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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 2 feet above 1,074. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Multiple Species: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Fall fishing on Carters brings a few different bites into play. As I’m not a species-specific guy and typically chase the best bite, here’s what I look for this time of year. I really like the topwater bite on…
Georgia November Saltwater Fishing Reports Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “October fishing has been really good. Redfish have been really good. I have had a lot of days with more than 50 redfish caught in a couple of hours. They have been all over the place, in the sound, on the beach, up the river. Redfish…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot above full. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: 1 to 4 feet. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Matt Justice reports, “Baitfish are congregating in their respected winter/fall haunts. Blueback herring are migrating into deep-water drains and ditches, and the bass are following. Look for these fish to take swimbaits, underspins and jerkbaits. Fish…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been good the last few days. The fish are up shallow and hitting topwater really good mid morning. Spooks, Sammys and Heddon Torpedoes have been working great. We have been targeting main-lake points and bank lines in…
Blue Ridge: Level: 12 feet low. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite is starting to get good. The lake is starting to get close to winter pool, and the water temp is dropping since we’ve been having cooler weather. There has been some topwater action once the sun gets up,…
Hunters in Dade County have a new public hunting location available this season. The Charles B. Henson Voluntary Public Access (VPA) area is a 786-acre piece of property located near Trenton that will open to hunters beginning Nov. 1, 2021, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Dade County is…
By Hannah Baxter Many people call themselves hunters, but anyone who knew Terry Baxter knew he was the real deal. His love of hunting and the outdoors stretched far beyond a hobby, it was his way of life. Terry, my father-in-law, had hunted since he was a little boy. Naturally, when Terry became a dad,…
The below short story is about a 10-year-old girl named Anna Grace Scarborough who shot a 10-pointer in Johnson County on Oct. 24 in loving memory of her late Papa. From The Scarborough Family Anna Grace lost her Papa, Johnny Scarborough, back in February of this year. Her and her Papa shared the passion of hunting…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Anglers and SCUBA divers now have three new fishing and recreation opportunities at Georgia offshore reefs. The Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD) recently sank three more vessels at artificial reefs off St. Catherines and Ossabaw islands as part of a partnership between CRD, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of…
Debra Durden Sloan cooks a mean pound cake. I know, because I’ve wolfed down a few. In fact, she procures her 100-acre deer lease not with dollars, but “with a couple of pound cakes every year.” Since July, the Americus resident had been watching a certain 12-point buck on that Sumter County property, photos from…
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