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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s to almost 90. Clarity: Lake is clear except up the rivers where there is some stain. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry, “According to tournament fisherman Tony Couch, the dog days of summer are upon us. Bass fishing is poor with a few bass being caught around the bream…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above full. Temp: 89-93 degrees. Clarity: Up the river is blown out. The best fishing water is in Tussahaw Creek and then down to the dam. Bass: One tournament angler was quoted recently as saying, “The recreational traffic on Jackson has destroyed this lake.” Right now fishing is as tough as…
Lanier: Level: Slightly over full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing is decent for spotted bass down the lake, but things are slowing as the heat sets in and the water temps start to climb. My topwater bite has slowed dramatically over the past few days. I’ve been…
We always say, our Coyote Cull effort is not about numbers. It’s about bringing awareness to the impacts of coyotes on fawn and turkey poult survival rates, which have plummeted since non-native coyotes became established across Georgia. Well, it’s still not about numbers… but y’all did shatter the record! The previous record was 129 yotes…
Georgia’s Vincent Hancock just won another Olympic gold medal and made more Olympic history in the process. Vincent, who grew up in Eatonton and honed his shotgun skills as a member of the Lake Oconee Shotgun Team, became the first skeet shooter to win three Olympic gold medals. Vincent also won gold in 2008 and…
The fall hunting seasons are just around the corner. Here is your quick reference to the 2021-2022 Georgia hunting season dates. Georgia’s archery season for deer opens Sept. 11, and the statewide gun season opens Oct. 16. As always, when deer hunting in Georgia, make sure to double-check the regulations before you decide to pull…
This big nasty boar was taken one night in some steady rain in Rayle, GA. Ryne and I struck out with about an hour and a half window between rain waves, and I’m glad we did. We ran up on this pig about 5 minutes out of the box. At first I thought he was…
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was honored to host 25 Purple Heart recipients during its annual Wounded Veterans Fishing Weekend at Lake Lanier July 9-11. The event, which has been hosted for more than a decade by Georgia SCI, provides a full weekend of fishing and fun on Lake Lanier for wounded…
Part of the Essential series, the SPRO® engineers worked diligently to create the new Flappin’ Frog, extending the company’s footprint in the world of topwater with a frog meant to be buzzed. The skirted legs have been replaced by paddle-tailed appendages that can be buzzed across the surface or retrieved in a stop-and-go pattern. They’re…
Click To See June 2021 Coyote Cull Entries Click To See May 2021 Coyote Cull Entries Round 3 of the 2021 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling as hunters and trappers step up to the plate to kill song dogs in an effort to save fawns and turkey poults. Listed below are all the…
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