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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear with stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “With the weather all over the board, there are bass in prespawn, spawn and postspawn. This time of year you can fish several different patterns, so it’s a great time to use what you…
Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “We’ve had so much rain the past month that our lakes actually went above full pool in just a matter of a few days, along with water temps dropping. Everything is starting to get back to normal. There…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Moderate to heavy stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams, of Hawk’s Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The bass are working the shallows really heavy now, and the blade baits are doing very good. Soft plastic on a Texas rig, jigs and shaky heads are getting…
Clarks Hill: Level: Slightly over full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: The water is mildly stained in a lot of areas and a little more clear on the lower end. Bass: Tournament angler Jon Hair reports, “Fishing on the Hill is getting better as it’s taking at least 20 pounds to win tournaments.…
I managed to make my first trip to the Caribbean a few summers back and fell in love with the warm waters of the tropics. If you have never been yourself, I highly recommend you slide it to the top of the old bucket list. Trust me when I say that you will be glad…
Need a little added incentive to do some coyote control? GON’s 8th annual Coyote Cull features a prize pool that doubled to six chances to win, and we added a third month to enter. The total value of this year’s Coyote Cull prizes is more than $3,520! We do the Coyote Cull now because this…
T.R. Clark, of LaGrange, may be the only angler on GON’s Georgia Lake & River Records listings to have a 50-pound-plus fish that was caught from a kayak. His recent 54-lb. blue catfish from West Point Lake taken while fishing from a Feel Free Lure 11.5 kayak smashed the old record of 37-lbs, 5.44-ozs. set…
Alfa Insurance has signed on to support the 2021 Alabama Classic Bass Tournament as a title sponsor, bumping the total guaranteed purse for the top bass fishermen in the event. The benefit tournament supports charitable organizations. “Time is closing in on our 21st annual fundraising tournament,” said organizer Sam Williams, a Eufaula fishing guide. “We…
With zebra mussels found on a boat in the Lake Lanier area, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is urging boat owners to CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY their boats, and be aware of the potential for transferring these invasive mussels from waters in other states. Owners of a boat taken to Lanier after being used…
My name is Hunter King, and I am 14 years old. I live in Royston, and I caught a 14.5-lb. bass and an 11.2-lb. bass 30 minutes apart in a private 3-acre pond in Hart County on April 8. My friend Ben Jones and I went to a brand-new pond that neither of us had…
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