Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Map To Lake Oconee Bass In September
Go to Lake Oconee fishing this month and expect to catch bass early in the mornings on topwater on seawalls and on points leading into coves and creeks. Anglers can then fish topwater on shady banks as the sun gets up, and they can also catch bass around docks on plastics and crankbaits, which are…
Read MoreSummer Structure For Weiss Bass
Rocks, docks, seawalls, grass—Weiss Lake is full of bass-holding, fun-to-fish structure, and the reservoir can produce good catches of spotted bass and largemouth in August. Weiss is a 30,200-acre Alabama Power Co. lake on the Coosa River. A small part of the upper Coosa is in Georgia, but an Alabama fishing license is required to…
Read MoreLake Chatuge Hybrids Are Back
There is a secret in the north Georgia mountains. Few anglers are aware that Lake Chatuge is full of 6- to 8-lb. hybrid bass. They are hungry, they are in tight schools under baitfish right now, and you can catch 30 to 50 of them in a few hours all summer long. Filled in 1942,…
Read MoreBlackshear Bass Shallow In July
There is not a more beautiful lake in Georgia than Blackshear, and right now it is full of quality largemouth feeding around grassbeds, lily pads and cypress trees. Catching shallow bass in July is fun, and Blackshear is a lake where anglers can do it. Lake Blackshear is an 8,500-acre Crisp County Power reservoir on…
Read MoreJune Bite For Jackson Bass
June is a great month to catch both largemouth and spots on Lake Jackson. Both will hit topwater baits early along seawalls and shallow cover, and then the bass move deeper on points and humps to feed as the sun gets bright. Although spotted bass have about taken over Lake Jackson, there are still many…
Read MoreEufaula May Bass In The Grass
Lake Eufaula is on fire this spring, and 4- to 6-pounders are feeding in grass right now, gorging on shad and bream. Some Eufaula bass are getting ready to move deeper, but May is a month when you can catch a lot of quality bass in shallow water. Tournament weights have been amazing for the…
Read MoreHartwell April Bass On Three Stages Of The Spawn
Hartwell largemouth and spots have spawning on the mind in April, and you can catch both on predictable prespawn and postspawn patterns, as well as on the bed, this month. Then near the end of the month both species will be concentrating on the herring spawn and feeding heavily, an exciting time to fish Lake…
Read MoreHalf-Million Dollar Loss In Talbot County Deer Camp Fire
Hunting camps are special when deer season rolls around. Friendships are renewed, new members are introduced to traditions, and tales are repeated. However, some camps are much more. They are year-round retreats from the hectic world where family, friends and members gather to continue a way of life that is special to so many. One…
Read MoreWest Point March Bass On The Rocks
Rocks, ramps and hard clay dropping into deep water—West Point spotted bass and largemouth are feeding on those kinds of places in late February and March. These prespawn bass will hit a variety of baits as the water warms and the fish move farther back into creeks and coves. Prespawn at West Point is a…
Read MoreCarter Koza’s February Plan For Allatoona Bass
Fish Lake Allatoona in February, and you can expect to catch lots of spotted bass and the occasional largemouth feeding on gravel flats and bluff banks. Tournament limits at Allatoona consistently weigh 13 pounds these days, with some taking 18 pounds to win. Please don’t call Allatoona “The Dead Sea.” Allatoona is a 12,000-acre U.S.…
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