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Venison Crockpot Stew This is a great recipe to greet you and your buddies after a day of hunting in the cold at the hunting club, or just a way to share your bounty with your family. It makes a hearty stew that smells great while it is cooking. • 2 pounds venison hindquarter, cubed…
Has it really been almost five months since deer season started? My gosh, time really flies! Before we know it, turkey season will be knocking at our doors. I hope that readers have enjoyed the fall series of this Outdoor Outpost. I also hope that you had a safe and enjoyable deer season. If you…
Start your new year right pitching jigs around docks to catch some quality largemouth on Lake Oconee. The 14-inch limit at Oconee means there are many 2-lb. bass to give you a good fight in the cold water, and there are many bigger bass, too. Lake Oconee’s 19,900 acres formed by the Apalachee and Oconee…
As another 30-something-degree morning has arrived in south Georgia, and as I stare out my kitchen window, I can see the last of the daily frost slowly melting away. Beginning to peck at the old keyboard, I think it’s fair to start this story off by saying that January has to be as bad as…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 below 340. Temp: Mid 50s and cooling off. Clarity: The lake is clear from just above Nancy Creek to the dam and stained in the rivers. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said the bass are still biting. A recent BASS tournament took 19 pounds to win, and…
Chatuge: Level: 7 feet below 1925. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing is good. The lake is down at winter pool. There has been some topwater action around during the day. I would recommend always keeping a topwater on the front deck. I like throwing a Berkley…
Seminole: Level: 1.0 feet below 77.5. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the rivers and clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing is great. The bass are already starting their prespawn migration patterns. They can be found on grass edges, in ditches and pond bottoms feeding on shad and small bream.…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “On Dec. 18, the water temps were around 53 degrees. It looks like we may be in for a cold winter. When the water gets in the low 50s, everything changes. The redfish slow down and can get a little harder to make bite. A couple days of sunshine and…
Carters: Level: 4.3 feet below 1074. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: 7-plus feet. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter reports that the winter pattern is in full swing. “Cold days have finally got the water cooling enough to move the fish back into the ditches, even more than they were before Christmas. Look for the bass holding 10…
Russell: Level: 0.8 below 475. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Most of the fish we have been catching are 20 to 35 feet deep around rocks and timber. The baitfish are starting to bunch up pretty good with the cooler water temps, and the spotted bass are biting. We…
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