Posts by John Trussell
Go Fish Education Center Expected To Bring $6.3 Million Yearly To Houston County
Fishing is big business in Georgia, and it’s about to get even bigger. Gov. Sonny Perdue cut the celebratory ribbon at the official dedication of the Go Fish Education Center in Perry on Thursday, Oct. 7, with a host of many community leaders and supporters. Developed as part of the Go Fish Georgia Initiative, the…
Read MoreFlat Creek PFA Opens To Huge Crowds Of Anglers
It was a day long awaited in Houston County, but it finally arrived. Flat Creek PFA is now open. Former Georgia Representative Larry Walker said at the opening ceremony that at one time he wondered if he would live long enough to see the PFA opened, since it was talked about, and then planned for…
Read MoreHigh Hunter-Success At Oaky Woods & Ocmulgee WMAs
Don Edwards could not believe his eyes as he sat latched to a tree in Area 6 at Ocmulgee WMA, which is located in Bleckley, Pulaski and Twiggs counties. It was Wednesday, Nov. 26, and he had just seen a spike buck and let it go by. But a couple of seconds later, he looked…
Read MoreHunting Coyotes — The A.J. Way
Farmers hate coyotes because of occasional losses of livestock. Homeowners hate coyotes because of occasional losses of pets. Hunters hate coyotes because they prey on game animals, sometimes having a significant impact on the same populations hunters like to prey on. A.J. Niette is one of only a few hunters in Georgia who do not…
Read MoreBustin’ Bream At Dodge PFA
Well known for its ability to produce large bass, Dodge PFA near Eastman is also a standout for brilliantly colored, pan-sized bream. On April 10, 2008, I made a trip to Lake Bell, the 104-acre lake at the PFA, to catch the beginning of the prime season for bream which normally runs from April to…
Read MoreEufaula Hybrid Bass In July
Every angler knows that the success of a fishing trip can turn on a dime. Sometimes it’s a shift in the wind, a drop in temperature, a sudden rain or nothing that you can quite put your finger on. But when expert fisherman and Lake Eufaula guide Billy Darby called me the day before our…
Read MoreDodge County PFA Offers Great Chance For Trophy Largemouth
Experienced anglers say that if you want to catch a big bass, head to a farm pond. But since many farm ponds are private and marrying into the family is not frequently an option, other solutions must be explored. Rich Martens, like many other anglers, has discovered the great fishing available at many of Georgia’s…
Read MoreFlipping And Skipping Soft Plastics For Blackshear Bass
April may be the best month of the year to pull in a limit of Lake Blackshear bass, says fishing expert Sam Moody of Leesburg. Warming temperatures pull the bass out of the deeper ledges and channels, then moves them into the more shallow coves around the cypress trees, and Sam targets them with soft…
Read MoreFish Blackshear’s Trees And Docks For Early Spring Crappie
The one-trick pony returns to Lake Blackshear during late February to the first of April. Now what exactly is a one-trick pony that relates to fishing? As you know, crappie can be caught year round, but during the early spring spawn, the green light comes on and crappie move into the shallows where we can…
Read MoreGovernor Sonny Perdue Announces Conservation Tax Credit
About 75 citizens and politicians gathered at the campground of the Ocmulgee Wildlife Management Area in Bleckley County on January 9 to hear Gov. Sonny Perdue announce a major new conservation proposal. He announced his plan to propose the Georgia Conservation Tax Credit that will come before the Georgia general assembly this year. The proposed…
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