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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Ernie Broughton won the Blackshear Buddies tournament he hosted on July 26, but not many fish were caught. Ernie and his grandson Kris Kavanaugh won with a limit that weighed 11-lbs., 10-ozs. They caught fish on the mid and south ends of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear, with a good shoreline stain on Saturdays because of boat traffic. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the patterns have been inconsistent, and the big fish are still hard to find. It’s been taking about 9 pounds to win his weekly Tuesday-evening…
Allatoona: Level: Down 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, but you’ll need to concentrate on deep offshore structure. “I’m doing a lot of sonar fishing. I haven’t cast at the shoreline in two months,” said guide Mike Bucca. “I’ve been fishing both the drop shot and the spoon almost…
In February, Georgia sportsmen and women were waylaid by the news that WRD had signed a contract with a Missouri-based company to sell hunting and fishing licenses and boater registration online. On top of increased fees, the list of complaints sportsmen have with the new system is substantial. A GON poll showed 95 percent of…
The recent “Teach a Kid to Fish” event hosted by the West Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the FCA Outdoors of West Georgia at Plant Wansley near Carrollton was a great success. More than 225 kids ages 6 to 14 participated with a total number at the event including parents and volunteers exceeding…
Sandy Sanders, of Canton, caught this 44-inch-long flathead catfish from Lake Allatoona on June 20, 2008. The catfish, weighed on certified scales at Bart’s Bait & Tackle, weighed 35-lbs., 10.88-ozs., and fills a vacant lake-record slot for Allatoona.
Despite withdrawing from the New York City lawsuit brought by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Smyrna sporting-goods store owner Jay Wallace is resolute in his conviction to fight charges against him. In 2006, Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna, owned by Wallace, was among 27 gun dealers accused by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of providing guns…
After launching at my favorite trout location, Crooked River State Park, we ran to our first spot to kill an hour before the tide got right for our target for the day… trophy seatrout. My partners for this Father’s Day adventure were my father, Herb Deener of Waycross, and my brother-in-law, Ron Johnson of Viper,…
Thank goodness they aren’t as big as rabbits! Fire ants, tiny as they are, pack a powerful punch. Since their arrival, they have become a pervasive pest on the landscape of the South, pockmarking the countryside with mounds of dirt packed full of stinging ants. The stinging ants have had a predominantly negative impact on…
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen — and on the water at night. Or fish during the day and dip your cap in the water. Or jump in. Just do something to stay cool while fishing at Lake Oconee this month. The bass are biting, and if you stay home,…
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