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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: 12.8 feet above full pool. Ramps open include Stamp Creek, Gaults and Gatewood. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Surprisingly clear on the main lake. Bass: Fair. Mike Bucca reports, “The lake level is insane. You can barely get under Bethany Bridge at Red Top. Fishing is OK. The biggest thing is to fish as…
A thunderclap rolled over the swamp bottom of Beagle’s Demise, a harbinger of the heavy rain Mike Shaw dreaded. Stuck in mud with water up to his armpits, he cursed his luck. No matter how hard he stretched, he could not put a hand on his canoe. It was wedged under a blowdown just out…
While the budget crunch has some WMAs in the state disappearing altogether, there is a new one that will thrive thanks to funding from the state and several other sources. Silver Lake WMA, in Decatur County, offers hunters and anglers 9,200 acres of some of the most diverse hunting and fishing opportunities of any WMA…
No matter how tough the fishing gets, someone always catches bass. September is a tough month for most bass fishermen, but tournament weigh-ins still produce big catches. Weiss Lake is a good example. You can have some great catches this month by learning some of the lake’s secrets. Weiss is like two lakes in one.…
On Nov. 16, when a big cat was killed in Troup County west of LaGrange, DNR indicated it was probably a captive-reared cougar. Now that genetic testing has been conducted, it turns out the cat in question came from the endangered Florida panther population, of which there are only an estimated 100 to 120 individuals…
An Ocmulgee River flathead catfish weighing 103 pounds on certified scales was caught the morning of Aug. 19. The giant Appaloosa, taken above the Highway 96 bridge in Bonaire, would have swamped the current 83-lb. state record. However, the fish was caught on a trot line, meaning it’s not eligible for WRD’s state-record status. When…
One of the most exciting things in bass fishing is watching a largemouth slam a topwater bait. The anticipation of the strike keeps you on edge during the retrieve, and it is almost impossible not to flinch when the spray erupts around the moving bait as the bass hits. The only thing that beats it…
Chad Poole, of Soperton, used a Buck Gardner Kryptonite call and plenty of wind to earn the title of Georgia’s 2009 State Duck Calling Champion. Chad faced tough competition to claim the title in this year’s event, which was held in Macon at the Outdoor Blast on Aug. 7. Placing an extremely close second was…
West Point: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Good. Guide Paul Parsons said bass are in a summer pattern. There has been a good topwater bite first thing in the morning around the main-lake shoal markers and shallow brushpiles. Bass are…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. “Fishing is tough with all the hot weather. The best time to catch them right now is early and late in the day and at night,” said Clayton Batts. “There is a pretty good topwater bite going on early and late on a Spro…
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