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Fishing Reports
North GA Wildfires Last month, in early November, three separate forest fires erupted in north Georgia. Fires in Floyd, Fannin and Rabun counties threatened lives, homes, forest land and wildlife in our state. It has been a “perfect storm” for forest fires with no measurable rain in most of our state since late August. This…
The rut was over. There was still more than a month left in the season, but it was winding down. From here on out, hunting would be hard. Was The Phantom still alive? Had the buck fallen to Zane Westerfield? And now, the conclusion of “Dream Season.” Sunday, Nov. 27 At first look, it…
While most Georgia hunters were hanging out in the deer woods the weekend of Nov. 11-13 looking for a rutting buck, DNR didn’t let the weekend go by without hosting another one of its Hunt and Learn programs designed to engage youth and their parents in hunting. The Nov. 11-13 program was for rabbit hunting.…
On Thanksgiving Day afternoon, Nov. 24, Nate Martin went hunting in Whitfield County in the Chattahoochee National Forest. He was hoping to get his first buck, but little did he know that he would return home that afternoon dragging two bucks—or at least the remains of two bucks. “After we all ate, I went to…
A 158 5/8-inch gross-scoring buck was taken from Fort Benning on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, by Russell Wyatt, an infantryman on the 182,000-acre military installation near the Georgia-Alabama border adjacent to Columbus. Russell has only been hunting a handful of times, but for a man who’s only shot a few deer, he’s now set the bar pretty high…
Milder weather and big bass can cure the December fishing doldrums for any angler. Head south to Lake Seminole this month for some really good December bass fishing. Seminole has been very good the past few years, and big bass are feeding heavily this month. Largemouth in the 4- to 5-lb. range are common, and…
If you have an avid hunter or angler on your Christmas list, GON offers several affordable gift options to help fill those Christmas stockings. The below items can be purchased by calling the GON office in Madison at (800) 438-4663. We also welcome you to drop by the office anytime we are open. A GON…
West Point: Level: 8.3 feet below full pool. “Be careful when running the lake as the water is getting dangerously low in some areas,” said guide Keith Hudson. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The shallow bite remains pretty good now and should be about the same unless we get…
Weiss: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Most bass have moved shallow on secondary points, sandbars and humps. They are being caught on Rat-L-Traps, shallow-running flat-sided crankbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs. The spotted bass are biting great in the upper Coosa River near Riverside Camp Ground.…
Tobesofkee: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “December will be the best month to fish Tobesofkee all year. The winter drawdown will begin Dec. 12 and last all month. I like to cover water fast when the lake is low in order to find actively feeding…
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