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Enjoyed Your Story On Trapper Annabel Wilson Dear GON, I’m a long-time trapper and member of the Florida Trappers Association. I serve as one of their directors and instructors during our events. I just watched and read your interview with Annabel Wilson and enjoyed it a lot. She is an outstanding young lady and a…
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet above 1071. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Clear on the south end and slightly stained on the north end. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “It is hard to beat the topwater bite in June on Lake Lanier. Spotted bass chasing a topwater…
The best bucks of Georgia’s 2023-24 deer season were recognized at the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA) annual conference, held in Milledgeville April 18-21. The big buck contest is sponsored by Glock, Ag Pro and Southern Company. Retired DNR biologist Bill Cooper handles the administrative details, while the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association provides the press,…
Lake Chatuge spotted bass are moving from spring spawning areas toward their summer holes. Also in late May and throughout June, the herring are finishing up spawning. The presence of these baitfish can stimulate feeding frenzies. You can intercept the spotted bass as they move out and have great catches if you hit it right.…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “June means inshore fishermen get to fish for spotted seatrout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, black drum, shark, Spanish mackerel and cobia. This would be the month to bring out the cast net and catch your own bait. Inshore fisherman can leave the dock without bait because…
Oconee: Level: Full pool at 435. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp, with Elite Guide Service, reports, “Bass fishing the month of June can bring numbers in. During the month of June, look for the bass to start getting to their summer patterns. I expect the dock bite to get hot this…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.3 feet above 1686. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Clear with a visibility of 10 feet. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. I’m going to start my mornings out on the main-lake points, throwing a Whopper Plopper or a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr. Once the sun gets…
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 below 237. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Light stain from Cedar Creek south, gradually a heavier stain above Cedar Creek and as you go up the river. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “Bass are in the postspawn phase and are starting to go into their summer patterns. Early in the morning, I’ve been…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Some stain in the river. The creeks are muddy, except for Halawakee, which is mostly clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that the mayfly hatch will provide a good bite if you find one, but that changes…
West Point: Level: 0.4 below 635. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: The lake is mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The West Point bass fishing has been fair at best. I don’t know if the bass were gorging on cicadas or something during May, but it has been a really tough bite lately.…
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