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Lake Chatuge Fishing Report – July 2018

Chatuge: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “It’s been a crazy month with all the rain we got during Memorial week. The lake was way up in the woods, and some of the boat ramps were under water with water in the parking lots. A…

Carters Lake Fishing Report – July 2018

Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Summer patterns are officially underway at Carters. I’m finding fish throughout the 20- to 35-foot water column throughout the lake and river sections. My guys have been primarily fishing SpotSticker jig heads and Underspins tipped with a variety of soft plastics and…

Lake Burton Fishing Report – July 2018

Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have set up on their summer pattern. Most of the bigger fish are 20 to 30 feet deep. We have been catching some good fish off of the main-lake points and humps throwing a Super Spin tipped with…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – July 2018

Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot above full. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fishing is starting to get back to normal. Over the Memorial weekend and week we received seven straight days of rain, putting the lake up in the woods. But as fast as the lake came up, TVA dropped…

Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report – July 2018

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: The main run is clear, slight stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “Some bass are being caught on topwater early and late. Trick Worms and shaky heads are catching some throughout the day. Mayfly hatches should begin this…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – July 2018

Allatoona: Level: 0.2 feet low. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona in July is fair to good. The bass are mostly out deep during the daylight hours. July is known as a busy time on the lake with skiers and pleasure boaters, but the fishing can…

Georgia DNR Passes Deer Baiting Proposal

The DNR Board this morning voted to approve a DNR proposal that legalizes hunting deer over supplemental feed with no distance restriction on all private land in Georgia. The new regulation will be in effect for this coming 2018-2019 deer season in Georgia. The DNR voted specifically to move the Northern Zone line to include…

Adventure Outdoors Offering Pop-Up Blind Blast Bargain

The GON Outdoor Blast is excited to announce that Adventure Outdoors is joining the 2018 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering many items at a discounted price during the show. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Outdoor Blast—we’re bringing pre-season deals back to hunting shows. Outdoor Blast vendors will be offering items…

Georgia BASS Nation High School Champs Eye Kentucky Lake

It’s a rare feat when experience combines with youth to produce the utmost success. That doesn’t mean it never happens. Upcoming high school sophomore Owen Moss and recent high school graduate Spencer Childers, of Pickens County High School in Jasper, recently won the Georgia BASS Nation State Championship at Lake Eufaula. Their next step is Kentucky…

800 Pound Marlin Worth 450K

First place in the 2018 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic paid out $450,705 to the Florida team of Team Reel Addiction, thanks to a 796.9-lb. blue marlin they caught. It’s the largest payout in the tournament’s 22-year history. The big marlin bit 170 miles offshore with very few minutes left of fishing time before the team…

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