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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 10.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The bass have been scattered. You can catch some bass by either fishing a Texas rig with green-pumpkin plastics or by fishing a drop-shot rig with Roboworm in Aaron’s magic color in 20…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river. Bass: Poor. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “The high water temperatures have put the fish in their summertime pattern. Big shady docks and brushpiles have been the most reliable cover lately. Both of these can be fished with CBT shaky head and…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river; clear in Halawaka Creek. Bass: Fair at best, said Dennis Hudson. Dennis said the grass bite seems to have petered out. You can still catch a few small fish off the edge of the grass with a…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver reports, “Hurry up fall, because summer has been tough out there for bass, with near 100-degree days and the boat traffic. We have been catching a few keeper fish on the drop-shot rig using the Big Bite Bio Minnow and a new…
Been having midsummer dreams of hard-fighting bass and wishing you could catch some? The heat is bad in August, but spotted bass on Lanier get on patterns that are predictable, and you can catch big fish with the right techniques. Plan an August trip to Lanier to get in on some surprisingly hot action. Lake…
In a time when so many things are rapidly changing, it’s comforting to know that in a remote corner of our state, good hunting has remained the same — and for quite some time. The Portal Hunting Club, located on the Long/McIntosh county line, has been in existence for more than 100 years. This fall,…
Peach State squirrel hunters can expect plenty of action again this season, and the fun begins at daylight opening day (Aug. 15). Last season was a phenomenal one, with high numbers of squirrels and an excellent mast crop in most areas of the state. For example, I killed 68 squirrels in one Paulding Forest creek…
Imagine being outside in the yard carrying firewood right as it’s getting dark. Now imagine hearing a bobcat nearby in the woods and then all of a sudden being attacked by it with no time to react or escape. And imagine, the bobcat was rabid. That’s exactly the scenario that unfolded for Stephens resident Mike…
On Sunday, July 11, at about 9 a.m., Jim Dieveney, of Screven, caught an 83-lb. flathead catfish out of the Altamaha River near Baxley that officially ties the 4-year-old state record. Fishing from a dock on the bend in the river near Carter’s Bight Landing in Appling County, Jim hooked into the fish shortly after…
It’s all-around good news for Georgia bass-club anglers. Not only did Palmetto resident Al Horton win this year’s The Bass Federation (TBF) Southern Division championship, but the Georgia team was top team for the June 9-11 tournament at Lake Eufaula. Al Horton and Jeff Williams, of Marietta, now advance to the 2011 Federation National Championship.…
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