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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: 3 to 4 feet. Bass: Capt. Eric Crowley reports, “I haven’t been targeting the spotted bass much with the good walleye bite going on, but there’s a decent topwater bite right at dawn all over the lake when the schools of little baitfish are…
Blue Ridge: Level: 6.4 feet over 1681. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been fair. Once we get past Labor Day weekend, everything should start getting back to normal. TVA will start lowering the lake for winter pool, and hopefully we will start seeing cooler weather. This means…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to high 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Jonathan Martin reports, “This time of year I like to concentrate around the mouths of creeks watching for schooling fish busting shad on the surface. As summer moves into fall, the bass should follow the shad into the creeks, but this…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The September fishing will not change much from the August report this year. August was a surprisingly good month. Historically, September has been a roller-coaster ride for fishing with some really great days and some days that are really tough.…
Lanier: Level: 1.7 feet above full. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimbo, from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “Before we talk fishing, I hope that you will all join me in thanking Ryan Coleman for his dedication to this role for many years. He has served our Lake Lanier community well,…
Holden Hines, 14, of Macon, collected a $3,000 shopping spree from Adventure Outdoors after winning GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on Aug. 21 at GON’s Outdoor Blast. In addition, Holden won a dream deer and hog hunting trip with Woods-N-Water outfitters in Wilkinson County. Holden and a parent get to hunt and stay at a…
How does a special big-buck contest just for kids sound? How about we throw in a great grand prize package that includes a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors, along with an outdoor weekend for hunting deer and hogs and fishing at Woods-N-Water Outfitters. Thanks to our great sponsors, another youngster will win that grand…
I’m not sure if this world is about to return to normal, but thank God it is about to at least feel normal again. January means the start of a new year, but for the past 50 years or so, September has been the start of my new year. Many approach Jan. 1 with gusto…
Oconee: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear from Sugar Creek to the dam. There is some stain in the backs of some pockets, and there is a heavy stain up both rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Special thanks to Tony Couch for all his help this summer…
West Point: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “During September, expect the shallow bite to slowly improve, especially if we get a lot of rain or a little cooler temps. Shallow-water baits such as unweighted Trick Worms, flukes, Senkos, buzzbaits and…
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