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In the northeast corner of the state, just a few miles as the crow flies from both Tennessee and South Carolina, you’ll find a beautiful little lake sitting snug in the mountain tops. With only 25 miles of shoreline and 835 acres dam to dam, Lake Rabun is not a real eye catcher if you…
A senior at Sonoraville High School in Gordon County recently won high honors in a national Future Farmers of America (FFA) science competition for a study he conducted on the supplemental feed preferences of whitetails. He also collected some data in his study that hunters and deer managers might find interesting: deer prefer supplemental feed…
Burton: Level: 9 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Good. Tyler Clore, with Georgia Lake Fishing, reports, “The largemouths are staying in 12 to 20 feet of water in heavy cover. Throw a Stacy 90 over these fish, and if you get no takers, use a very slow retrieve on a…
Blue Ridge: Level: 12.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 to 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 6 to 7 feet visibility. Bass: Awesome. Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “Smallies and spots are both feeding very well in the early hours, and the white bass are feeding a lot more in the midday…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 to 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the fish are biting pretty well right now, but that the bigger fish haven’t pulled up to join the smaller ones yet to feed up on shad in the backs of the pockets. He said…
Allatoona: Level: 9.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 4 feet visibility. Bass: Good. Matt Driver reports, “The month of December is a great month to be on Allatoona, because it has so many options for bait choices. I start the month with jerkbaits while the water temps are still in the…
Trout anglers showed up in force Nov. 10 to voice varying opinions when the Toccoa River Watershed Coalition (TRWC) held a public meeting on its proposal for special regulations on the Toccoa River tailrace. The proposed regulations would restrict anglers to single-hook, artificial lures, a slot limit and reduced creel limit on a large section…
The base of the burn barrel had heated to a muted orange glow by the time conversation rambled through college football into the existence of black panthers. Finally, a younger hunter in the group broached the subject all of us had in the backs of our minds. “Where y’all hunting in the morning?” he asked,…
This is the time of year the phones at Georgia Outdoor News ring off the hook with reports of huge bucks. Our editors, writers and hunt advisors have been busy tracking down the rumors, sniffing out the hoaxes — and putting the GON stamp of confirmation on some giants. We’ve already confirmed enough to believe…
It happens every few years. A new bait hits the bass-fishing world that fishermen go crazy over. Many are fads that fade quickly. Others become a standard in bass boats. The Alabama rig exploded on the scene a few weeks ago. Only time will tell if this is a flash in the pan or becomes…
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