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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…
There aren’t a whole lot of things better in this world than the smell of catfish sizzling in a pot of hot grease and a group of good friends waiting to devour them. I can already taste the tarter sauce on a fat catfish fillet, and I haven’t even wet a line yet. I could…
With lake records falling last year for striped and hybrid bass, Carters Lake anglers are anxiously awaiting the start of the annual spring run of fish to the upper end of the lake and into the Coosawattee River. In May 2009, Jake Wheeler set the new lake record for hybrid bass with an 11-lb., 4-oz.…
A coyote hunter using night-vision equipment on a .223 rifle shot and killed a U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement officer March 5 at the Ocmulgee Bluff Equestrian Recreation Area of Oconee National Forest in Jasper County. Officer Christopher Arby Upton, 37, of Monroe, was on patrol at about 11 p.m. when Norman Clinton Hale, 40, of…
West Point: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Muddy from Yellowjacket down, but the river is starting to clear. Bass: Very good. Tim Vanegmond joked that he’s getting tired of Darrell Adams catching 25-lb. sacks and winning all the tournaments. The bite has been very good for prespawn…
Weiss: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Both spots and largemouths have moved up and are feeding most of the day in depths of 6 feet or less. Many baits have been catching these fish, but some of the best producers have been flat-sided,…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Clayton Batts said the water is still cool and stained, but the bass are starting to feed and getting ready to bed. “Look for fish feeding in the first third of wind-blown pockets. Fish a variety of moving baits, such as a Spro Aruku Shad…
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. “The most consistent pattern has been grass, and it will stay hot throughout April,” said Kip Carter. “In April the water temp will warm to 65 plus, and the fish will begin to bed. Use lizards and spinnerbaits in…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The bass are either on the bed spawning or very near to these areas. The places where I have been catching the prespawn bass are not producing anymore, because the fish have moved up near sand. Anywhere you…
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