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Fishing Reports
Everyone knows the rut is your best chance to bag a wall hanger. You save your vacation days, have all your honey-do’s completed on time and cast aside the rest of society, so that you can spend more time chasing your dream. Even with all this effort, you need to hunt efficiently to get the…
Vol. 29, No. 11 Bucks are on the move. Deciding which stand to hunt is key, and the more info a hunter has, the better that choice will be. Photo by John Eriksson Images on the Wildside November Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. “Smart” Hunting During The Rut New technology is worth…
Will Arrant, of Blairsville, took down a Union County 10-pointer, his biggest buck to date, the evening of Oct. 19. Hunting is one of his favorite hobbies, despite the fact that Will is in a wheelchair. That evening, Will and a good friend, Randy Hooper, went to a some leased private land where they had…
West Point: Level: 5.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear over most of the lake, with the river slightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect the largemouth bite to continue to be good around any shallow wood or brush cover or around baitfish schools. Shallow-water baits such as Zoom Super…
Weiss: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is good with the cooling trend, and a lot of fish are being caught shallow in 3 to 6 feet of water. The shad are moving to the backs of the coves and creeks, and…
Tobesofkee: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “Look for fish around bait in the pockets and on main-lake flats. These fish can be caught on a chrome/blue Spro Aruku Shad or a Spro Little John in spooky shad. A few fish can also be…
Sinclair: Level: 4.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts said this month will be great on Sinclair due to the drawdown. His main bait is a Spro Aruku Shad rattle bait in the chrome-blue color. For shallow water, he also has a Strike Zone Edgebuster 3/8-oz.…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Bites are few and far between right now. Frogging and flipping in thick pads is your best chance at getting any bites. Lily pads on the Chattahoochee River seem to be where the best action has…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “When the month of November rolls around, the inshore bite certainly does pick up. It is much easier to score a Savannah Slam, which is redfish, spotted seatrout and flounder. The secret to catching more inshore fish during this time is to use live shrimp as bait. Fish the live…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “This is one of the best times to be on the water for catching big bass as they fatten up for the winter. You can catch the bigger largemouth on a spinnerbait, crankbait or a jig around shallow wood and rocks.…
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