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Fishing Reports
I had been hunting pretty hard for about two weeks. The rut was in full swing, and everyone was seeing bucks chasing does. Myself, I had seen some deer and even the occasional small buck, but nothing I really wanted to shoot. Prior to that 2010 season, I had spent the time and money to…
If the Army tried it and recommends it for our fighting soldiers, instinctive shooting could certainly help wing-shooters. Instinctive shooting is an improved version of the “Quick Kill” system soldiers learned and used during the Vietnam War. It allows a shooter to fire quickly and accurately at fleeting enemy targets. James Rutland, of Box Springs,…
Brent was afraid to climb down from his stand. The teenager had never seen his father in such an angry rage. George Gentry stood beneath his 17-year-old son’s deer stand, soaking wet, water dripping from his face, glaring upward toward Brent’s stand and shouting in an utter fury. “Brent, you fool,” he screamed, his voice…
This year’s alligator season produced monster results from ponds, rivers and lakes around the state. Take a look at some of these beasts in GON’s 2012 gator photo gallery.
If you’re one of the many Georgia trout anglers whose ideas of Peach State trophy trout streams involve private water, fat trout, pricey guides and hefty access fees, it’s time to think again. Dukes Creek, in the Smithgall Woods Conservation Area near Helen, blows those assumptions out of the water with plentiful trophy rainbow and…
Blue Ridge native Hunter Barnes had seen this fish before. He had watched it for two weeks in the tailout of a big run while guiding on the Toccoa River tailwater. A college student and wrestler at UT Chattanooga, Hunter spent the summer guiding, and in one stretch of river he watched a resident mallard…
West Point: Level: 8.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Poor. Chris Bell reports, “Fishing has been day-to-day as fish continue to be scattered. We currently have two variables affecting fish. We have temperatures beginning to drop with longer nights and a continuation of low water levels. As fish begin to…
Weiss: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Good, according to guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes. “The fish on Weiss are in the fall transition mode right now, and the bass are grouped up and feeding heavily. Revenge buzzbaits are still working well around docks early. The…
Tobesofkee: Clayton Batts reports, “The water temperature is beginning to cool down, and the fish are spreading out. This makes the fishing a little tougher during this transition time but should get better by mid October. The key to finding fish this time of year, regardless the depth, is baitfish. Look for bait in the…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “This is a great month to throw topwater all day. Target seawalls and grassbeds with a 1/4-oz. white Ol’ Nelle buzzbait. You can work this bait all day and continue to load the boat. Bass will be shallow…
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