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“The results have come back from the lab, and it is cancer.” Those are words no person ever wants to hear. The fear and anxiety that it brings begins a difficult journey of fighting daily to overcome a potentially deadly disease, as well as fighting those fears. It’s one thing to hear that you have…
With WMA and other public-land hunts happening all over the state this month, it should encourage hunters to remember the old deer-hunting adage, "You never know what may show up during the rut." If anyone believes this saying, it’s Chip Johnson, of Milledgeville. While hunting on Oconee National Forest property in Putnam County on Nov.…
The first week of November is always exciting around the GON office as reports of rut-crazed bucks out and about pick up noticeably. One GON subscriber said he was hunting on Sunday evening and watched a nice buck run a doe so hard in a clearcut that it finally sat down and put its head…
The John Deere tractor pulled up next to Isabel’s truck, and Jamie shut it off. Using an old wooden cane that had been in his grandmother’s house forever, he climbed down and limped over to the truck. He grabbed a bottle of water out of the cooler in the back. It was late afternoon. He…
West Point: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear with slight stain up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “This time of year is probably my favorite time of year to fish. The weather is usually pretty stable, the lake is usually not very crowded, and the fishing…
Weiss: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Guide Mark Collins reports, “A lot of bass have moved shallow to deeper seawalls and rocky banks. Some fish are starting to be caught in shallow stump flats also. Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits are producing good. Some fish are…
Tobesofkee: Temperature: 72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “Look for fish to be at the mouths of the pockets at the beginning of the month and start moving farther back as the month progresses. Fish a Spro Little John in nasty shad around rip-rap and grass at the mouths of…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temperature: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing has been tough. Fish are scattered and has made patterns tough to dial in. Some bass are still keying on shad in the creeks, but they have began to move back out toward the…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temperature: 72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Slow. There has been entirely too much pressure on the lake. There have been at least three tournaments in the past three weeks with 75-100 boats. The fish have simply been beat too much. The recent…
Saltwater: Inshore: Guide Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “When the month of November rolls around, the inshore bite certainly does pick up for what is called the Savannah Slam—redfish, spotted sea trout and flounder. The secret to catching more inshore fish during this time is to use live shrimp as bait. All fish like shrimp because…
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