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Blackshear: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie should finally be biting great by the time you get this issue of GON. For the past few weeks, I have not had many good reports at all because of all the bad and erratic weather. Crappie should be moving up into…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Tournament promoter Dennis Hudson reports, “During the prespawn in March, shallow crankbaits just inside the pockets are your best bet. Fish them around any wood or laydowns you see. Secondary points are good, too, and the more wind-blown the better.…
Allatoona: Level: 11.2 feet below full pool of 840. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona this month is going to be great. Even though the month will start off a little slow, it will pick up big time as we near the month of April.…
Here in the South we are blessed to have significantly mild winters, which allow us fishermen to enjoy our sport year-round. I was talking to some family Christmas morning—my uncle Drew Berry, who has been one of my fishing mentors and partners for years, and my cousin Ryan Goff, who had flown home from California…
A 14-lb., 2-oz. walleye caught Friday, Feb. 19 at Lake Rabun has been certified as a new state record. Guide Wes Carlton, one of GON‘s long-time fishing report contributors, caught the fish during a trip to Rabun with one of his regular customers and a mutual friend. “We started out that morning fishing for largemouth,”…
This past deer season, C.E. Phelps Jr., of Warrenton, ended his quest for the buck of a lifetime. It began during the second week of gun season when C.E. got pictures of a giant non-typical buck on his trail cameras in Warren County. “I immediately called my son and grandkids to come look at the pictures of him,” said…
March is a great month to go fishing just about anywhere in Georgia. Warming waters turn fish on, and they move shallow and feed. With so many great choices, it can be hard to pick one place to go. Consider Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding, on the Chattahoochee River just south of West…
For anyone who has fished with Angelo Koundourakis or had a conversation with him, you know it’s impossible to capture him in an article. But for those who have never had the honor of meeting Andy, we’ll try to give you a snapshot of this remarkable man. My favorite Andy story happened in the mid-70s…
You can rarely read any bass fishing article these days without hearing about square-bill crankbaits. Strike King’s KVD square-bill crankbaits are the choice of many top bass fishermen. The Strike King KVD HC Square Bill Silent Crankbait’s design and unique action will constantly “wander” with erratic action, while still running true. It also helps deflect…
By GON Staff Through the GON cover ballot on the January cover, we once again gave sportsmen the opportunity to rate their deer seasons. In addition, readers also could answer three pertinent hunting-related questions. The survey results from those three questions are on pages 91, 96 and 99. Over the last decade in GON’s Rate…
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