Posts by GON Staff
Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – February 2023
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: The rivers have a heavy stain but there is some clearer water in Rooty, Rock and Island creeks. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Despite all the ups and downs in rain and temperatures, the last Berry’s tournament took 24 pounds to win, and the last Middle…
Read MoreLake Seminole Fishing Report – February 2023
Seminole: Level: 0.3 feet below 77.5. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: The water on the rivers is stained, more so on the Flint than the Chattahoochee River. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Matt Baty reports, “Good. The bass are in their usual prespawn patterns and can be found on main-lake flats, ditches and depressions. Look for…
Read MoreCarters Lake Fishing Report – February 2023
Carters: Level: 5 feet below 1074. Temp: 46-50 degrees. Clarity: Five to 6 feet on the lower lake, but the river is stained. Bass: Louie Bartenfield, of Carters Lake Guide Service, says some bass are starting to move up to the 8- to 12-foot depths feeding for the prespawn. Target them on clay bottoms in creeks…
Read MoreDeer Season Changes Proposed For Eight Southwest Georgia Counties
Changes in deer season dates could be coming to eight southwest Georgia counties. WRD Game Management will present a proposal to extend deer season in those counties as they begin the public-meeting process of drafting hunting regulations for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 hunting seasons. For a number of years, GON has heard from some hunters …
Read MoreGON January 2023 Issue
January 2023: Vol. 37, No. 1 Land managers hate them, but hogs are thriving on some WMAs. Hog hunting is fun, and they can be good eating. Photo By Tommy Kirkland Articles available to paid GON subscribers January Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. Guide To Hunting Public-Land Hogs Hog hunting is allowed…
Read More2022 Georgia Deer Season Recap
Deer season isn’t quite over, especially if you hunt in one of the counties with the extended archery-only hunting until Jan. 31. A food plot or feeder where the deer haven’t been pressured is tough to beat for some late-season freezer meat. And if you don’t have a food source to hunt, thick planted pines,…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Reports – January 2023
Blue Ridge: Level: 11.5 feet below 1681. Temp: 51-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve received a lot of rain the past couple weeks, which has brought the lake up some, but the rain we’ve been having has not really been a cold rain, so…
Read MoreGeorgia Saltwater Fishing Report – January 2023
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “December has been a good month of fish catching. Warm weather has kept the fish biting. Water temps were still in the high 50s on Dec. 18. That may change in the next few weeks. As long as it stays above 50, the fish will keep biting. Redfish have…
Read MoreCarters Lake Fishing Reports – January 2023
Carters: Level: 0.5 feet below 1074. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: 4 feet. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, “Carters has been fishing pretty good. The walleye are not schooled up but in small groups holding near the bottom on points and humps. Also, look for them under spots and stripers feeding on…
Read MoreConservation Law Enforcement Corner – January 2023
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. The following account is provided from DNR LED. Pulaski County: On Nov. 14, 2020, Game Wardens Austin Biggers and Evan Nobles were…
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