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Fishing Reports
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in Milledgeville are investigating the murder of 60-year-old Nelson Garner after he was found dead on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 9:30 p.m. Garner’s body was found at Garner’s Grinders, a deer-processing business located at 18630 Highway 16 east of Sparta. The…
“Did you hear that?” said Dewitt as he rose from his camp chair. He stood away from the crackling fire to listen. Hamp, Dewitt’s older brother, sitting on his heels by the fire to pour coffee from a smoke-blackened pot hung over the campfire, shook his head. “Didn’t hear it,” he said. “Me neither,” said…
With the temporary closure of Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA), Paradise PFA is now home to even more big fish. Ocmulgee PFA, known for the trophy bass caught during the last few years, closed temporarily on Nov. 7 to address and make preparations to repair detected leaks in the main lake. Georgia’s WRD personnel collected…
Hunters got their second chance at middle Georgia bear hunting on Nov. 10 in Houston, Bibb and Twiggs counties. In all, 14 bears, eight of which were females, were brought into the Oaky Woods WMA check station for data collection, according to Raye Jones, Oaky Woods area manager. This was a private-properties’ hunt, so Oaky…
West Point: Level: 11.4 feet below full. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “With very little rain, the lake continues to remain clear and to fall dramatically. Surface temps continue to cool with the beautiful fall weather. A few largemouths and nice spotted bass are still shallow…
Weiss: Level: 4.3 feet below full. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “The largemouth bass on Weiss are in a late-fall mode right now and are starting to move out to the main-lake areas. Shallow crankbaits and jigs are still working best for me right now. On warmer days,…
Tobesofkee: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “The lake will be lowered on Dec. 6, 2012 for dock repairs. December will be the best month of the year to fish Tobesofkee. It’s time to break out the crankbaits, spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps and jigs and cover water. Fish the steeper banks on the main lake with a Spro…
Sinclair: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports that the baitfish have really moved offshore as of late. For numbers, fish down near the dam on main-lake points with a drop shot rigged with a Wackem Crazy Baits Little Sissy. He caught 20 keepers…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “There is one thing that I can say about the month of December when it comes to catching fish, and that’s ‘It can happen!’ During this time, all fish from spotted sea trout to flounder to redfish are doing what they do best, and that’s bulking up for those…
Russell: Level: 3.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing just keeps getting better for quantity of fish, but quality is hard to find. The bass are really stacked up right now, and it is common to catch 10 to 20 bass off one…
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