Posts by GON Staff
Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – July 2024
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.4 feet above 1686. Temp: 81-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been fair. With Blue Ridge being a smaller lake, the fishing can get a little tough during the summer months with the recreational traffic. I’m going to start out fishing deep, rocky banks on…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report – July 2024
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that there’s not a whole lot of good fishing going on in July, but you can catch some bass. Fish early mornings, late afternoons and at night. In mid-June, Adam Byrd won a night…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – July 2024
Allatoona: Level: Full at 840. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: If history serves, July starts the month when bass fishing gets consistent until September. Expect lots of recreational traffic, so get on the water at the crack of day. You can still find a topwater bite first thing. You’ll want to look on high…
Read MoreWest Point Lake Fishing Report – July 2024
West Point: Level: 0.3 below 635. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: The water is really clear over most of the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “It is looking like a typical hot and dry summer on the way for us this year. Bass fishing is usually pretty tough under these conditions, although you can…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report – July 2024
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below 339. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Even though it’s July, some fish will be up shallow and biting. Expect this bite to be even better after those afternoon thunderstorms will cool the water by a degree or two. This slight change will push the shad up, and the bass…
Read MoreGeorgia Saltwater Fishing Report – July 2024
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “June has been a really good month of fish catching, not just fishing. The last few weeks, we have caught a lot of redfish, flounder, trout and sharks of every size. Water temps are in the low 80s, which is right where it should be for late June. The redfish…
Read MoreGator Attack On Ossabaw Island
On Wednesday, June 15, 1994, Wildlife Resources Division Biologist Steve Kyles was on Ossabaw Island to give a talk about alligators to a group of Boy Scouts. At about 11:15 a.m., Steve and a group of 10 or 12 scouts and several ladies were at a gator hole at the edge of one of the…
Read MoreDermond Murder At Lake Oconee Still Unsolved
Ten years have ticked by since the double murder of an elderly couple, Russell and Shirley Dermond, on Lake Oconee. At that time, local law-enforcement teams reached out to GON to spread the word among sportsmen and anglers in an effort to find any information that could help bring justice to the Putnam County case.…
Read MoreTournament Reports: July 2024
Young Angler Sets Three Withlacoochee River Benchmarks In One Day
On Friday, June 21, Colt James, of Waycross, managed to set three benchmark records on the Withlacoochee River near Valdosta. An impressive feat for any angler, at only 11 years old it made the accomplishment that much better. “I’ve been wanting to catch a river record for a few years now, and I can’t believe…
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