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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 7.0 feet above full pool. Temp: 70-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Blue Ridge has really recovered from the draw down and is looking great. Good baitfish numbers of shad and herring combined with high water, cool temps and low fishing pressure have really helped. We have been seeing…
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “A week or so ago I said the spawn was over, and that you may have a few stragglers. Just yesterday (May 20) a friend caught 20 nice slabs around some trees in 6 feet of water, and…
Tobesofkee: Bass: Tournament pro Clayton Batts reports, “The bass are feeding up after the spawn and headed to their summer hang-outs. Early and late in the day fish main-lake grassbeds and seawalls with a Pop-R or a weightless Big Bite Baits Trick Stick in watermelon red. As the day continues, fish main-lake points and humps…
Allatoona: Level: 2.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained in the river.Bass: Very good. Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of June starts off great with an awesome topwater bite, and all the spawning blues are over and done with, and the fish feed good. Later in the month,…
Public Fishing Area. OK, stop for a moment and erase all preconceived notions. You’re about to find out what a PFA is supposed to be—and how to make the most of it. Flat Creek State Park and Public Fishing Area lies just south of Perry in Houston County, hard by I-75. For the fisherman, it’s…
Each summer our numerous shallow waters and sandbar-strewn sounds play host to a wide variety of sharks that migrate here to spawn or feed on bait from our super-productive estuaries. Many an angler has griped about hooking the toothy critters, not giving respect to this top predator. Their sheer numbers and feisty battle should earn…
It wouldn’t be difficult to make a compelling argument for Lake Lanier being the most dynamic fishery in this great state. Although the 38,000-acre reservoir enjoys national attention for its gargantuan striped bass, it also offers outstanding spotted and largemouth bass fishing for both novice and seasoned anglers alike. I had the opportunity to experience…
Duke Campbell Jr. set a benchmark for Ocmulgee River bluegill with 1-lb., 2.24-oz. that he caught on May 28, 2013.
Anne Bailie Girod caught this 5-lb., 9-oz. record largemouth on the Chattahoochee on May 12, 2013.
A 45-lb., 4-oz. striper was caught from the north end of Lake Lanier the night of May 3, and the angler, Jody Pressley, of Dawsonville, was using an interesting and apparently very productive technique when the huge striped bass hit. Jody said he grew up on Lake Lanier and has been fishing hard for stripers…
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