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Lake Eufaula Fishing Reports – November 2023
Eufaula: Level: 1.1 below 188. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity is cloudy up the river. There’s a good stain from Cowikee Creek south. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, of Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “I had the privilege of fishing with Randy Miller this past week. We started the morning working rip-rap with squarebill shallow…
Read MoreClarks Hill Lake Fishing Reports – November 2023
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.8 feet below 330. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, with some stain in backs of creeks after a heavy rain. Bass: D.J. Hadden with Hadden Outdoors said that November is a big transition month. “Bait will be moving toward the backs of the creeks, and bass will be…
Read MoreAcorns Falling, Bucks On The Prowl
If you’re reading this article, there’s a very good chance you don’t have to be sold on the wonders of a November day in the Georgia deer woods. Count this as your friendly GON reminder to get your rear in a deer stand, pronto! Our great team of deer-hunting experts across the state have been…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – November 2023
Allatoona: Level: Down 7.1 feet from 840 and dropping. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with a mild stain on the north and south ends of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “November is a fun month on Allatoona. Shad migration and bass are on the move. They are feeding up and weights…
Read MoreDGD Outdoors Fishing Outing For Athens-Area Kids
Even during the busy football season, some players who are part of DGD Outdoors found time to continue their efforts to introduce kids to fishing. Recently Georgia football players Cade Brock, Drew Bobo and Will Snellings took 10 kids from Downtown Ministries out for a day of fishing at an Athens-area private pond. “These kids…
Read MoreDoe-Day Map Looks Different For Georgia Gun Opener
Either-sex deer hunting days are more liberal across most of Georgia as the statewide gun season is set to open this weekend on Saturday, Oct. 21. In all but 13 counties in the north Georgia mountains, it’s a doe day this weekend and for the rest of deer season. Doe days aren’t the only big…
Read MoreDeer Season Primitive Weapons/Youth Week Opens
After five weeks of archery deer hunting, Georgia’s deer season makes a transition tomorrow morning, Oct. 14, as primitive -weapons hunting opens statewide. Also, kids 15 and younger can hunt with rifles as the Youth Week opens in conjunction with the primitive-weapons season. The general firearms deer season for all hunters opens next Saturday, Oct.…
Read MoreFishing Access To Rivers Public Meetings Continue
Upcoming meetings to be conducted by the Fishing Access to Freshwater Resources House Study Committee include: • Oct. 25: Ogeechee River, 12 noon at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. The issue of fishing access and which rivers and streams are considered navigable or non-navigable waters may have come to a head on Flint River at Yellow…
Read MoreFirst Fishing Access Public Meeting Draws Crowd
A crowd spilled outside the building and vehicles filled the available parking during the first public meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives Study Committee to discuss fishing access to rivers and streams. The meeting was held yesterday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Towerhouse Farm Brewery in Meriwether County, mere miles from the upper Flint River,…
Read MoreGON October Issue 2023
Vol. 37, No. 10 An opening weekend 160-inch bow-buck for Jonathan Megel. He killed the 11-pointer in Meriwether County. October 2023 Magazine Flipbook Edition Articles available to paid GON subscribers October Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. All About Scrapes And Rutting Bucks Wildlife photographer Tommy Kirkland shares what he’s learned. The Georgia…
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