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Fishing Reports
Earlier in the year, Crooked River State Park in extreme southeast Georgia won the “Most Outstanding Park Operations” award for a combination of being run efficiently, as well as having outstanding interpretive programs and facilities. With such an awesome assortment of parks and historic sites across our great state, that is quite an honor. A…
It was a Saturday morning in early June. A pre-dawn summer rain had just stopped as I drove toward a local cattle farm to do a little coyote hunting. To me, any time is a good time to hunt coyotes, but this time of year—late May, June and early July—are especially key. That’s because it’s…
Mike Strickland caught this 6-lb., 8-oz. lake-record spotted bass on Lake Russell on April 6, 2013. Spotted bass have all but take over what used to be great largemouth bass fishery on Lake Russell. For lots of articles and information on catching spots at Lake Russell, click here.
In response to hunter concerns and complaints about lower deer numbers, the state is proposing a 25-day reduction in either-sex deer-hunting days for much of the state. Except in counties with QDM regulations and some counties in the north Georgia mountains, antlerless deer would not be legal Dec. 1 through Dec. 25 next season. The…
A pair of separate murder investigations that started during deer season still go unsolved, and little, if any, new evidence has showed up to help solve those cases. Half a year has gone by with no arrests or even details releasedregarding the case of a 35-year-old Blairsville hunter murdered during a managed deer hunt at…
West Point: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained, and the lake is clearing nicely.Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into April, the shallow bass bite will only continue to improve. This is the best time of the year to catch a…
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Very stained to muddy. Bass: Very good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Weiss has been great largemouth and spotted bass are in the prespawn and spawn stage. Flipping a Reins Ax Claw and rolling a Revenge spinnerbait has…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Spring is here, and the fish are biting. Search for bass moving back into spawning areas with a Spro Little John crankbait in spring craw or a Stanford Lures Patriot Shad in south Georgia melon. Another good option this month…
Sinclair: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Stained to lightly stained. Bass: Tournament pro Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is great. Fish are feeding early in the day on seawalls and grassbeds. Target them with 1/4-oz. Net Boy Bait swimjigs or 1/4-oz. Ol’ Nelle spinnerbaits. Look for some fish to already…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing is good. The bass have moved up heavily on the beds now, and there are also a lot of nice fish cruising around bedding areas in the shallows. One good technique to use…
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