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Chatuge: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Crystal clear. Bass: Good. John Hembry said cool nights in late July dropped the water temperature significantly, but he’s sure it will come back up in August. Regardless, the fish are still biting well in their summer pattern during the day, with a few…
Carters: Level: 3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough fishing, according to Danny Hall. Fish points early with a buzzbait or Pop-R, but after that look for fish suspended over brushpiles in 25 to 30 feet of water. Use a shaky head or drop shot with a watermelon seed, green…
Burton: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, but you can catch some good fish, said Daniel Workman. The lake has gotten so busy on the weekends that it’s not even worth fishing. But if you can get out during the week there has been a decent…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s and warming. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Nathan Stuart said Blue Ridge has been tough. If you can’t catch them schooling in the mornings and evenings, catching a good string of fish can be tough, he said. Early and late, look for fish breaking on…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70s. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Good. Wayne Geoff caught a new tournament-record sack July 18 with a 27-lb., 12-oz. limit anchored by the big fish which weighed 7-lbs., 9-ozs. Ernie Broughton said there has been a decent topwater bite over treetops, around grassbeds and lily pads with popping baits like…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 80s. Clarity: Clear up the river; light stain on main lake. Bass: Fair to good. Dennis Hudson said most bites depend on a good current. Way up in the shoals on the river, the guys who have boats that can make it that…
Allatoona: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Bucca said topwater fishing is good at first light, with lots of whites and hybrids chasing bait as well. “Lots of people are throwing popping corks with flies on the back, but the 5-inch Bull Shad from Nature’s Tackle…
Problems continue with the state’s new licensing and boater-registration system. This time the headache falls not only on Georgia’s sportsmen, DNR and the company contracted to handle the duties are in the mess as well. For more than five months, from Dec. 23, 2008-May 27, 2009, Georgians who registered their boats through the new online…
Warning: Reading these adventures could be hazardous to your health as it may cause you to slide on some camo and head right out to your favorite WMA in 100-degree weather. This article is my personal hog-hunting diary for my annual “Summer Sausage Run,” which is enacted every August and September. I usually only…
Hunting down a good string of bass can be a frustrating proposition in the heat of summer. It takes knowledge, patience and a good deal of luck to locate bass. However, persistence generally pays off if you have the knowledge to locate fish and know what to offer them. On Lake Allatoona, experts agree your…
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