Posts by John Trussell
Small Lake Profile: Big Lazer Creek PFA
Big Lazer is one of those fishing places we should all visit more often. It’s only about an hour’s drive from my home in Warner Robins, but it’s probably a good thing that it’s not closer. If it were a quick trip, I would feel compelled to fish it every day—and I’d never get anything…
Read MoreStuckey’s Lake In Wilkinson County
Private pay-to-fish ponds come and go across the Georgia landscape, and many have disappeared over the years. However, Stuckey’s Pond in Wilkinson County near Irwinton and Jeffersonville has withstood the test of time and is still going strong. In fact, Chris Bailey, of Houston County, says Stuckey’s Pond is one the best places in Georgia to…
Read MoreHog Workshops Draw Crowds
Recently the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service hosted a series of workshops across Georgia to educate hunters, farmers and the general public about the threat of wild pigs on the environment. Co-sponsors were the Georgia DNR, The Georgia Farm Bureau, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia. This writer attended the meeting in…
Read MoreNo Bears Killed On One-Day Middle GA Hunt
Zero bears were harvested in central Georgia during the annual one-day hunt. The middle Georgia bear hunt was held on private properties in Bibb, Twiggs and Houston counties on Jan. 12, but no bears were registered at the Oaky Woods WMA check station. A pile of rain fell in December, and the Ocmulgee River flood…
Read MoreMacon County’s Small-Lake Gems
Sometimes you just want to get away to a quiet retreat, lose the crowds and see some different water. In central Georgia, two large ponds in Macon County deserve a date on your outdoor calendar for great fishing and outdoor fun this fall. White Water Pond First, we will take a look at the 65-acre…
Read MoreProject WINGS Deadline July 15
Plant it, and they will come. That is the wish of every hunter who sticks a seed in the ground. Work hard in planning, planting and managing a game food plot, then maybe your cost and sweat will pay off in increased sightings and harvest of game animals on your property. Plant it, and they…
Read MoreLast Season’s Big Bucks Honored
The Georgia woods surrendered some very fine bucks in 2017, and the top-scoring bucks were recognized recently at the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA) meeting in Blue Ridge at Mercier Orchards. The Georgia DNR Big Deer Contest is the state’s longest running big deer contest (started in 1968) and is administered by DNR retired biologist…
Read MoreMiddle Georgia Anglers Take On Houston Lake & Lake Joy
Many middle Georgia anglers drive to big reservoirs that are at least an hour’s driving time away and pass right by some of the best fishing that is available almost out the back door. In Houston County, two large lakes are connected by Mossy Creek, and they are Houston Lake and Lake Joy. Both are…
Read MoreLucas Lake Shortens Hours Beginning May 4
Anglers wishing to fish Macon’s Lucas Lake need to be aware that an earlier closing time will begin on Friday, May 4. Anglers will need to be off the water by 3 p.m. The previous closing time was 7 p.m. Lucas Lake is a 589-acre drinking-water supply reservoir owned by the Macon Water Authority (MWA)…
Read MoreTwo Bears Killed On Middle Georgia Hunt
Jeff Mitchell had taken lots of game animals over the years, but when a black bear stepped out into the food plot at 6:05 p.m. on Jan. 13, it was something very special. He said he felt a quickened pulse and a nervousness in his fingers that he had not felt for several years of…
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