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On paper, WMA turkey harvest numbers took a nosedive during the 2016 spring gobbler season. However, in reality, news of the lowest-recorded WMA hunter-success rate (5.3 percent) in the last 12 years may not be so bleak. “We expect WMA hunter success to go down some because of the overall declining trends we’ve seen in…
Anglers were itching to get the 2017 fishing season going as 122 teams showed up to compete at Lake Sinclair on Jan. 28 for the Berry’s tournament. First place went to Keith Young, of Statham, and John White, of Flowery Branch, with a 21.85-lb. limit that earned them $3,600. Placing second and winning $1,800 was…
February is without a doubt a depressing month for hunters. Deer season is over, and turkey season still seems decades away. Now before you spend the entire month glued to your favorite chair watching re-runs on the Outdoor Channel and eating Cheetos, have you considered topping that ol’ deep freezer off with some delicious pork?…
West Point: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Schools of spotted bass mixed with hybrids, white bass and stripers and even the occasional largemouth can still be caught on jigging spoons and drop-shot rigs on deeper offshore structures. A day producing a mixed bag of…
Weiss: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Big rains and flood conditions are impacted the Weiss area last week. Just before the storms hit, guide Mark Collins reported, “Most bass have moved deeper on their wintertime patterns. Look for bass on the creek ledges, main-lake points, sand…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Mark Denney Jr. reports, “The bite is only getting better as we head into one of my favorite months to be on the water at Lake Sinclair. February is historically known for big prespawn bass, and if you can…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to upper 60s. Clarity: The rivers are stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole in February is in a prespawn mode for bass. They will go on bed on the new and full moons this month. The buck bass are fanning…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The mild weather has kept the water temperature in the low 50s and kept the fish still biting. During the months of January and February, the sheepshead are almost always the fish most anglers target. The hardest part lately has been getting enough bait. The fiddler crabs have been…
Russell: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports that bass in February the Lake Russell bass will start to pull up in preparation for the prespawn. Look for them on main-lake points and pockets. He will be fishing a Bladerunner with a fluke on it…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Light to moderate stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is fair at Lake Oconee. Early this month, fish will be slow and deeper in the 8- to 10-foot range. Slow-moving baits like shaky heads and jigs will catch them on brush, rock and stumps.…
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