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Allatoona: Level: 11.8 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair and improving. “The month of March is by far the best time to fish jerkbaits on the lake,” said Craig Miller, of the Dugout. “Fish Spro McSticks in Norman-flake and spooky-shad colors. Fish main-lake points and flats. Be…
It’s usually good news when fewer proposed laws and law changes are introduced during a Georgia legislative session. So far this year it’s been a quiet session as budget concerns have dominated the scene. However, for hunters, a significant piece of legislation has dropped. HB 277 would legalize hunting deer and hogs near food or…
For many Georgia anglers walleye might seem like some obscure gamefish that’s only found up North. Contrary to that notion, north Georgia is dotted with lakes that have fishable walleye populations. There aren’t many folks fishing for them, and those who are aren’t likely to talk about it. You see, these tasty fish are one…
I had one season under my belt when I encountered my first hung-up gobbler. I had worked a bird into a frenzy and watched him strut and gobble for nearly 90 minutes as he pounded every call I made. He put on quite a show, and when he finally gave up on me, I couldn’t…
Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA) near Hawkinsville is a lake you are going to hear a lot about over the next decade, if you have not already. It already has a fantastic crappie population, with some huge slabs caught each year, but the bass are just starting to raise eyebrows. My article last month about…
There’s a reason tournament partners Earl Kitchens, of Gray, and Wayne Ard, of Lizella, drive halfway across Georgia to fish West Point Lake. The crappie fishing can be that good. And, in late February and early March, when the first waves of egg-heavy females begin pushing into the shallows to spawn, the fishing gets that…
Dead coyotes everywhere, a busted nose and ammo fading fast was the situation for Eric Haglund while he was deer hunting in Terrell County on the afternoon of Nov. 20. The story began that morning. Eric, of Snellvile, had seen a shooter buck that morning but didn’t have a shot. However, he did kill…
The grass is always greener. That might not be the case for a Florida man guilty of gigging redfish in Georgia waters. Mark Quinton Thomas, of Yulee, Fla., was caught last Feb. 20 with 56 illegally gigged redfish at the Meeting Street boat ramp in St. Mary’s. He pleaded no contest to charges of gigging…
So, it’s three o’clock in the morning, and you’re snoring fit to peel paint off a tank. All is blissfully quiet, and in the dream you’re about to squeeze off on a forty-eleven pointer… But then, from somewhere deep inside your consciousness — or maybe UNconsciousness — comes a repetitive, annoying sound that refuses to go away.…
Last month I embarrassed myself. I indicated that I agreed with the position of the Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation opposing state plans for the low user fees on some WMAs, and that I would vote “Yes” on the ballot on last month’s cover. I should have said I would vote “No” on question 2.…
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