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Nottely: Level: 13.5 feet below 1,775. Temp: 55-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “There have been some nice fish showing up. Most of the fish have been caught pulling large herring on freelines and on planers early mornings. Then we have been moving over to downlines around 10 a.m. or so. Fish…
Jackson: Level: Almost 9 feet down and not a single boat ramp is available to launch from. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Word has it that Lake Jackson will start to fill sometime after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I did not have the information on how quickly Lake Jackson will become ramp accessible/boat launchable. That being…
Blue Ridge: Level: 12.3 feet below 1681. Temp: 55-55 degrees. Clarity: 10 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Bass are on the points 20 to 30 feet deep crashing bait on the surface and holding deep on rockpiles in 40 feet of water. We are catching them on vertical offerings while walleye fishing, but I’m sure…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s to 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Bass fishing is great at Lake Sinclair. It’s taking between 18 and 21 pounds to win the tournaments right now. The lake has really cleared up. Ed at Lakeside Chevron says Shad Raps and Berkley crankbaits…
There are still hogs on Beaverdam WMA, but not like there were 30 years ago. GON reported in 1991 that the middle Georgia WMA outside of Dublin on the Oconee River was on the verge of shattering its wild hog harvest record. After archery season and the first two gun hunts on the then-16,000-acre WMA,…
Allatoona: Level: 3.3 feet low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “December looks to be great! Good numbers were caught in November, even though fish were scattered. In December, as temperatures cool, the bass tend to concentrate and be a bit more predictable. Water temps are starting to drop into…
As urban sprawl continues across Georgia, much of the state’s deer herd continues to be forced into smaller and smaller pockets of land. As a result, what once seemed unimaginable—trophy bucks within the city of Atlanta—has become a reality. YouTube shows such as Seek One have alerted many hunters to the bonanza awaiting in the…
In May 2021, South Carolina lawmakers funded the development of a program to stock young flounder into state waterways. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists are now making headway on the project, with facility renovation plans, genetic sequencing, adult fish collection and visits to flounder-growing facilities underway. Southern flounder are one of the…
It’s was an honor to put DNR Commissioner Mark Williams on the cover 10 years ago with a big buck he killed in Walton County. GON had to do a little arm twisting for Mark to let us photograph him with the buck. “I’m sure there’s a kid with a big buck that’ll make a…
In football terms, there were just seconds to go in the fourth quarter. For Spencer Guthrie, a field goal wouldn’t do. He needed a touchdown. The Acworth hunter used his crossbow to take a magnificent Cobb County 12-point buck that scored 144 1/8 inches. The touchdown came with almost no time remaining on the clock. “I…
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