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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: 7.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the north end of the lake; clear from Victoria south. Bass: Excellent. Mike Bucca reports, “Fishing is starting to pick up and become more predictable with the cooler water temps. Lots of baits are working right now. Swimbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and…
From drag rags and rattling antlers to stand placement and climbing high, there are a myriad of strategies when it comes to hunting the rut. Who should you listen to? If it were me, I’d be real curious how the guys who killed good ones last year put their heavy-racked, rut-crazed bucks in the dirt.…
The old tree-planting axiom goes like this: The best time to plant an oak tree was 30 years ago. But the second best time is today. For anyone with land who would like to plant hardwoods or fruit trees for wildlife, ArborGen has expanded their hardwood seedling inventory with trees you can use to improve…
In this age of instant information from emails and text messages, it’s common for the folks at the GON office to receive lots of photos of giant bucks supposedly killed in Georgia. Most are photos we’ve seen dozens of times of bucks actually from Kansas, Texas or some other state. We don’t get overly excited…
While fishing a private pond in Cobb County on Sept. 30, Phillip Walker III, of Marietta, caught a bass that he reported as having two mouths. A bass with two mouths? The news certainly had my attention, so I met with Phillip to see the fish firsthand. The fish actually has a second jaw that…
Fishing is big business in Georgia, and it’s about to get even bigger. Gov. Sonny Perdue cut the celebratory ribbon at the official dedication of the Go Fish Education Center in Perry on Thursday, Oct. 7, with a host of many community leaders and supporters. Developed as part of the Go Fish Georgia Initiative, the…
Troy Morrow is living his dream. This 38-year-old angler from Toccoa has been fishing most of his life and started competing in local bass tournaments before he could get a driver’s license. “I used to throw my jonboat in the back of the truck when Dad was going to Hartwell for pot tournaments,” said Troy.…
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) deep drawdown of Blue Ridge Lake to more than 60 feet below full pool for dam repairs this summer has all but wiped out the trout population in the Toccoa River tailrace below the dam, rendering one of the state’s premier trout fisheries almost barren. An electrofishing survey was taken…
West Point: Level: 3.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Pretty clear. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier said the bait is moving into the creeks and pockets, and the fishing is getting shallow and fun. The bass are chasing bait. He has caught fish in water as shallow as 8 inches lately, but they…
Weiss: Level: 4.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good, according to guide Mark Collins. “Some good stringers of fish are being caught chasing shad in shallow stump flats, sand bars, secondary points and humps and in the backs of some coves. As the sun gets high, look for areas…
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