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Chatuge: Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fish are scattered. We’ve been catching them first thing in the morning on Spooks and jerkbaits. Once the sun gets up, we go to drop shotting on points and ledges in 12 to 30 feet of water.…
Carters: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spots: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is improving. Turnover has come and gone through most of the lake. With it out of the way, it’s up hill from here on. My guys and I have been focusing on the main lake outside…
Burton: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouths have been holding in the 16-foot range. The fish have been slow at eating swimbaits, but be patient when fishing for these fish, and the results will be good.” Spotted Bass: Wes reports, “The spots have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 13.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear at 5 to 7 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “With all the weather changes, the fish have been scattered. At daybreak, there has been a little topwater action on the lower end of the lake. Throw a Sebile, Sammy and a…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Up the river it is 66 degrees, and down the lake in the pockets it is 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Pretty good for numbers, but big fish are tough to catch right now, according to tournament guru Dennis Hudson. “There’s been quite a few…
Allatoona: Level: 9.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “November on Allatoona is a great time. Most folks are deer hunting, so you have the lake to yourself. Fish are easier to locate because the baitfish are grouped tighter and fishing is easier to predict. Fish…
A month after a north Georgia man was murdered during a deer hunt at a Georgia Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Wilkes County, there’s been no arrest. That fact is enough to keep nerves on edge among hunters in the Holliday Park area of Clarks Hill Lake, but authorities say hunters don’t need to fear…
Do me a favor. Get in your car and drive an hour in any direction. Then tell me what you see. Odds are you’ll hit some water somewhere along the way. We are blessed in the South to have an abundance of water. Sometimes we take for granted just how lucky we are. There are…
Lake Oconee is renowned for having large quantities of big bass. With its abundance of timber, chunk rock and offshore structure, Oconee is a prime destination for many Georgia anglers. Unfortunately, this year’s strange weather patterns have made catching Oconee bass downright tough. As the chill of early fall begins to bring us a much-welcomed…
Our mission was simple: Strike out before daylight, walk for a half hour and arrive in an area of hardwoods at shooting light and start squirrel hunting. A friend of mine had seen some hog sign in this particular area back during turkey season, and I was curious to see if the rooters were still…
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