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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: 11.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained from Little River all the way to Clear Creek. Bass: Good. Guide Jody Samples reports, “Fish can be caught several different ways right now. The Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail worm in pumpkin-chartreuse and talapia colors have been producing numbers and size. A…
Never has there been a response like GON received for this year’s Rate Your Deer Season. Not even close. Almost 1,200 hunters took the time to fill out our surveys and get them to us. And what is absolutely stunning is the number of three- and four-page, heartfelt letters from hunters who have been on…
There’s a largely overlooked 1,750-acre treasure in middle Georgia that few bass anglers take advantage of. At first glance, it’s not a particularly “sexy” fishery—you won’t find an abundance of river ledges, huge brushpiles or underwater rock piles. In fact, if you’re not a local, you’ll probably find yourself struggling to simply pronounce its name…
If you’re like most turkey hunters, you’ll work a gobbler anywhere you can find him. When you strike a bird, the game is on and where you, or the gobbler, are standing at the time doesn’t matter. Lots of times the particulars of the property doesn’t come into play until some time has passed and…
If you wait for the peak of spawning in March to go crappie fishing, you are missing out on some of the best fishing of the year, especially for big fish. Clarks Hill, a 71,000-acre reservoir on the Savannah River, offers great crappie fishing. There are many creeks and smaller rivers entering this huge lake…
You never quite know what you’ll see or experience when you set off into the wilds of the Georgia woods—that’s one of the draws that brings a hunter back. John Hicks certainly didn’t expect to see a buck on his way to his stand Dec. 9 in Ben Hill County. John stepped behind a tree…
On Nov. 21, Jimmy Rhodes, of Chester, and his buddy Frog Mullis, owner of Frog’s Buck Shop Taxidermy in Hawkinsville, went on a scouting trip at the Westlake Tract, an archery-only area of Ocmulgee WMA in Twiggs County. After splitting up, Jimmy stumbled upon an incredible find—a massive black-bear skull. “I didn’t know if I…
West Point: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “A few good largemouths continue to remain shallow even on cold days. Try using Little John crankbaits, Shad Raps and Rat-L-Traps along rip-rap banks and in the backs of deep pockets, especially first…
Weiss: Level: 5.8 feet below full. Temp: 46-52 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouths and spotted bass on Lake Weiss are in the winter mode right now on main-lake ledges and points. IMA crankbaits and Revenge jigs are working best for me right now on these areas. On…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s to 60. Clarity: Light to moderate stain on the main lake, stained up the rivers and clear down south. Bass: Guide Walker Smith reports, “The fishing has been good. Numbers aren’t as easy to come by, but you can count on a big bite if…
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