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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing guide service, reports, “The fish are scattered. You can find them on points and flats in 12 to 30 feet of water. You can pick up two or three fish using a drop-shot. Just keep…
Carters: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Very clear; 8 feet visibility. Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite in August was as good as I remember since going full-time guiding in 2008. Thre were great numbers of spots out deep, and some days the stripers and hybrids showed up good,…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing guide service, reports, “I’ve been catching some big spotted bass on deep banks and points in 15 to 35 feet of water. Throw a shaky head with a Zoom green-pumpkin-green Trick Worm. I’ve also been drop-shotting 4 1/2-inch Roboworms…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.8 feet below full pool. Temp: degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing guide service, reports, “We’ve been catching fish on the lower end of the lake drop-shotting 4 1/2-inch Roboworms on points and drops in 12 to 28 feet of water. With the water temps dropping due…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 to 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the fishing has been good if you can still find mayflies, which have been coming off heavily on some days. Keep your eyes open for them around overhanging brush, and fish a Pop-R in bream…
Allatoona: Level: 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Matt Driver reports, “The bite will only get better throughout the month as temperatures cool. September marks the beginning of the shad migration into the creeks and rivers. So that means it’s time to move shallow and break out the square-bill…
Imagine a weekend in deer camp with 10 to 20 kids and their parents. Not only do the adult/child pairs get to make memories in the woods while deer hunting, they learn about rubs, scrapes, field-dressing, scouting, conservation, safety, hunting skills and all the ins-and-outs of deer biology from state WRD biologists. Pretty cool concept,…
If you have a boat and some basic fishing knowledge, there is no need to pay big prices for a captain’s platter at a seafood restaurant. After a long growing season, the sea’s bounty is ripe for the picking during fall, with Georgia’s mile after square mile of productive marsh pumping out a smorgasbord. While…
A new venue and sponsorship from Ducks Unlimited only added to the prestige of Georgia’s top duck-calling event, which has become known for attracting top callers from across the country. The Georgia State duck-calling contests were hosted by GON at the Outdoor Blast hunting and fishing show at the Gwinnett Center on Aug. 5. State…
Changes have occurred inside the WMA quota-hunt application process. With the exception of wheelchair-only hunts, if you—or your child—are planning to apply for an upcoming WMA big- or small-game quota hunt, it will have to be done through a new quota hunt system on the Georgia DNR website. Deadlines to apply for these hunts are…
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