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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is set to pull the plug on Lake Blue Ridge during the late summer of 2010. Plans call for the lake to be drawn down to more than 60 feet below full pool. TVA officials recently announced the final project plans for the deep-water drawdown necessary to repair and reinforce…
A few yards off a deer trail in the privet thicket, Jamie Sikes bent to inspect his doe in the beam of his headlamp. It was a fine kill; a mature animal that would make for many good meals. “We’re gonna eat good this weekend!” he said to his hunting buddy Clark Dickerson, who stood a…
The day was forecasted to be windy, chilly and rainy with a chance of thunderstorms. It wasn’t likely to be very comfortable, but the spirits and excitement ran high on the dock at Lake Lanier’s Van Pugh Park on Saturday morning, Oct. 10. Thirty-one kids, along with parents, grandparents and others lined up before sunrise…
My alarm clock sounded at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 4 last season. The weather man called for a southeast wind and temperatures in the low 50s. This was perfect for the spot I had chosen to hunt. I could approach the bedding area from the northwest and quietly slip up a cypress tree in my…
Winder hunter Richard B. Rupert, 68, died Oct. 10 after being bit on his calf by a rattlesnake, according to Oglethorpe County Deputy Coroner Howard Sanders. Rupert, his son and his 12-year-old grandson were hunting a tract of land near Thaxton Wynne Road in Lexington. Upon arriving at their hunting property just before daylight, the…
West Point: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Slight stain, but clearing in the backs of some creeks. Bass: Good. The bass are moving up to feed up on shad for the winter months, said Charlie Baldwin. He said to concentrate on wind-blown main-lake points, and throw medium-running crankbaits. He said…
Weiss: Level: 2.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “All the recent heavy rains have bass really biting on Weiss. I have been using Revenge spinnerbaits around the wood and docks back in the creeks. I am also throwing the Jackall MC60 crankbaits in…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 60s degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Clayton Batts reports, “Bass are starting to move back in the creeks following bait. Fish a Spro Aruku Shad around grass that leads back into the pockets and in the middle of the backs of the pockets. The dock bite should get…
Sinclair: Level: 0.4 feet below full. Temp: 64-67 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in Little River. Farther up the Oconee is a little cleaner. Bass: Aaron Batson recently went on a windy day and caught a pile of smaller fish. He was throwing Rat-L-Traps in the backs of pockets. “I don’t know how you can get…
Sinclair: Level: 0.4 feet below full. Temp: 64-67 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in Little River. Farther up the Oconee is a little cleaner. Bass: Aaron Batson recently went on a windy day and caught a pile of smaller fish. He was throwing Rat-L-Traps in the backs of pockets. “I don’t know how you can get…
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