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Hunting
It was opening day of rifle season, and our family celebrated by pigging out on some scrumpdillyicious pork and ribs at Sprayberry’s Barbecue in Newnan. Once we were all sitting down together, my three brothers praised Charlie for what she had done. “Baby sister, we’re all mighty proud of you for the way you handled…
Corn. It seems more and more are using it to hunt over or just to have at feeding stations. You can buy it in any town year-round. It’s affordable. It goes in feeders that can dispense for weeks. It can be stored for months. And boy does it attract deer. Baiting with corn is one…
Carters: Level: 0.3 feet below 1074. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter with Carters Lake Guide Service reports, “October can be a great month of the year. The fish are transitioning from their summer pattern to their fall pattern. The name of the game is bait. The fish will be following bait…
Burton: Level: 2.9 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bass bite has been good lately. We have caught a lot of fish in the mouths of the creeks in and around brushpiles and rock ledges that are near deeper water. Working…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.4 feet below 1686. Temp: 71-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. Fall is in the air, the acorns are falling and the leaves are starting to turn. This is one of my favorite months of the year to fish. The bass are…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “As much as I love to chase whitetail deer in the month of October, bass fishing at Lake Blackshear might just be higher on my priority list. With the water temps dropping down into the high 70s, and a record…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below 521. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that shad will really be pushing back into the creeks in October. “I start to spend more time in Halawakee Creek,” Tyler said. “First thing in the morning, I will cast a buzzbait into grassbeds…
Oconee: Level: 0.8 feet below 435. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp, with Elite Guide Service, reports, “Look for the fish to move to secondary points to the backs of pockets chasing bait. I like topwater this time of year on the secondary points inside pockets. A good spot to check this…
Chatuge: Level: 4.2 feet below 1925. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake level has been dropping along with the water temp. There have been fish breaking in the morning and throughout the day. I’m starting my morning out throwing a Berkley…
Allatoona: Level: 3.7 feet below 840. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: 5 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Bass fishing on Allatoona continues to be good. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but October really doesn’t change much from September. Temps are cooling off, and the lake is lowering. In the beginning of…
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