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Lake Burton Fishing Report – December 2022
Burton: Level: 3 feet low and dropping. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Tyler Clore, of Georgia Cast & Blast, reports, “With the fairly mild November, we have been catching some fish up schooling in the morning on a white Super Fluke and a white SuperFish swimbait head with a 3-inch Keitech paddletail swimbait.…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – December 2022
Blue Ridge: Level: 18 feet low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake is almost at normal winter pool. We’ve been having some cold nights and windy days, but we’ve not had any cold rains, which really helps drop the water temps. I’ve…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – December 2022
Allatoona: Level: 9.6 feet below 840. Temp: 59-63 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “December fishing on Allatoona is great, and the winter bite has started. Bait can be found grouped up in the creek cuts and near points that drop to deeper water. Fish are active, and good numbers are…
Read MoreFeatured Truck-Buck Entry: Tall-Tined 12
Deanna Davis with her Taylor County 12-pointer. View All Bucks
Read MoreFeatured Truck-Buck Entry: Tift Co. 10-Point Giant
Jeremy Doss and his 10-pointer — hear the history with this buck that goes back to 2018. View All Bucks
Read MoreBig-Browed Banks County Buck Will Rank High In Records
There are 159 counties in the state of Georgia, and each is quite different when it comes to the quality of deer hunting and the quality of bucks it might produce. That’s one reason GON’s Georgia Deer Records are so valued. Banks County in northeast Georgia isn’t known as a top trophy-buck county. The No.…
Read MoreGON November 2022 Issue
November 2022: Vol. 36, No. 11 Photo By Tommy Kirkland Articles available to paid GON subscribers November Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. Hunt Junctions To Get Your Buck Find these hotspots of deer activity for success, especially on public land with lots of hunter pressure. Trapping Works Landowners see an explosion…
Read More61-Pound Blue Catfish Sets West Point Record
A huge catfish set a new lake record on West Point Lake, setting the mark for blue catfish on the Chattahoochee River reservoir as a tough record to break. Jerrimie Tolbert boated a West Point blue cat on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 that had a certified weight of 61 pounds. Jerrimie was fishing with…
Read MoreFind A Pro Trapper With GON’s Statewide List
The message in the story “Trapping Works” is testimonial proof that trapping can help grow populations of deer, turkey, quail and rabbits. There are people in this great state who are good at trapping, have the time to do it and are just waiting for you to call them. Those folks are listed in GON’s…
Read MoreTimely Reports From The Georgia Deer Woods
GON has a great team of deer-hunting experts across the state who file regular reports as Hunt Advisors. Here are their reports as we shift from bow season to the November rut. NORTH GEORGIA Cherokee County: Tim Dangar, of Ball Ground, reports, “I have noticed the bucks are later than normal breaking out of groups and…
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