Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Clarks Hill December Ditch Bass
It’s December, which means the bass at Clarks Hill have moved to ditches in the backs of coves and can be caught on a variety of baits. The quality of the largemouth on this Clarks Hill pattern is good all this month, and this is a pattern that produces well this time of year. With…
Read MoreCatch West Point Bass In November
Dropping water temperatures and dropping lake levels combine to force both spotted bass and largemouth to predictable patterns at West Point this month. Bass are feeding heavily on roadbeds, points and rip-rap and will continue to do so throughout the month of November. West Point is a border lake but is mostly in Georgia, so…
Read MoreTop BASS Pros Fish Chatuge
If you read Caz Anderson’s recent Lake Chatuge Map-of-the-Month article and also followed the BASS Angler of the Year tournament on-line or in person on Sept. 20-23, you saw Caz was spot-on for patterns and baits. The pros put their own special talents to finding bass and catching them, but they used the types of…
Read MoreHartwell Bass On The Fall Feed
Spots and largemouth at Hartwell respond to cooling water by moving shallow and feeding heavily in October. You can catch them on a variety of baits on main-lake points and humps, as well as on banks leading into coves. Hartwell is a big 56,000-acre reservoir on the upper Savannah River. The lake regularly produces 20-lb.…
Read MoreLake Chatuge Bass Mapped For September
The same reasons Lake Chatuge is a good choice for the prestigious BASS Angler of the Year Championship this month makes it a good choice for Georgia anglers in September. The deep, clear lake is ringed with mountains and is very scenic. Even better, its shallows have a good population of quality largemouth, while big…
Read MoreShallow And Deep For August Eufaula Bass
Think its too hot to catch shallow bass this month? It’s not if you go to Lake Eufaula. Not only can you catch bass in grass and pads, but you can dredge the famous Eufaula summer ledges and catch bass if that is what you prefer. No hindsight ip unit displayed. There are three good…
Read MoreLake Russell Summertime Spotted Bass
Does catching 100 bass a day sound good, even if they are smaller spotted bass? Lake Russell is full of spotted bass in the 11- to 13-inch range to the point of being badly over crowded with these aggressive bass. That makes Lake Russell a great place to go this month to hone your hook-setting…
Read MoreJune Bass On Blue Ridge
Why take a trip to the beautiful Georgia mountains for a summer fishing trip to Lake Blue Ridge? How about lots of aggressive spotted, some quality largemouth, and your best chance to catch a Georgia smallmouth. Fish rocks and brush in deeper water while watching for schooling fish on Lake Blue Ridge this month to…
Read MoreShad Spawn, Bream Beds For Jackson Bass
Frogs, jigs and Spooks will all catch bass at Lake Jackson in May. Postspawn bass will be feeding on bluegill and shad in shallow pockets, and when the shad are spawning and the bluegill bed, the bass bite gets even better. No hindsight ip unit displayed. Seawalls, docks and wood are the kinds of cover…
Read MoreBartletts Bass On Shallow Cover
Bass fishing is fantastic on all our lakes in April, but you should consider a trip to Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding. The bass on this small lake are up shallow in pockets and creeks, with some fish spawning and others ready to go on the bed or feeding after spawning. You can…
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