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Georgia Trappers Association Annual Convention
Coyotes are an invasive, non-native species that has spread to every corner of Georgia in the past decade. With coyote populations in Georgia growing, while fawn-recruitment rates and other wildlife suffer serious impacts, more and more sportsmen are interested in learning how to trap. Animal-rights groups like PETA and HSUS have for decades done a…
Read MoreWest Point Fishing Report September 2014
West Point: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect the largemouth bite to improve around grass and shallow cover, especially north of 219 in the Hooch. Use shallow-water baits such as Spro Poppin Frogs, Zoom Super Flukes and topwater baits such as Zara…
Read MoreLake Weiss Fishing Report September 2014
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained. Bass: Guide Mike Carter reports, “The fishing has been slow, but the fish that have been caught have been some very good quality. This is common this time of year because of most of the more productive patterns come from…
Read MoreLake Tobesofkee Fishing Report September 2014
Tobesofkee: Temp: 85. Clarity: Light stain.Bass: Tournament pro Clayton Batts reports, “Fishing has been tough but should begin to improve as it cools down some in September. Look for bass right now relating to the main lake. Fish can be caught on humps and main-lake docks. The best docks have brush present around them. Fish…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report September 2014
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is fair. Fishing is best when there is current being generated. Look on main-lake points and ledges, and work a big crankbait, like a Strike King 6XD or Normans DD22, in shad colors. I…
Read MoreLake Seminole Fishing Report September 2014
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp. 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing is best early in the mornings or late in the evenings with topwater baits. Buzzbaits and walking baits such as a Spro Dawg 100 work real well on topped-out hydrilla on the Flint River. Both…
Read MoreGeorgia Saltwater Fishing Report September 2014
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “This is not the month for migrations, it’s the month for feeding on everything that is available. Spotted seatrout, redfish and flounder might feed at different times of the tides. However, all of them like live shrimp. You can serve shrimp up anyway you like, from naked with or…
Read MoreLake Oconee Fishing Report September 2014
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “There has been a decent mayfly hatch on some mornings. Try a Buzzerbait buzzbait around seawalls and grass. Look for stuff very close to main river channels. Also work a small 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits…
Read MoreLake Lanier Fishing Report September 2014
Lanier: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained in the backs of the creeks, and clear on the main lake both north and south. Stripers: Excellent. Capt. Clay Cunningham reports, “The stripers are in the deep water on the south end of the lake chasing large schools of…
Read MoreLake Jackson Fishing Report September 2014
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Stained over most of the lake. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass are being caught mostly deeper on Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs worked on main-lake points and humps. Start looking in 18 to 22 feet of water. Good baits for the Carolina rig are…
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