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Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 73-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Night fishing has been on the last two weeks. We have been averaging seven to 14 walleye a night while fishing over a 60-foot bottom dropping herring from 20 to 50 feet deep. The bite should hold up good for another…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been tough to find. I would say the crappie should be in the deep water hanging along the channel ledges, but after talking to a few fishermen, I am wrong once again. I went with…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “There is still plenty of topwater action early and late. Buzzbaits work best in the middle half of coves, especially when there is a slight breeze blowing in. Flats in front of seawalls and around…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “During the month of June, most fish are in mid-depth ranges of 9 to 21 feet deep, even though there are some fish shallow right now. First thing in the morning, there are still some shad spawning, and the…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of DNR recently sunk 50 fish-aggregating devices (FADs) at the Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site. The structure is part of ongoing efforts to increase fish habitat and angling opportunities in coastal Georgia. Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site is located in Wassaw Sound at the mouth of Romerly Marsh…
Kristen Brown caught a 10-oz. shadow bass on the Flint River on June 1, 2016, and in doing so Kristen established a new species that is now recognized for record status in Georgia. Kristen, of Baconton, set a new state record for shadow bass, catching the 9 1/4-inch fish on the Flint River in Albany.…
If you want to catch a lot of bass on a beautiful lake with a natural shoreline and clear water, head to Lake Russell. Just make sure you keep some small spotted bass for a fish fry! Lake Russell is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake on the Savannah River between Hartwell and Clarks…
Robert Attaway set a mark to beat with the current warmouth record for the Altamaha River. Robert’s warmouth was certified at 1-lb., 0.9-oz.. He caught the big warmouth bream on May 20, 2016.
Bass-tournament partners Jake Andrew and Jace Garrett, from Bremen High School, recently brought home their first tournament win at the Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation fishing tournament held at Lake Sinclair on May 14. Jake, who is a senior, has been fishing competitively since he was a 15. For his final season, he was paired with…
A hog’s primary diet is grains and vegetation, although they can root for invertebrates and can be fierce predators with an appetite for meat. Concentrating on their primary food requirements, and preferences, Big & J developed Pigs-Dig-It.Hogs are well known for using their noses to find food. In fact, a hog’s sense of smell is more…
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