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GON’s Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks rankings continue to grow. Last season marked the third-best year for Pope & Young class bucks. In 2010, 61 hunters took a buck worthy of GON’s rankings, bringing Georgia’s total to 782 bucks. Four counties — Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford and Effingham — recorded their first bucks on this…
West Point: Level: 6.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 91 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. Chris Bell reports, “Bass fishing has been tough. Fishing has been slow with the extremely high temperatures. I look for little change with all species until we begin seeing some temperature changes leading into fall. Best fishing right now can…
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: 87-90 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Slow. Guide Mark Collins said they have really turned off over the last couple of weeks. “Some bass are being caught very early and very late. A few good fish are being caught in the upper Chattooga River and the upper Coosa…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Aaron Batson said, “Fish can still be caught on docks with jigs and big worms. I have caught a few good dock fish lately on a Texas-rigged Big Bite Baits 10-inch Kriet Tail worm. For a jig, with a 3/8-oz. Net Boy Baits Flipp’n…
Seminole: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Poor. Matt Baty reports, “The bass just simply are not biting on the lake right now. Your best bet is to fish early in the morning at daylight. Fish grass points near deep water on the main lake with a Spro Popper…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey said a subtle change takes place in September. “All fish are basically put on notice that fall patterns are pending. Just the fact that daylight is a couple of minutes shorter makes all the difference. This is not the month for migrations, it’s the month for feeding on everything that…
Rabun: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Wes Carlton reports, “The bite has been great early. The fish seem to be hanging in the 25- to 30-foot mark early in the morning and 40 to 50 feet deep midday. Look for long points that have a gradual drop. Try…
Oconee: Level: Down 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain upriver; clear on the main lake. Bass: Slow. Guide and tournament pro Tony Couch reports, “Bass fishing is fair at best with the best catches being caught on shallow docks 2 to 5 feet deep. A junebug Ol’ Monster rigged Texas…
Lanier: Level: 6.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Decent, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The fishing is pretty typical for August with most of the fish staying pretty deep the entire day. There are a few shallow fish that are looking around for some good water, but…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Aaron Batson said, “fishing has been tough. Fish remain deep on points and humps, and they can be caught on Carolina rigs and Net Boy Baits ScrewBall jig heads with a Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail Worm or Kriet Kreature. Stay with greens and browns…
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