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The author with a shoal bass caught from a tributary of the Flint River.

Beginner’s Guide To Georgia Shoal Bass Fishing

Shoal bass fishing is a popular pastime among Georgia anglers. What these bass lack in size compared to their largemouth cousins, they make up for in attitude and fight. Not to mention, they are often found in some of the prettiest stretches of rivers and streams in the state. In this article, we’ll take a…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 22, 2024

Even with the cold mornings early in the week, there have been some really good catches. The southeast Georgia rivers are still blown out for now. Okefenokee, ponds, and saltwater have been very good. Okefenokee Swamp: I had a couple good trips on the east side this week. Shelton Hunter from Florida fished with me…

Larger Trout As 2024 Stocking Begins

  As the end of March draws near, trout stocking trucks are loading up high-quality trout to head to your favorite north Georgia waterways. Over 200,000 trout are ready for stocking. Thanks to the long-standing partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resource Division (GADNR WRD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

Lake Oconee Bass Fishing Report – March 19, 2024

Lake Oconee Bass Fishing Report: Lake Level – Full pool. Clarity – Heavy stain. Surface Temperature – 61–66 degrees. Bass seem to be staging for the spawn. Michael Bennett has won small local tournaments the last two weekends on the same pattern—squarebill crankbaits in less than 4 feet of water. Numbers have been great, but Michael…

West Point Crappie Fishing Report – March 18, 2024

Crappie: Guide Payton Caldwell reports, “The water is muddy, 59-62 degrees and 2 feet low. This combination has crappie all over the place. You can catch them in 25 feet all the way up to 3 and 4 feet. Live minnows work great as always, and a dark-blue tube jig or a blue-and-black curly tail…

Lake Eufaula Bass Fishing Report – March 18, 2024

I fished Eufaula from Wednesday, March 13 through Sunday, March 17 with a Potato Creek Club Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The lake level was 1.3 feet above full pool after a heavy rain, and the water was very stained. The surface temperatures were in the mid to upper 60s. Most of my fishing was from…

West Point Bass Fishing Report – March 14, 2024

Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “After last week’s heavy rains and the water rising to above full pool briefly, becoming a minefield of debris, the lake is back down to slightly above winter level and pretty heavily stained overall. You may find some clearer water in the back halves of major creeks as the runoff clears. Also,…

Lake Allatoona Water Safety Efforts Lead To National Award

An estimated 4,000 people drown to death each year in the United States. Of those deaths, more than 50% could have been prevented if those victims had been wearing a life jacket. That’s where Travis England steps in. England, a public affairs specialist at Lake Lanier and a former park ranger at Lake Allatoona, coordinated…

Will Hart Livescopes Deep Points For Lake Hartwell BFL Win

Boater Will Hart, of Danielsville, caught a five-bass limit weighing 21-lbs., 8-ozs., Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hartwell. Hosted by Visit Anderson, the tournament was the first event of the season for the BFL South Carolina Division. Hart earned $11,266, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF…

Lake Oconee Crappie Fishing Report – March 12, 2024

Maurice Van Hall said it’s officially catching season at Lake Oconee! “Over the years I have fished every day of the year in various places,” Maurice said. “I have learned—the hard way—that any day is a fishing day, but relatively few days are what I call catching days. I went to Oconee on Tuesday morning…

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