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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 54-60 degrees. Clarity: Stained; about 2 feet visibility. Bass: Good. Jim Murray Jr. said it’s been taking 15 to 19 pounds to win tournaments, with several sacks being weighed in the 12-lb. range. There are fish starting to stage for the spawn in backwaters upriver. Jim said to fish ditches…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Muddy in the creeks; stained on the river. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson won a recent Saturday tournament with a 12-lb. sack of fish caught right up on the bank. He said he thinks the bass are confused with the warm nights and water…
Allatoona: Level: 9.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Dingy on the north end, medium stain from mid-lake down. Bass: Fair. “It’s steady. You can go out and catch fish,” said Matt Driver. “Due to the unseasonably warm winter, fishing patterns are not typical for the month of February.” He said you can…
The two jakes stepped into the food plot at a fast walk, one behind the other. They were desperately searching for the “hen” they thought was there. I was positive neither of these jakes were responsible for the thunderous gobble just seconds before their arrival. I whispered to Luke, “Get ready,” because the big bird…
Every once in a while I find myself tangling with a bird that is seemingly reluctant to leave me but does it anyway. I’m not talking about the ones that give a few courtesy gobbles as they vanish with a harem of hens into parts unknown. I’m talking about a bird that is genuinely sincere…
The sun was peaking above the trees, just beginning to warm the crisp morning air as the Mercury outboard roared to life. The outgoing tide was coursing through the oyster shell mounds and over mud flats on its way to the ocean. Sand gnats were non-existent due to previous freezes and the cool morning. As…
Warren Barnes has been a contributor to GON’s fishing reports for a number of years. A few months ago, Warren called our office. “I’m going to let y’all in on a good one,” he said. We’re in the business of sharing hot fishing information with our readers, so we were all ears. Warren shared with…
A bill to legalize deer farming in Georgia is expected to be introduced this legislative session; however, opponents now have more ammunition against the effort after Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was found in wild Missouri deer. The deer were killed just 2 miles from a legal, permitted deer farm where penned deer were previously found…
West Point: Level: 12.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Great. Chris Bell reports, “With some of the warmer days mixed in, fish have continued to stay shallow. Lake conditions right now are really low. Use extreme caution when navigating the lake right now. With the lower water, stay within channel…
Weiss: Level: 5.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 47-51 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Warren Barnes reports, “The bass are feeding heavily on shad all over the lake. Lipless crankbaits and flat-sided crankbaits like the Jackall Bling have been producing very well. I have been finding largemouths on shallow flats and grouped up in thick…
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