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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Most of us have heard that saying. Well, I’m not buying it anymore. The phrase is credited to a 19th century French writer, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. Most bios on Karr mention his love for fishing, so we will give him credit for that. But that…
If May had a theme for kayak bass tournament trails here in Georgia, it would have been “Go big or go home.” We kicked off the month with a big three club event. We ended the month with three big stringers of largemouth vying for the win. Just how big? Read on. The tournament month…
Lake Hartwell was clear last weekend, May 11, 2019, as high school anglers competed. The water temps were hovering in the mid to upper 70s in the main lake and upper 60s to lower 70s in the upper end in the Tugaloo State Park arm of the lake. The fishing on Lake Hartwell is good…
The crappie fishing on Lake Jackson 48 years ago on Easter weekend may have been the best ever reported, anywhere in this state and at anytime! In fact, it’s very reasonable to speculate that during a four-day fishing trip from April 10-13, 1971, amongst a trio of brothers, at least one state-record crappie, maybe two,…
What’s a dead coyote worth? Depends on who you ask, and how you define worth. In GON’s Coyote Cull, a dead yote could win you a rifle, $500 cash or a $210 trapping package. We love dreaming up ways to give y’all stuff, but the purpose of the Coyote Cull is to keep coyotes on…
By Nicole Hilliard This is the story of the unrelenting drive of a true hunter. Jeff Akins is truly an inspiration to all who have grown up in the great outdoors. Jeff resides in Raleigh, N.C. and lived a seemingly healthy life until the unspeakable happened. Jeff suffered a massive stroke during the prime of…
April kayak bass fishing action is usually fast and furious with some big fish being measured in. This year the tournament trails hit some great bodies of water, and despite mostly facing high, muddy water, the April kayak fishing action did not disappoint. Oh, and we saw history made on one of the trails this…
Lake Lanier was clear with water temperatures in the mid 60s. The spotted bass are chasing bait in the mornings off of rocky points. We were catching these fish on flukes on tournament day, but in practice we were catching them on walking topwater baits. We were sitting in the 35 to 42 feet of…
We’ve had some interesting comments of late. The annual Rate Your Deer Season and VOTES survey always encourages the GON community to let each other know how we’re feeling about important issues. Again this year, many took us up on that. One email in particular stood out, and not in a good way. It was…
By David Blan My father, Bruce Blan, went turkey hunting for the first time on opening day in 1992. Twenty six seasons and countless heartbreaks later, he finally killed his first gobbler. My dad has hunted with some of the best turkey hunters I know and has been on several guided hunts, but no one…
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