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It was a bumpy start for DNR’s new outsourced licensing and boater-registration systems, but DNR officials say they are ironing out the glitches. “It’s doing as fine as possible for as complicated a system as we have,” said Licensing and Boater Registration Program Manager David Neyhart. “In the beginning, there were definitely issues where we…
Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Coffee Jr., 66, of Alto, died of a heart attack in his home Saturday, Jan. 24. Woody was born Aug. 22, 1942 in Habersham County. He founded the Chattahoochee Bass Club and was a member of the Walkinshaw Hunting Club in Richmond. Woody was known to thousands of sportsmen through his business,…
There will be a special subcommittee meeting on HB 402 on Wednesday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 216 of the Capitol. HB 402, introduced by Rep. Martin Scott (R – Rossville), calls for a statewide ending date for deer season. Since no one expects a shorter season for Southern Zone deer hunters, the…
West Point: Level: 5.3 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: Upper 40s to mid 50s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake and clear in the main creeks; lightly stained in the back of the creeks. Bass: Very good, said guide Paul Parsons. He reports: “Largemouth and spotted bass are in a prespawn pattern. Largemouth…
Weiss: Level: 3.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Very good. Guide Mark Collins reports: “Bass fishing is great, and the bass are starting to stage on secondary points and brush in 3 to 6 feet of water. Shallow-running crankbaits like the new GIZZ 3 from Smack Tackle are working awesome…
Tobesofkee: Level: 3 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Clayton Batts reported: “The lake is coming up after the winter draw down. The bass are still up shallow and biting a variety of baits. The fish are biting in 1 to 6 feet of water. The fish…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow, which was updated to fair when David Lowery caught a dock fish on a shaky head while giving this report. David said it was on fire in mid-February until a couple of cold fronts blew through and shut the fish down.…
Seminole: Level: 1.16 feet below full pool. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Very good. “This time of year is my favorite because you can catch them pretty much any way you want to — prespawn, post-spawn or spawning,” said Mike Sloan. “They’ll be in full-blown spawn on the full moon in…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Robert Barnette reports, “The whiting have had the spotlight in February, they are being caught on the edge of the deeper spots in the sounds, from 8 to 18 feet of water. Your best bet for them will be dead or frozen shrimp, fish them on the bottom fish a slip sinker…
Russell: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bass: Fair. Trad Whaley reports, “I believe they’re in transition right now. The deep, drop-shot bite for spotted bass has been off, and the shallow bite isn’t really there either. My dad went up the river, and there wasn’t that shallow, dirty-water…
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