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Fishing Reports
Kathleen Weeks boasts of the heaviest ever recorded shellcracker caught from Clarks Hill. She caught the 1-lb, 9-oz. fish on June 23, 2011. Clarks Hill Lake, is a reservoir at the border between Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin. It was created by the J. Strom Thurmond Dam during 1951 and 1952…
Surprisingly, GON has never had a record largemouth bass for the Chattahoochee River between the stretch of river between Morgan Falls and Franklin. Today that changes. Jason Whitehead, of Douglasville, finally set the bar April 7 when he caught the below 5-lb., 0.3-oz. bucketmouth on a lipless crankbait. He was fishing with buddies south…
It’s been almost 100 years since the creation of Georgia’s Department of Game and Fish, an act that set in motion one of the most enduring and significant legacies in the history of our state. A statement was made, one that at the time was bold, clear and innovative. It said we cared about…
Reports of improving bass catches on the Altamaha River have been frequent over the last year. The big, often muddy river perennially provides tournament catch rates that are in the top couple bodies of water in the state. Higher-than-usual summer water levels the last couple years have provided the right combination of food availability and…
David Arrington caught this 48-lb. record flathead catfish on the Chattahoochee on May 30, 2011.
Ask nine out of 10 anglers what the most effective cover for bass on Bartletts Ferry is, and you will hear a resounding, “Boat docks!” I asked tournament angler Derrick Millirons, of Seale, Ala., the same question as he slipped the trolling motor in a few yards from the boat ramp, and he gave the…
West Point: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained on the main lake; clear up the creeks; stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Good. Chris Bell reports, “There are still a few fish left on the bed, but most fish are falling into the postspawn pattern. The spawning fish that are left…
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear down the lake; lightly stained up the lake. Bass: Good and improving. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouths and spots have been in the postspawn mode. I have been catching some quality largemouths around the entire lake using all types of topwater baits…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. Clayton Batts reports, “A lot of small fish are biting. The fish are moving around and are here one day and gone the next. The most consistent bite has been early and late with a Spro Hydra Pop around main-lake grass and seawalls…
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.6 feet. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson said the shad spawn is about gone, but the mayflies are just starting to show up. Look for overhanging bushes where bream are feeding on the mayflies, and the bass should be pretty close. Pop-Rs, frogs or a green-pumpkin swim jig…
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