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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: The main lake has that turnover look, and the creeks are stained. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing was already tough on Hartwell, and to make matters worse, with all the rain and cool weather, it is turning over. That being said, it cooled…
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Stained to slightly muddy in some creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher, of Big Bite Baits, reports, “The water at Eufaula was steadily on the fall for repairs on the dam. With that being said, the fishing on the lake right now is…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, stained in the rivers and creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Adam Byrd said the shallow bite starts to get much better at Bartletts as the nights and days get cooler in late September and through October. For a scattered…
Weiss: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has finally started showing some more consistent action with the cooler temps that have finally arrived. This should improve even more in the next few weeks with more cooler temps moving in. This…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing has been very good through September. The topwater bite continues to catch some big bass on Lake Seminole. Buzzbaits and walking baits like a Heddon Zara Spook fished along the…
Greg Gaston had a close encounter with a nice buck recently, although it wasn’t the sort of encounter he was hoping for this deer season. Greg and two friends had to break up two Jefferson County bucks locked together while fighting on the afternoon of Sept. 21. By the time they discovered the bucks, one…
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mark Menendez, of Paducah, Ky., has earned more than $1.2 million over his two-decade career as a pro fisherman, but many may not realize Menendez also holds a B.A. in Fisheries Biology. In a column on Bassmaster.com, Menendez uses his biology background to break down the science behind fall turnover and…
When Parker Denny and Reggie Lott Jr. launched their boat this past Saturday at Tired Creek Lake in Grady County for the GA/FLA Club Classic bass fishing tournament, a nearly 30-lb. bag of bass was the last thing on their mind. “It’s been a long tough season for us,” said Reggie. “We had several tournaments…
It was the night before the opener, and I had just arrived at Matt Lowe’s property in Baker County. Matt and I have been best friends and hunting partners since we were 12 years old. This tract of land is part of the newly assembled Caney Creek Co-op. We sat sat around the cabin that…
Ryan Locke was named DNR’s 2020 Game Warden of the Year. Locke is assigned to one of the busiest lakes in the nation as the Boating Safety Officer on Lake Lanier. Away from the lake, he investigated a poaching case and gathered enough evidence to identify 63 violations on seven different poachers. The violations included…
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