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Fishing Reports
Tobesofkee: Level: Full Pool. Temp: 68-71 degrees. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Fair. Clayton Batts reports, “The bite is tough right now. Some fish are still on the bed, but most of them have already spawned. There is a shad spawn first thing in the morning around grassbeds and rip-rap, but most of the fish around…
Weiss: Level: 0.10 feet above full pool. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Try the backs of the pockets and creeks for largemouths, and fish the points for spots. The most productive patterns have been spinnerbaits, swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. If the bite gets slow, I have been using shaky…
West Point: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: The main lake and near the mouths of the creeks is lightly stained, and it’s muddy in the backs of the creeks. The main lake is clear. The upper river is stained to muddy. Bass: Excellent. Guide Paul Parsons will still look for…
About 200 hunters packed a recent Gilmer County meeting, upset over what they heard were the county commission’s intentions for the Cartecay Tract, a state-owned property east of Ellijay managed by WRD as a WMA. While some may have had hopes to develop the Cartecay Tract with more park-like features, hunters had other ideas, and…
An interim rule to close red-snapper fishing in federal waters from North Carolina to Florida was passed in a 7 to 6 vote by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) the first week of March. Once approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMF), the ban could begin as early as June, a devastating…
Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky? It certainly wasn’t for Dustin Pate, of Carrollton, who was busy setting a new West Point Lake record for hybrid bass on Friday, March 13, 2009. Fishing the spring run up the Chattahoochee with guide Todd Pursley, Dustin hooked into the 14-lb., 12.75-oz. monster while fishing cut bait on…
A glow of orange danced off the pine trees as the campfire from the evening before was rekindled. Young hunters began to pile around the circle of heat at 4:30 a.m., way before the first turkey would ever gobble. “I’ve been up since 3 o’clock,” said Chris Kitchens, 13, of Eatonton. “I’m just so excited.”…
The first fish bit quickly, hitting the severed bream head soon after it struck bottom. A brief, drag-squealing battle ensued, but the feisty flathead was soon subdued, finding itself no match for a reel loaded with 40-lb. mono. The beast emerged from the green deeps, savage and primitive looking with mud-colored skin shimmering in the sun. It was a nice catfish, but mere small fry…
“This is a pretty good fish,” said Lonnie, grinning and hanging on to a rod bowing sharply toward the water. Whatever was hooked up on the other end of the line surged again, and the rod tip arced even farther as line spooled off the reel. “I love it,” said Lonnie. “These hybrids will try to…
Lake Eufaula in April is all about the prespawn, spawn and postspawn, and it all starts at the south end of the lake and ends way up river. Anglers can chase big spawning fish all month long and still find them in most any pattern. FLW Series angler David Lowery said it takes big bags…
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