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There is still a final chapter to be written before we close the book on the 2021 Georgia turkey season. But with just a few weeks of hunting remaining before the season closes May 15, this is looking like another year when many hunters are scratching their heads and wondering what in the world is…
Round 1 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 entries of those who have found success and taken a photo with their May 2021 issue…
Project WINGS (Wildlife Incentives for Non-Game and Game Species) is a program of cash grants and technical assistance available to groups and individuals interested in converting transmission rights-of-way (on the large transmission lines) into various types of wildlife habitat (songbirds, deer, quail, turkey, etc.) statewide. Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. is the…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “What a crazy month for fishing. We’ve had so much rain that our lake actually went above full pool in just a matter of a few days. That’s not good when it’s spawning time, not to mention we had some…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity is clear on the main lake to slightly stained in the backs of the major creeks and stained in the river systems. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman, of LanierSpots.com, reports, “Lanier is awesome! The fish are in all stages right now and can…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy up both rivers. Some stain past the 44 bridge that was clearing up after 10 days of no rain. Clear near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The shad spawn is in full swing, but finding the bass with them is the…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton, of Georgia Lake Fishing, reports, “The bass bite has finally turned on! We have caught fish shallow, deep and in the creek rapids. Trick Worms have been working good mid-morning in pockets. Jerkbaits have been working best on main-lake points. We have…
Nottely: Level: 0.8 feet above full. Temp: 61-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the creeks, but the main lake is clearing up. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “It has been an awesome April. We have caught some nice fish and lots of them. We have had the best luck pulling planers with shad and large herring…
West Point: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained up the river and in the upper-lake creeks. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth are being caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as popping frogs, Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “May is a month that can dictate the remainder of the summer on Jackson for any fisherman. The spawn is winding down as the last wave of females take to the shallows as others are…
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