Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Lake Weiss Great For Spring Crappie
Crappie fishermen know they are headed to the right lake when they get near Weiss and start seeing signs proclaiming it is the “Crappie Fishing Capital of the World.” Those signs on the roads leading to Centre, Alabama give you an idea of the importance of crappie fishing in the area. Weiss is on the…
Read MoreClarks Hill Bass Staged Prespawn And Postspawn
March weather is fickle, and fishing can be set back with a single front. Now, with April finally here, things have settled down, and the fishing is wide open. Bass are feeding and spawning, and they are as easy to catch right now as any time of the year. Clarks Hill is just about the…
Read MoreCatch West Point Bass Moving In And Out
April bass fishing is what we have been dreaming of all winter. Make your dreams come true with a trip to West Point this month. West Point is a 25,900-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Alabama/Georgia line. It has a lot of good spawning pockets off the Chattahoochee River and major feeder…
Read MoreLake Oconee Pocket Bass
Everybody gets excited about March Madness, but for bass fishermen it has nothing to do with basketball. Big bass move shallow this month, and March is an excellent time to catch a lot of bass with a good chance at a personal best. Lake Oconee is one of your best bets in the state for…
Read MoreBartletts Bass Are Early To Bed
March is a great month to go fishing just about anywhere in Georgia. Warming waters turn fish on, and they move shallow and feed. With so many great choices, it can be hard to pick one place to go. Consider Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding, on the Chattahoochee River just south of West…
Read MoreStay Shallow For Cold Sinclair Bass
If you winterize your bass boat and put away your rods this time of year, you are making a big mistake. Winter is one of the best times to catch big bass, and good numbers of quality bass can be caught now, too, especially at Sinclair. Lake Sinclair has been on fire this winter for…
Read MoreWinter Bass On Lake Jackson
Many of us made New Year’s resolutions to go bass fishing more, but some decide to wait to start until the weather warms up and bass start biting better. That’s a mistake. You can go to Jackson right now and catch largemouth and spots. Lake Jackson is a very old Georgia Power Lake, built in…
Read MoreFish Weiss For Big December Spotted Bass
All I want for Christmas is two big bass! And if they are magnum spots, that is even better. Weiss is not always the first lake to come to mind for anglers who desire big spots, but there are a lot of 3- and 4-pounders feeding shallow during December at Weiss. Coosa spotted bass are…
Read MoreSinclair Fall Bass On The Drawdown
Georgia Power is drawing down Lake Sinclair about 4 1/2 feet this fall and winter. Plans are for the lake to remain lowered until the end of November. If that makes you worry about fishing there in November, stop your worrying. The bass fishing will be better than it has been in a long while—since…
Read MoreOconee Bass Moving Shallow With The Shad
Diehard bass fishermen love October. Pleasure boaters are mostly off the lakes, so you don’t rock and roll all day while fishing. A lot of part-time fishermen are in the woods hunting or stuck in front of a TV watching football, so there is a lot less pressure on the bass. Lake Oconee is a…
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