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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 10 feet below 635. Temp: 75-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear for the most part, except for areas that are a little brown looking where the fall turnover has started. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The fishing seems to be picking up with the slightly cooler temps and a little rain last month. The lake…
Eufaula: Level: Full at 188. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Good stain on the river, and the creeks are still dirty. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, of Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The river is down just right from the 12-plus inches of rain recently. The shore vegetation is still covered, and the shallow bite is active.…
Hartwell: Level: 6.5 feet below 660. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass & Stripers: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, said that October should bring falling water temperatures, which will bring a lot of schooling activity. Main-lake humps and long points going into the creeks will be the places to target. Fish a white…
Lanier: Level: 3.5 feet below 1071 but falling as we enter October. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “October on Lake Lanier means transition. Often you can find fish shallow and in the mid-depth ranges. As well, some fish start to move deep.…
Sinclair: Level: 1.8 below 340. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for the upper ends of Little River where there is a little stain. Bass: Karl Pingry reports that Ed at Lakeside says it’s still taking 18 to 20 pounds to win most of the tournaments. The bass are wanting bigger baits as a general rule. The exception…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “I consider the month of October as being one of the best fishing months for both fish and fishermen. The reason being is all fish, both inshore and offshore, are in full migration mode. With water temperatures on the fall, the redfish, spotted seatrout and flounder bites gets more predictable.…
Jackson: Level: 0.3 feet above 528. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that this October will be a different month from normal Octobers. A drawdown will begin on Oct. 6, and Jackson will be pulled down 5 feet. Use caution as the lake goes down. Many areas have changed and…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.7 feet below 330. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jon Hair, with Greenfish Tackle, says that more bass move up shallow and the movement speeds up in October. Run the bank early with a buzzbait—try both the Hammerhead Buzz and Toad Toter Buzz—to find and catch active fish. Concentrate on shallow…
As food-plot planting season has arrived, Plotmaster Systems offers several great pull-behind implements to help hunters install food plots that range in size from 1/4 acre up to 20 acres. GON recently met with Plotmaster Systems President Blaine Burley in Hancock County for a demo using the Plotmaster 300 unit. One of the things that…
There are so many options and potential choices when it comes to what seed goes in the ground for a fall cool-season food plot. GON recently met up with Drew Denman of Pennington Seed to look at some great options from a company that was started right here in Georgia in Morgan County. See…
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