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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “With cooler weather and hunting season here, the lake is not as crowded—good news for the serious fishermen. The tournaments have been bringing in some nice sacks over the past few weekends. Last Sunday there…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Dale Gibbs reports, “The fishing for largemouth is getting better. Fish are gathering in the backs of creeks and feeding on shad. Most of these can be caught on small jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, swimming flukes and the like. The shallow-running…
Carters: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: 5 to 7 feet. Spotted Bass: Fishing has been tough, said guide Louie Bartenfield. He reports, “Not sure if it’s a prolonged turnover or if the bite just hasn’t progressed like it has in years past, but one thing is for sure, it’s been…
Burton: Level: 7 feet below full pool. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are feeding off of the main-lake points and humps. These fish are coming up chasing the herring and are really fast, so be prepared to cast a topwater plug. Most of the spots we are…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Bass fishing is a little slow,” says tournament promoter Dennis Hudson. “The water has been coming up pretty good, and I think that has put the fish in a funk. It’s just not as good as it was. There are not…
Allatoona: Level: 11.5 feet below full pool. Temperature: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “December is a good stable month for Allatoona. Winter pool and water temps that are stable means bass are a little easier to find than in November. The jerkbait bite is getting good with water temps in…
The 2013 Junior Collis Memorial Bass Classic presented by the Baldwin Backlashers on Lake Sinclair was a monumental success for both the anglers and Georgia Cancer Support. In a month when many outdoorsmen prefer to be in the woods chasing whitetail, 87 boats and more than 170 anglers flocked to Little River Park to show…
If there’s one thing a fisherman loves, it’s that quiet, tucked-away spot he can escape to all by his lonesome, with no competing boats buzzing by to bother his fish. Well, how about an ocean? The Georgia coastline, and beyond, can provide an overlooked fishing bonanza during the fall and winter months. Hunters are in…
Editor’s Note: Luke Roberts, 16, of Martin, was the 2012 winner of GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest. He collected his grand prize in October when he went deer hunting with the fine folks at Woods-N-Water outfitters in Johnson County. Luke scored on a nice buck and sent GON the following diary. Oct. 17, 2013: We arrived…
So, you’ve made managing your deer herd on your beloved piece of hunting property a priority. You read everything you can get your hands on about deer management. You’ve attended deer-management seminars. You plant high-protein food plots. You kill does as recommended to get your buck-to-doe ratio closer to the desired balance. You take the…
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