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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear for this time of year, with 1 1/2 feet of visibility. Bass: Good. Brian Davis said there were still a few fish on the beds in late April, but the spawn was over for the most part. He said the best bites right…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the fish finally moved up to spawn and moved back out in record time over the last couple of weeks. “I’m sure there are some in all stages right now — there are…
Allatoona: Level: 2.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Mike Bucca said, “Fishing for numbers now is outstanding. We are averaging 30 to 50 fish a trip now with some size mixed in. Pointer 78s and Flashminnow 95MRs are great for numbers. So is wacky-rigging or shaky-heading. Topwater is starting…
One-thousand one-hundred thirteen bass 10 pounds or better and counting. No, that was not a typographical error… 1,113 bass 10 pounds or heavier. That is not the number of double-digit bass caught in all of Georgia over the last decade. It is the number caught by one individual, Pat Cullen, of Valdosta, over the last…
When Jackson County’s Bear Creek Reservoir was built in 2001 and stocked with F1 bass and plenty of forage, the intent was to open and manage the 505-acre lake as a trophy-bass fishery. Nearly a decade later in September 2009, the lake’s new boat ramp finally opened for business, and aggressive bass are open for…
The lake-record for flathead catfish on Lake Hartwell was set at a mark that’s going to be tough to top. On April 10, 2010, Darrin Sealey caught a flathead that pulled certified scales to 66 pounds. The Georgia state record for flathead is a tie between two Altamaha River cats that weighed 83 pounds. (Most…
As the sights and sounds of spring fill the mountains and valleys of north Georgia, turkeys are gobbling, and opening day left some hunters happy, while it left others hungry for more time in the woods. While many things are different about hunting gobblers in the mountains as opposed to the flatter land of central…
Researchers conducting North Atlantic right whale work spotted a 5-foot alligator March 9 about 20 miles offshore from the mouth of the Altamaha River. At first, whale observers thought the animal was debris. After getting closer, they realized the gator was very much alive. The researchers snapped a few photos and moved on because they…
The check station on Ossabaw Island, a structure many Georgia hunters are familiar with, burned to the ground Feb. 28 following the Feb. 25-27 hog hunt. Apparently the fire was the result of a campfire that was not completely extinguished when hunters left the island. According to Ed Van Ottern, Game Management supervisor for Region…
Almost a quarter century ago, Roger Snipes caught a 46-lb. Lake Lanier striped bass that became one of the longest-standing, most sought-after lake records in Georgia. Imagine the hours of striper fishing that have been put in at Lanier since Roger’s catch. On April 3, the Lanier striper record finally fell — and to a…
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