Posts by GON Staff
Lake Seminole Fishing Report – July 2023
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet above 77.5 Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The water is stained to heavily stained with the recent rains. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Bass are on Carolina-rigged worms, Texas-rigged worms and flipping for the most part. Fish topwater baits like Zara Spooks, Rico’s, Devil’s Horses and Jitterbugs early morning and late evening.…
Read MoreClarks Hill Fishing Report – July 2023
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.9 feet above 660. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is clear, but recent rains have stained the upper arms and backs of creeks a little. Bass: D.J Hadden with Hadden Outdoors reports that your best bet is to run and gun a summer herring pattern. Concentrate on water 15 to…
Read MoreLake Russell Fishing Report – July 2023
Russell: Level: Full at 475. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been good the last couple of weeks, and a few big fish have been showing up to the scales. The bass are still scattered from shallow to deep, so they are still hard to pattern, and…
Read MoreLake Chatuge Fishing Report – July 2023
Chatuge: Level: 0.4 above 1925. Temp: 75-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. They have moved out to their summer areas but have been scattered. There has been a little bit of topwater action going on, but I’m still marking a lot of bait deep. The…
Read MoreConservation Law Enforcement Corner – July 2023
Burke County: On Oct. 11, 2019, Cpl. Jeffrey Billips received a complaint of night hunting on Cox Place Road in Burke County. A rifle shot was heard at approximately 5:30 a.m. In the incident report, Cpl. Billips wrote, “Cpl. Payne arrived at the scene and discovered evidence consistent with a deer being shot from the…
Read MoreWest Point Lake Fishing Report – July 2023
West Point: Level: 0.2 over 635. Temp: 80s. Clarity: The water is pretty clear over most of the lake with some stain in the backs of the creeks. There is floating debris all over the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The combination of cooler-than-normal surface temps and the heavy, late June rains filling the…
Read MoreHow The 2022-2023 Truck-Buck Weeks Were Won
We’re down to counting the days… For the 34th straight year GON will give away a new truck as Georgia deer hunters take the stage at the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast on July 30 to compete in the 34th annual Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. The second-best shot will win a Firminator G-3, and the man, woman or kid…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report – July 2023
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: 81-87 degrees. Clarity: Most of the lake is stained to muddy with a little clearer water near the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “The bass are biting, and they are shallow, according to Ed at Lakeside Chevron. Ed says the hot areas are up Little River, up the…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – July 2023
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet above 840. Temp: 74-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Temperatures are a little behind for Lake Allatoona this year. It appears that the heat wave is coming, and things will change. The topwater bite is still good early in the morning, and a good swimbait and jerkbait…
Read MoreSatilla River Fishing Report – July 2023
Satilla River: According to Capt. Bert Deener, “The river came back up into the floodplain a few weeks back and is off-color. Garrett Harrison, of Hazlehurst, took his family to the river just before it started rising hard, and they had a blast in their Creek Boats. They caught about 20 redbreast and bluegill during…
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