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Fishing Reports

2017-2018 Guide To GA Hunting Season Dates

For the third consecutive season, most Georgia counties will experience at least a few days of deer season when only bucks are legal to shoot during firearms season. Make sure to check the date and the regulations prior to pulling the trigger on an antlerless deer. The return to having dates that are buck-only was…

Wild In The Kitchen: Bream Egg Rolls

Bream Egg Rolls 6 large bream, filleted 6 cups cabbage, shredded 1 carrot, shredded 1 celery stalk, diced 2 tablespoons chopped onion 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Black pepper to taste Cornstarch 10 egg roll wrappers Vegetable oil for frying Pour vegetable oil into a deep frying pan, and heat to 350…

New Tracts Offer Some Public Hunting

Since September 2015, DNR has purchased 32,000 acres, and all those properties are included in the WMA system and will be open for hunting this fall. While some of these tracts had been leased for hunting for years and are now being purchased, other properties are brand-new hunting tracts. The ticket price for the new…

Free Dove-Shoot Listing In GON

We’ll be publishing our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue of GON. To be in included in the free listing of Pay Dove Shoots, please email the below information to [email protected]. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in. Under Shoot Date(s), include all the pay shoots you plan to…

GON Youth Shoot-Out Kicks Off Outdoor Blast

GON’s Youth Big-Buck Shoot-Out will round off an action-packed first day of the Outdoor Blast on Friday, July 28. Metro Atlanta’s only deer hunting show will once again be hosted at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth July 28-30. Each week of deer season, the youth who enters the highest-scoring buck wins a weekly prize and earns a…

West Point Lake Fishing Report July 2017

West Point: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “It’s a typical summertime pattern. Some largemouth are starting to show up on deeper brushpiles and roadbeds as the water warms. Try deep-diving crankbaits or Texas-rigged Ol’ Monster worms. The best fishing is around brushpiles in…

Lake Weiss Fishing Report July 2017

Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Moderately stained. Bass: Capt. Mike Carter reports, “The summertime pattern on Lake Weiss is in full swing, and this lake can show you just how tough it can get this time of year. Covering lots of grassbeds early morning and late evening with Snag Proof Frogs and…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report July 2017

Sinclair: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Some stain. Linesides: Guide Doug Nelms reports, “The water should heat up from 85 to as high as 90 degrees this month, which means there will be lots of fish in the tailrace at Wallace Dam. The Sassy Shad is by far the best…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report July 2017

Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Try a black-and-blue craw with a 3/4- to 1-oz. weight when flipping. Utilize a Jethro Baits Stopit to secure the weight. Crank a shad-pattern Strike King 10XD in ditches, and also try a Popping Frog or a Buzzing…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report July 2017

Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Summer has hit full force on the coast. Late June saw good fishing for a whole lot of fish. Trout, tripletail, flounder, redfish and sharks have been biting. The best news is the crop of this year’s redfish is really strong. It is one of the biggest crops of…

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