Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Forward Facing Sonar All The Rage For Fishermen
Love it or hate it, forward-facing sonar (FFS) is here to stay. Some say it is just another tool in fishing, the latest technology innovation. Others say it gives anglers an unfair advantage, taking away the need to learn fishing skills, and some even say it should be banned. FFS has been around much longer…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Bass Fishing Report – May 28, 2024
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Changing about 18 inches each night and a foot low during the day. Temp: 72 to 75 degrees. Clarity: The river is stained; the main lake and Halawakee Creek are clear. The Spalding County Sportsman Club and Lazy Man tournament fished Bartletts Ferry May 25-26. Dennis Hudson says they had 12 boats in…
Read MoreLake Oconee Bass Fishing Report – May 20, 2024
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Surface Temperature: 72-75 degrees. Clarity: “Oconee clear.” Topwater was the way to go at Lake Oconee on Saturday, May 18. Kwong Yu won the Potato Creek Bassmasters May tournament with five bass weighing 13.88 pounds. He won big fish with a 5.53-lb. largemouth that hit a Horny Toad under a dock…
Read MoreHadden Sets Clarks Hill Spotted Bass Record
What began as a slow day on Clarks Hill Lake for Tanner Hadden and his guide party turned exciting and memorable with one key bite. Tanner decided to find some keeper spotted bass in deep brush for his clients to catch. When Tanner cast a 3/16-oz. Greenfish Cleanup shaky head jig threaded with a green…
Read MoreLake Oconee Crappie Fishing Report – May 10, 2024
Oconee: Level: 0.8 below 435. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Crappie: Guide Tom Hamlin reports, “Most crappie are done spawning, but I’m still catching some adult females with heavy roe. I believe with the water clearing up, these fish will spawn on big timber, unlike those that normally go to the bank. The fact is that a bunch are…
Read MoreLake Oconee Bass Fishing Report – May 6, 2024
The Flint River Bass Club fished Oconee this past Sunday for our May tournament. The lower lake was clear where I fished from Long Shoals to the dam. Eight fishermen weighed in 19 bass weighing about 32 pounds. There was one five-bass limit, and the only fisherman who didn’t have a keeper had to leave…
Read MoreClarks Hill Catfish On The Rocks In May
Flathead catfish are spawning on rocks at Clarks Hill right now, and you can have fun catching them for the next two months. Go after a mess to eat, or try to break the lake record—but be forewarned, breaking a catfish record at Clarks Hill will require a monster fish! The flathead record was set…
Read MoreShallow Power Fishing For May Bartletts Ferry Bass
In May, hungry postspawn female bass—both spots and largemouth—feed heavily in shallow water at Bartletts Ferry, and anglers can have a lot of fun catching them. Head to Bartletts this month and go to the mouths of spawning pockets to land numbers of bass, as well as quality fish. Bartletts Ferry is an old Georgia…
Read MoreFishing Angle To Georgia Cicada Invasion?
They’re baaaaack. But unlike Poltergeist, you can have a lot of fun with a cicada hatch. In parts of Georgia right now, it’s more like an invasion than a hatch. Head to your favorite lake and use the emergence of these protein nuggets to catch fish. Often inaccurately called “locusts,” cicadas are fat, noisy bugs…
Read MoreLake Hartwell Fishing Report — April 15, 2024
Level: 0.5 over 660. Temp: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with a little stain in the backs of some creeks. Bass: Ronnie Garrison fished the Potato Creek Bassmasters Tournament over the weekend and reports, “I saw many males preparing beds in Little Beaverdam Creek and the mouth of Reed Creek and a few females cruising them.…
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