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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 1 foot over 528. Temp: Mid to low 50s. Clarity: Stained to heavy stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen, reports that many bass will spawn around the full moon in March. A spinnerbait and bladed jig fished around wood will catch them. Start near the mouths of coves and pockets and work all…
Hartwell: Level: 0.4 above 660. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake but stained in the creeks. Bass: Water temps are below what they were this time last year. However, with the longer days, start to look for bass staging at the mouths of pockets and creeks as the wait for warmer water…
Allatoona: Level: 5.3 feet below 840. Temp: 49-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained to semi-clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Allatoona is as good as it gets in March. Bass are feeding up and moving to spawning areas. The first of the month the bass are in transition, and moving baits are key. Fish…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.3 feet low 1686. Temp: 43-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear and stained. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. Water temps have come up a little, and the lake has really not been fluctuating much. I normally start my mornings out fishing the main body of the lake around the dam…
Burton: Level: 4.3 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bite has been good lately. We have caught most of our fish in less than 8 feet of water. These fish have been hanging close to brush and creek ditches. Soft baits have…
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Jimmy Collins, of Hamilton, was climbing down from his Harris County deer stand on Dec. 13, 2003 when his wedding ring caught on a screw-in step above him. “I let loose with my right hand and was going for the next step,” said Jimmy. “When my ring hung, it threw me off balance, and…
A Booner stepping out was the last thing on the mind of a newcomer to the area. Gary McMahan, of Franklin, N.C., was enjoying his first year in a Hancock County club during the 2003-04 season. On the evening of Nov. 22, Gary made a decision that would place him in Georgia’s deer-hunting annals forever.…
Confusing Hunting Regs For Chattahoochee Nat. Forest Dear GON, I want to thank GON for talking to me on the phone this morning. They encouraged me to write this letter. I am 74 years old and have hunted all my life in Fannin County and have many great memories of deer and turkey hunting. I have…
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