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Big Lanier spotted bass are up shallow for the spawn in April, and now is the best time of the year to catch them shallow around rocks, docks and wood. Some bass will be postspawn in April, but many will still be moving in during prespawn and bedding in April. Lake Lanier is a 38,000-acre…
A trip down to Jesup each year for the Wayne County Hog Jam results in the local board of tourism hosting a large crowd of fine folks—plus a huge pile of peeved and formerly pugilistic pork! The 2021 Jam, for instance, held Feb. 19-21, resulted in more than 3 tons of wild hogs being hauled…
As it does in many states, trout fishing in Georgia goes hand-in-hand with fly-fishing. It’s fly-fishing that rises in the circles of talk heard in places like The Fish Hawk—Atlanta’s premier fly-fishing service shop in Buckhead, and at Cohutta Fishing Company—the hub of top-shelf fly-fishing services in Blue Ridge, the official Trout Capital of Georgia.…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: The lake is mud red above I-20 and headed down the lake. Sugar Creek is stained but will start to clear sooner than upriver. Richland Creek is also stained below Armor Bridge. The main lake is stained down past 44 bridge. Bass: Tournament angler Karl…
It felt and looked more like a scene from a Saskatchewan trout fishing excursion. A mist was hitting me in the face as I gazed through a fog that hung just above the water. With the wind at my back, I made a long cast with a gold-colored Johnson spoon. With numb left fingers, I…
Lanier: Level: 0.7 feet above full. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Water color is all over the place. The upper river arms are extremely stained (think peanut butter), the backs of the creeks are muddy, and the main lake even has some stain as the creeks are pumping. Bass: Guide and tournament angler…
Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “March has been a crazy month for the weather. We have had cold days and then days in the 70s and 80s. We had terrible northeast winds for four days last week. The last few days the weather has been really nice. We have caught a lot of trout,…
Any bass angler who has fished where there are good numbers of warmouth has probably had one of these small bream suck up a bass lure in its over-sized mouth. A bass fishing trip on the Savannah River produced that scenario for Baker Woodward, of Pooler, and it resulted in a new record fish. On…
Hartwell: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: The creeks and rivers are muddy from the rainfall, but the main lake remains clear. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Matt Justice reports, “A full moon at the beginning of this month has most of the fish spawning or in postspawn. Some fish are…
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