Posts by John Trussell
Ocmulgee River Fishing Above Macon
Fall fishing can be fun and productive, but this year the climate has been throwing us some curves with unusually dry and warm weather. Much of Georgia has been in a serious drought, and the middle Georgia area is 13 inches down from normal rainfall. We probably won’t make up that rainfall anytime soon. In fact,…
Read MoreJuliette’s Slow-Drift Stripers
The classic outdoor writer Havilah Babcock from South Carolina wrote a book entitled, “My Health Is Better In November,” lauding the extra spring that every outdoorsman feels under foot when the cool, crisp days of autumn make us happy to be in the woods, fields and streams in pursuit of fish and game. But I…
Read MoreBucket List Trip For Flint River Shoal Bass
The scenery would almost make you think that you were in the north Georgia mountains fishing for trout. You have everything that you could imagine on such a trip. There is water rushing down a free-flowing river with a gentle roar as it tumbles through the rocks and shoals. The river banks and granite hillsides…
Read MoreWest Point Bowfishing
Many of our lakes and rivers are loaded with large, trophy-sized trash fish that no one really cares about fishing for because they are supposedly not that good to eat. Carp and gar are at the top of that list, and even if their taste and table quotient is questionable, they sure are sporting. Just…
Read MoreSafe Guard Hunting Camps Now!
Imagine this unfortunate scenario for just a moment. You have been looking forward to getting back into your deer hunting camp all summer, and now that it’s late August, you figured you better stop by and check on things. It’s also time to start getting the camper ready for the upcoming bow season. As you…
Read MoreLake Tobesofkee Bass In May
There’s an old saying, usually attributed to Confucius, which goes something like, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” There’s an important life lesson in that simple statement, but sometimes it can be hard to walk the talk and put…
Read MoreDealing With Trespassers
There are all kinds of criminal trespass, but without a doubt the most grievous kind happened to archery hunter Pritch Morgan back in 1988. He was bowhunting during the archery season and walking on his own land when he was reportedly mistaken for a deer and shot dead by a trespasser. The trespasser was hunting…
Read MoreTop Bucks Recognized At G.O.W.A.’s Annual Conference
The Georgia Big Deer Contest is the oldest continuously operating big-deer competition in the state. It’s not the only contest, but it does have the longest uninterrupted history. Georgia’s DNR founded the annual contest back in 1968 for deer harvested during the 1967 season. Deer hunting was just making a comeback after years of restocking…
Read MoreSmall Lake Profile: Great Fishing At Lake Meriwether
As fishermen, we love to discover wonderful new honey holes where the fishing is outstanding. Having said that, the 144-acre Lake Meriwether in west-central Georgia near Woodbury should be on your must visit list for 2016. Lake Meriwether is the drinking water impoundment for Woodbury, thus only electric trolling motors can be used, but you…
Read MorePresident Jimmy Carter Inducted Into Georgia Hunting And Fishing Hall of Fame
When someone thinks of President Jimmy Carter, the title of outdoor writer probably does not quickly come to mind, but he has always enjoyed hunting and fishing, and he has done a lot of outdoor writing. Raised in rural Georgia, near Plains, Carter served two terms as a Georgia state senator and one term as Georgia governor…
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