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Carters: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 73-76 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 3 feet of visibility. Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite on Carters is strong for both spots and stripers. We’ve been getting a good topwater bite with Pop-Rs and Super Spooks the first two hours. Then we’re moving out…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Wes Carlton reports, “The postspawn bite has been phenomenal this year. Last week we had one day with 57 bass — a mix of spots and largemouths. A white, weightless fluke and a Sammy have been working well early on points and docks. Mid…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Cloudy. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We are catching a lot of fish now that the spawn is over. We are catching them on white Zoom Jr. Flukes, tube baits and drop shots. The fish are scattered; some are…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Normal for Blackshear. Bass: Fish should be on the deeper trees and brushed-up docks. Fish areas where the bream are bedding. These areas can be productive all day long, but the best beds will be where you can find shade. A Pop-R and a…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Derrick Millirons said the most consistent places to catch fish this month will probably be around boat docks, but he prefers fishing grass and brushpiles instead. His top bait for fishing the grass is a floating worm. “Zoom makes a…
Allatoona: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is good this month, but it will slow toward the end of month. Fish are on or nearing their summer haunts. Brush and rockpiles offshore are getting better but are at their peaks at night. Deep cranking with…
In June 2010, GON put the call out for proof of wild cougars in Georgia, offering $1,000 for the best evidence. Now it’s time for our readers to decide who gets a check. A year into the Georgia Cougar Quest, we have fielded hundreds of reported sightings of large cats from across…
Imagine more than 2,000 kids all equipped with various target equipment: 500-plus compound and recurve bows, 800-plus shotguns, almost 100 rifles and more than 600 carrying an assortment of air rifles, air pistols and BB guns. Imagine all these youth accompanied by adults, friends, family and coaches cheering them as they march to the…
The beach-runner cobia have arrived off the Georgia coast, and they can be caught several different ways this month. We call these fish “beach runners” because we catch them in sight of the beach. But you need to be aware that they will be found anywhere from just behind the breakers to as far as…
Coyotes are omnivores and opportunistic predators. They travel alone or in small packs, hunting and foraging mostly at night and covering miles of ground in search of food. Nose to the ground and ears perked to scan the landscape as it passes, they remain alert to react quickly on any feeding opportunity or danger…
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