Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Seminole Bass Up On The Grass Flats
Bass in most of our lakes are moving toward spawning areas by the first of March, but Lake Seminole is as far south as you can get in Georgia. Some Seminole bass have already spawned, some are spawning now, and some are just off bedding areas ready to move in and fan beds. You can…
Read MoreBig Lanier Spots Move Shallow Early
Some of the biggest spots in Lake Lanier are already moving to staging areas on rocky points near spawning areas in early February. You can catch a personal best spot right now by fishing crankbaits on these points. Lanier has developed a well-deserved reputation for producing magnum spots over the past few years. Five-pounders are…
Read MoreQuality Winter Bass At Lake Burton
Rocky points and brushpiles full of quality spots and largemouth feeding on shad and blueback herring. No, not Lake Lanier, but a little farther northeast at Lake Burton. Located near the mountain community of Clayton, Lake Burton produced the state-record spotted bass, an 8-lb., 2-oz. monster, in February of 2005. Winter is a great time…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Bass On The Winter Rocks
What should a bass fisherman do on a cold January day? A good choice is go to a lake with lots of rock, a lake like Lake Bartletts Ferry, where an angler can expect to catch spots and largemouth. Rocks attract bass in cold water, especially when the sun shines on them, and bass you…
Read MoreBlackshear Bass On Shallow Cover
Fishy-looking cypress trees, docks, brush and grass, plus December bass that love to hold and feed in that shallow cover. What more could a bass angler ask for in December? Lake Blackshear has it all, and those shallow December bass will hit a variety of baits. Lake Blackshear is an 8,500-acre Crisp County Power Commision…
Read MoreWeiss Bass Are Easy Pickings In November
If you like fishing shallow rocks, wood and grass, Weiss is the place to be in November. Big Coosa spots and quality largemouth are around seawalls, logs and brush, feeding up for winter, and they are easier to target and catch on a wide variety of baits. The Coosa River flows out of Georgia at…
Read MoreChunk Rock, Ditches For Lanier Bass
November is a great time to go bass fishing. Fish are feeding up for winter, they are on predictable patterns and boat traffic is way down. That last one may be the most important factor at Lanier. Magnum spots are feeding heavily, and you can fish all day without getting washed off the lake by…
Read MoreSeminole’s Fall Bass With Matt Baty
Stumps, lily pads, grass and plenty of big largemouth bass—Seminole had it all. Seminole has so many quality 3- and 4-lb. largemouth, if you stick with the places bass live and work for them, you can catch a good limit in October. Seminole is a 37,500-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake with its dam…
Read MoreSinclair Bass Mapped For September
Sinclair offers you many bass-fishing choices in September. If you like probing deep, main-channel point ledges for bass in current, Sinclair is a good choice this month. Meanwhile, you can also catch bass shallow around docks and find some feeding on bream in pockets around grass and wood. Sinclair is an old Georgia Power lake…
Read MoreSportsmen To The Rescue After Hurricane Harvey
Hunters and fishermen are some of the best folks on earth. Those who also served our country take that to an even higher level. We may not block the streets with masks and profane signs every time we disagree with something, but when folks are in need, we’ll show up to help. Fletcher Sams,…
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