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Clarks Hill: Level: 10 feet low. Temp: Mid 60s on some parts and low 60s on the upper end. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “With the cool nights, the temperature will keep working its way down. This has been one of the best late fall and early winters for hybrid and stripers we…
Chatuge: Level: 8.5 feet low. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Again the lake has only dropped about a foot since last month. The bite has been good. If there is any wind, I’m just running and gunning and throwing an umbrella rig or a Strike King spinnerbait. If it’s calm,…
Carters: Level: 12 feet low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “November is the beginning of the fall bite on Carters and is typically the first month we switch over to trout for our main bait. However, with the warm temps we had last month, our true fall pattern is setting…
Blue Ridge: Level: 20 feet low. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake is below winter pool. This is the lowest it’s been since the drawdown for the dam repair six years ago. We’ve been having some cold mornings, but the days have been warming up, so the lake temp is…
Blackshear: Level: Down 3 1/2 feet until drawdown is over on Dec. 15. Temp: 60-63 degrees. Clarity: A perfect color. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “It should be real tough to do a fishing report and not have a boat, but I have truly been blessed with a lot of my friends who have invited me to…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson said, “They drew the lake down 4 feet to do some maintenance work back in mid-October, and with no rain, it’s still down 4 feet. It just made bass fishing that much harder. The water…
Allatoona: Level: 7.1 feet low. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of December is good for fishing, even though it can be two-faced due to weather/cold fronts. Typically the month starts off on fire, and if the weather starts to get cold at the end, it can slow…
On Friday, Nov. 18, Judd Schramm, of Columbus, killed a giant 17-point buck while hunting in Webster County that could top 190 total inches of antler. “I had pictures of him many times and had a bunch of him on my trail camera on Monday (Nov. 14). I had already taken off work for the end of…
Joseph Wesley Hoffman, 34, of Morgan County, passed away Nov. 11 after being shot when another hunter’s gun accidentally discharged. The incident occurred when Hoffman and the other hunter were retrieving their guns from the backseat of a four-door pick-up truck at opposite ends of the truck after arriving at private property in Jasper County. The incident…
Jeff Rooks, of Griffin, harvested a deer of a lifetime in Upson County on Nov. 12. The deer is a main-frame 10-pointer with 18 scoreable points. “I’ve never even seen a deer that big much less been fortunate enough to have one walk out in front of me,” said Jeff. Jeff said him and seven others lease…
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