Posts by GON Staff
Savannah River Bluegill Benchmark Record Bumps Up
An angler went through the certification process and bumped up the benchmark record for Savannah River bluegill. Dustin Burton, of Newington, caught a big bluegill while fishing with a cricket during a May 9, 2025 trip on the Savannah River. Dustin took the bream to the Evans County Public Fishing Area, where WRD Fisheries staff…
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Vol. 39, No. 5 May isn’t the easiest month to hunt a coyote, but now is when fawns and turkey poults are most at risk. Photo By Tommy Kirkland May 2025 Magazine Flipbook Edition Articles available to paid GON subscribers May Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. Coyote Hunting Options In May… Day…
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Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – May 2025
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. Ceylon WMA: In early September of 2023, Corporal Jay Bright and Game Warden Errol Hall both received complaints of corn being put…
Read MoreHunt Advisor Reports: Turkey Season Scenes
When it comes to the status of wild turkeys in Georgia, we’re certainly not out of the woods yet. Reproduction remains very low compared to the glory days of chasing gobblers in Georgia in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Something changed, for sure, and hopefully answers and solutions will come soon. The good news…
Read MoreLake Nottely Fishing Report – May 2025
Nottely: Level: 2 feet below 1775. Temp: 64-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been good. Our boats have already put one fish over 30 and three over 20 in the boat. We have caught lots of teenaged fish. Most all our fish have come off large shad and 6- and 8-inch…
Read MoreLake Lanier Fishing Report – May 2025
Lanier: Level: 1.1 feet above 1071. Temp: 71-73 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity varies from clear on main lake to stained farther north in the river systems and the backs of the creeks. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “Lake Lanier is arguably at its very best during the…
Read MoreLake Jackson Fishing Report – May 2025
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet above 528. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen won an ABA at Jackson near the end of April with 12.27 pounds. He said the last cold front in April pushed the shad spawn back, so it is wide open the beginning of May. Topwater like Spooks and…
Read MoreLake Hartwell Fishing Report – May 2025
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 feet above 660. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, some creeks are stained. Bass: Cole Wilson, with Spot Chaser Guide Service, reports, “Fish are in all phases across the lake. It’s a time of year when you can pick your favorite thing to do and go do it. Look…
Read MoreLake Eufaula Fishing Report – May 2025
Eufaula: Level: 1.5 feet above 188. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Rivers have a good stain, but the creeks are murky. Bass: Jake Maddux, with Guiding and Advanced Electronics Trips, reports, “The month of May is a month of change on Lake Eufaula. Some patterns are ending while others are beginning. One of the reasons Eufaula…
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