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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.2 feet below full pool. Temperature: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’re still catching fish on a drop shot using 4.5 Roboworms and Zoom Trick Worms on shaky heads. But it’s the time of year when we start catching fish on Strike King Sexy Dogs, Pop-Rs, flukes,…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temperature: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have really picked up in the last couple of weeks. The week before last I fished on the tops of structure in 30 feet of water. I caught a lot of crappie and was able to keep around 17 really nice…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 7.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: “Bass fishing has been really good,” says tournament director Dennis Hudson. “The water is so low that you can only get a boat in at Poor Boy’s Landing and Halawakee Creek, but it is worth the effort. The bass are…
Allatoona: Level: 6.2 feet below full pool Temperature: 71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of November is a stable month. Turn over and algae blooms are nearly over, and fishing is stabilizing, and bass are easily patterned. It’s time to crank! The Spro Little John DD cranked in the…
As emotions among Georgia’s deer hunters are likely at an all-time high, WRD is gearing up for a series of 10 public meetings that will shape your deer hunting over the next decade. WRD announced Oct. 29 they are giving hunters the chance to participate in “Georgia’s 10-year Deer Management Plan” and weigh in on…
There’s a new “cat” in town. The Altamaha River is known for it’s excellent flathead fishery, but it recently gave up a blue cat that was heavy enough to qualify for DNR’s Angler Award Program and will go into GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records. Eddie Hudson, of Screven, was fishing in the annual Wayne…
The little flat I found was littered with acorns and surrounded by thicker woods. To top it off, there were fresh rubs and scrapes within sight of a concealed spot where I placed a pop-up ground blind the afternoon before I would return to hunt. Surely this would be the spot where a young teen…
It’s been an emotional time for Jeff Foxworthy and the crew at his Harris County farm. There was elation for everyone when on Sept. 25 Jeff arrowed a freak of a buck, a main-frame 4×5 with a couple of sticker points that’s been taped at 175 total inches. The emotional release after a free-range buck…
To most young men who have an inherent zest for life, being born with Down syndrome would be considered a huge handicap. To 22-year-old David Saville, of Norcross, it’s been almost a blessing. Instead of slowing him down and restricting his life, it has opened doors and made him more determined than ever to seize…
After a long summer, fall is finally here, and with the dropping temperatures, the crappie action is heating up in reservoirs all across the state. Lake Oconee is no exception. This impoundment between Atlanta and Augusta on Interstate 20 is well-known as an excellent fishery, and the crappie population is responsible for a good portion…
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