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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Good. “They’ve been biting pretty good,” said Dennis Hudson. “They’re starting to move up in the prespawn areas. There’s quite a few fish staging under the boat docks in the spawning coves.” Right now there’s a good ChatterBait bite going on along grass…
Allatoona: Level: 6.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: The lake is stained from Little River all the way to the dam. The water is pretty clear from the dam south to Clarks Creek. Bass: Good. Tournament angler and Pro Angler Radio host Matt Driver reports, “Finally, March is here!…
Macon County has a rich tradition of big bucks. In 1976, Harold Cannon, of Oglethorpe, dropped a B&C buck that scored 177 5/8. It’s one of seven B&Cs that have been taken in the county. Fairly recently, Rick Prendergast dropped a 166 2/8-inch buck in Macon County in 2011 that made GON’s exclusive Fab 40…
Most anglers in Georgia immediately think of trout when the subject of fishing in the Cohutta WMA and Wilderness Area comes up. However, it’s time to think again, because Lake Conasauga has consistently produced some good numbers and sizes of largemouth bass over the last few years. The 19-acre lake also has another claim to…
I have been blessed to fish all over the country, and I’ll be totally honest with you—Lake Seminole is one of the best lakes you will ever have the opportunity to fish. With abundant vegetation such as hydrilla and eel grass, miles of sandbars and hundreds of acres of standing timber, Seminole bass grow throughout…
This September will mark the 10-year anniversary when GON broke the tragic news that Gip Gayle, then 19, of Lawrenceville, was shot in the head while on a Toombs County dove field. Before the shooting, Gip and his family had the world on a string. Gip was a star student-athlete, active in school, sports, church…
J.T. Jones, of Thomasville, had a few hours to kill on the afternoon of Jan. 7, so he eased into the woods of his Thomas County hunting club to check a trail camera. Not too far into the woods, he noticed fresh hog sign and chambered a bullet into his .30/06. “As soon as I…
Hunters showed up in big numbers for a series of public meetings hosted by WRD to help them set the 2013-2015 hunting regulations. The meetings were held Jan. 7-10 in Camilla, Clayton, Columbus, Cumming, Folkston, Richmond Hill, Rock Spring and Wrens. A total of 545 individuals attended the public meetings, and 202 individuals provided input…
West Point: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Most creeks are slightly stained, but main lake south of 109 is fairly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “A few largemouth and nice spots remain shallow on Little John crankbaits, crawfish-colored Shad Raps or jigs fished around cover, but that bite…
Weiss: Level: 4.6 feet below full. Temp: 45-46 degrees. Clarity: Very stained to muddy. Bass: Fair. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The recent heavy, warm rains have caused both largemouth and spotted bass to move from their winter areas and start staging. Spotted bass and some largemouth bass are beginning to show up…
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