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Newton County hunters will get the chance to speak out on Monday, March 25 on Sheriff Ezell Brown’s firearms recommendations that would mean hunters couldn’t discharge a firearm within 350 yards of a roadway, place of residence, place of public assembly, place of worship or place of business. The recommendation comes after an increase in…
Cliff Saville caught the 2-lb., 4-oz. lake-record yellow perch on Lake Seed on March 4, 2003.
Angler Thomas Lewis of Grovetown in Columbia County reeled in the new state-record yellow perch from the Savannah River, just below Clarks Hill Dam, on Feb. 27, 2013. This is the first new state record fish since 2010. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, this 2-lb., 9-oz., 16.5-inch catch beats…
When coyotes first started expanding their range and numbers in Georgia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hunters were told they don’t eat deer. Then the trail-camera pictures started showing up. It’s hard to argue that coyotes don’t eat deer when you see pictures of coyotes carrying dead fawns around. Now, scientific studies confirm…
I grew up hunting deer and other small game and always dreamed of getting a chance at a bear. When the one-day bear season in middle Georgia started last year, I knew I had my chance. I’ve hunted with my brother-in-law Chad Proctor in Twiggs for the past five or six years and have collected a ton…
West Point: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained, but the main lake south of 109 is still fairly clear.Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Surface temps are slowly starting to rise as we move later into February. We should see mostly mid to upper 50s…
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Very stained to muddy.Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The bass fishing on Weiss has been great. Largemouth and spotted bass are in prespawn staging areas. Throwing a Ima Shaker or Rockin Vibe crankbait to secondary points has been the pattern of…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Tobesofkee is back up from the wintertime draw-down. Fishing has slowed since the lake came up so fast, but it should get more consistent as the month goes on and more fish move up to…
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained.Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is improving. Look up the Little River arm for shallow staging fish in March. Stump flats and grassbeds will hold lots of fish. Use a 3/8-oz. Net Boy Baits chatterbait in chartreuse or white in…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “The bass are still trying to get used to the fresh mud that has made its way down Spring Creek, the Flint and the Chattahoochee. If you want to find clear water, you will have to either…
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