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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 53-60 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Jon Hair reports, “The spawn is about to go full swing with the next new or full moon. The bass are moving into shallow pockets hanging around stick grass and any cover on the bank. Spinnerbaits, square-billed crankbaits, Zoom lizards…
Carters: Level: 1.0 feet above full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “There are lots of fish moving shallow to spawn. Spotsticker jig heads tipped with Big Bite Shaking Squirrels in green pumpkin will catch fish, as well as Strike King KVD jerkbaits fished along clay banks back in the…
Burton: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are really aggressive right now and will eat just about anything from a jerkbait to a plastic worm. Most of the spots we are catching have been shallow in 5 to 8 feet. The…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “There are a lot of buck bass on the banks, and fishermen are catching then with plastics. Jigs and Trick Worms fished around piers are catching them some days, but some days…
Allatoona: Level: 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: 3 feet visibility on south end, stained on north end. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver, host of Pro Angler Radio, said, “April is the best month to catch bass on Allatoona. When targeting bass pulling up to spawn, look for protected coves with a hard…
Crazy things happen in the woods… Richard Bryant and his son, Stephen, 17, of Cartersville, were listening for a gobbler to sound off on opening morning on Paulding Forest WMA. The two hunters heard a bird cluck and looked way up a tree and saw a turkey coming down. “He was 50 feet up, way…
Cajun Frog Legs 12 sets of frog legs (cleaned, skinned) 2 eggs (well beaten) 1 cup flour Vegetable oil 1 large onion (finely chopped) 1 tblsp. garlic powder 2 tblsp. Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning 1 12-oz jar picante sauce Water Put 1/8-inch of vegetable oil in skillet, and heat to 350 degrees. Mix flour, garlic…
Crock Pot Venison BBQ 1 small venison roast1 large onion, quartered1 package Lipton Cup of Onion Soup Mix4 strips of baconPinch of fennelPinch of dillSalt and pepper, to tasteGarlic salt, to tasteBarbecue sauceBrown sugar Wrap roast in bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place in crock pot. Add onion soup mix, fennel, dill, salt and pepper,…
Baked Dove Hawaiian 15 dove breasts15 bacon strips1 16-oz. can crushed pineapple1 medium bell pepper, chopped1 small onion, choppedsalt and pepper, to taste3 tablespoons melted butter Combine pineapple, bell pepper and onion. Wrap each dove breast with a strip of bacon, and secure with toothpick. Place doves in 9×13 greased baking dish. Pour pineapple mixture…
Many weekend anglers daydream of catching a world-record bass, and tournament fishermen typically pray for big-fish of the tourney that will put them over the top for first place. A tournament angler in California got all wishes granted with one bite on Feb. 22. Jaws dropped when Keith Bryan, 49, of Novato, Calif., pulled his…
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