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Douglas teen Brice Grantham was named Beretta World Cup Jr. Champion while representing the USA in Budapest, Hungary July 2-10. “I was little when I learned to shoot clays, maybe 7 or 8,” said Brice. “I saw my dad and uncle shooting them, so I wanted to try it, too. When I did, I was…
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If you like catching shallow summertime bass, Lake Oconee is the place to fish in August. The lake is lined with docks in most areas, and there are many grassbeds and seawalls that hold shallow bass all summer. Lake Oconee is an almost 19,000-acre Georgia Power Co. lake northeast of Eatonton on the Oconee River.…
West Point: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 80s, low 90s in some pockets. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Slow. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Some largemouth are being caught on deeper brushpiles, ledges and roadbeds as the water continues to warm. Try big deep-diving crankbaits or Texas-rigged Ol’ Monster worms. The best fishing is…
Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss Lake in July and August can be tough. There are several patterns that can help for these hot summer days that can make for a productive trip on this great fishery. The topwater bite is doing…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Some stain. Crappie: Allan Brown reports, “With summer being in full swing, there’s not a lot to talk about with Sinclair crappie fishing at the moment. Some fish can be caught at night fishing dock lights near deep water. Also, fishing over structure at…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear, with more color on the Flint. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing on Seminole right now is about as good as you can get anywhere in the country, considering it’s the middle of summer. Local three-fish tournaments are…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “July has been a great month of fishing coastal Georgia waters. Redfish and flounder have been on fire. Trout, tarpon and tripletail have been caught in good numbers. The big news is the number of small redfish that we have been catching. After the first of August, catching a…
Russell: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water level has dropped a couple of feet, and the water temperature has climbed into the 90s, so the fishing has been tougher than usual. We have been catching some big largemouth during the evenings, but…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stain up the lake; clear at the dam. Linesides: Guide Doug Nelms reports, “Historically this month, we are thinking more about staying in the air conditioning than fishing, but the stripers have changed their pattern again, and we are catching. We noticed a major change during July…
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