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Fishing
Hidden in the southern Appalachian Mountains in north Georgia are approximately 4,000 miles of streams designated by the Georgia DNR as trout streams. That number is a bit deceptive when you account for private property, stream size, stocked versus wild populations and a myriad of other factors. Nonetheless, north Georgia is a trout fisherman’s paradise…
Ernest Timpson, of Edison, went crappie fishing on the Chattahoochee River below Lake Eufaula’s Walter F. George Dam on Feb. 2 and came home with a much heavier stringer than he had anticipated. He boated the new state-record blue catfish, a certified 80-lb., 4-oz., 49-inches long behemoth that bests the old record by more than…
Blaine Burley, (President of Plotmaster Systems, Ltd.) planted the diverse blend of seed pictured below in a single pass using an ATV and the 2010 Plotmaster Hunter 400 Electric equipped with the company’s new VERSASEEDER™ System. Going approximately 8 mph, Burley planted over 5 acres of food plots in less than 2.5 hrs. The PLOTMASTER™…
West Point: Level: 4.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Fair. Paul Parsons reports, “Look for largemouth and spotted bass to be suspending in the trees along the river and major creek channels. Bass are also holding in the brushpiles on the old roadbeds.” Linesides: Good on the main…
Weiss: Level: 3.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 43-45 degrees. Clarity: Very stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Mark Collins reports, “A few largemouths are starting to be caught on secondary points on Rat-L-Traps and shallow-running crankbaits. The spotted bass are still active. The upper part of Little River and the Chattooga River are loaded with spotted…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Clayton Batts reports, “It’s been tough with all the muddy water, but it’s improving. Fish have been biting early around rip-rap on the main lake on a Spro Little John crankbait in citrus shad and a firetiger Shad Rap crankbait. After the sun gets up, fish…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 43 to 46 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said the fish are already starting to pull up a little on Sinclair. Fish small crankbaits in the ditches on the spawning flats and around rock seawalls and rip-rap. A No. 5 Shad Rap in blue/chartreuse or…
Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “Heavy stringers are being caught in many different areas on the lake right now. The deep water in Spring Creek and Fish Pond Drain has been producing. The fish are staging in deep channel bends and pond bottoms…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnett reports from the Savannah/Richmond Hill area, “The water temperature is 45 degrees, and the water has been mostly clear. The redfish action has been good in February and should continue into March. As for the trout, they are not doing well. As the water warms in March, they will start…
Russell: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 39 to 44 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the creeks. Bass: Slow. Wendell Wilson was out during the first warm weekend (Feb. 20-21), but the fish hadn’t started to bite. “I think it will turn on pretty quick after a string of nice afternoons,” Wendell said. “Fish crankbaits…
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