass: Tournament angler Trad Whaley reports, “Looking ahead to…
Carters: Level: 2 feet below 1,074. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: 4 feet. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “From now until April is the time to see a trophy-sized female walleye in this lake. Look for the fish to start stacking up around deep structure in the river channel staging for the spawn next month. These…
Lanier: Level: 0.3 feet below 1071. Temp: 45-50 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear and becoming slightly stained as you venture toward the backs of the creeks. Bass: Jimbo, from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “The early prespawn on Lake Lanier can be a fantastic time to catch a huge spotted or largemouth bass. The…
Nick Utley, of Atlanta, scored an extra Christmas present—a Pope & Young buck—while visiting his parents in his hometown of Tifton on Christmas Day. For about two years, Nick watched a deer he called “The Pope.” “We named this deer ‘The Pope’ because his rack is shaped like the hat/crown that a Pope wears on…
By James K. Pressley A well-thought-out and properly planned rabbit hunt is a thing of beauty. It has several major parts, and they must all be taken seriously. If you slack off or miss one of these, the hunt will suffer and your standing in the group will drop. The Group: You need a solid…
Trophy bucks have a way of evoking every emotion possible from a hunter. Grown men have been known to dedicate every waking hour to the pursuit of a particular trophy buck. Trophy bucks have made grown men cry. In a span of about eight hours, deer hunter Bill Willis, of Lenox, underwent a roller coaster…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new program aimed at encouraging high school students to explore careers in conservation. The Georgia DNR Career Academy, a week-long, overnight summer camp, will be held July 17-23, 2022, at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield and Georgia 4-H at Camp Jekyll on Jekyll Island.…
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