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Hmmmm… Although you’ve never laid eyes on the guy, you can learn a lot about a prospective life-long fishing buddy/boon companion with a single glance. First impressions, you know. Just take a quick look AT his boat, then IN his boat. Rightchere, he’s pretty well already sized up as keeper or cull. Pretty well. I’m…
Whiskey-Glazed Wild Turkey • 1 wild turkey breast • 1/4 cup whiskey • 1/2 stick butter • Salt and pepper • 1 cup chicken stock • 3 tablespoons honey • 2 tablespoons orange juice Remove the turkey breast leaving the skin on. Make a brine from 1 cup of salt to one gallon of water.…
Blake Jeffers has done some great video work for GON, and he is also the agriculture teacher at Metter High School in Candler County. Blake has always been proactive in getting his students involved in outdoor education. “This past week I took my classes out to our local industrial park, which gets heavily used by ducks…
Georgia’s tailwater trout fisheries don’t mimic those classic, high-energy riverways out West, but that’s not to say tailwater trout fishing doesn’t belong here. In fact, each of the three Georgia rivers with recognized tailwater trout fisheries hold features that make them each great fishing destinations. The West is littered with rivers that support trout fishing.…
We lived on a neighborhood lake when I was a teen. Most every evening I slid a jonboat into the water and sculled around by myself, slinging a popping bug on a junky old fly rod, sidearm redneck style, as the sun sank below the treeline. It was cathartic, my mediation. Those evenings on the…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the winter of despair…” …
Well, we’re wide open with turkey season. Have you bagged your gobbler yet? I have several friends who immediately turn their thoughts and energy to turkeys once deer season ends. Much has been written about the habits of these spring birds, particularly how to call them to the gun. Last month, we covered some of…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 62-68 degrees. Clarity: Most creeks and rivers are stained, but it’s clearer on the lower end of lake. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water temperature has jumped up fast this past week, and the fish are in transition daily. There are still some prespawn fish…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.5 feet low. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve still been getting a lot of rain, and TVA has continued to pull the lake down. The main body is clearing up, and the pockets are a little stained. We’ve been catching fish on main-lake, rocky points on a…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been OK the last couple of days. The fish we have caught have been bigger than normal. Fishing ditches and the ledges back in pockets still seems to be the go-to places. We have been casting swimbaits…
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