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Fishing
For many Georgia anglers walleye might seem like some obscure gamefish that’s only found up North. Contrary to that notion, north Georgia is dotted with lakes that have fishable walleye populations. There aren’t many folks fishing for them, and those who are aren’t likely to talk about it. You see, these tasty fish are one…
Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA) near Hawkinsville is a lake you are going to hear a lot about over the next decade, if you have not already. It already has a fantastic crappie population, with some huge slabs caught each year, but the bass are just starting to raise eyebrows. My article last month about…
There’s a reason tournament partners Earl Kitchens, of Gray, and Wayne Ard, of Lizella, drive halfway across Georgia to fish West Point Lake. The crappie fishing can be that good. And, in late February and early March, when the first waves of egg-heavy females begin pushing into the shallows to spawn, the fishing gets that…
For fishing guide Doug Nelms, February is one of his two favorite months of the year. The other is March. While that might seem to be an odd selection, the reason can be summed up in one word. Crappie. Doug is a devoted crappie angler, and these two months consistently provide the best action of…
George Perry put Georgia on the bass-angling map when he caught the world-record largemouth back in 1932. While none of our other state’s bass have closely rivaled that mammoth, Georgia is one of the best places in the country to tangle with a double-digit bass, and you could catch one of these lunkers from…
The chill of winter puts far too many anglers on the sidelines. Some of the biggest and most impressive stringers of fish you will ever see are caught in early February while air and water temperatures are at their lowest. My advice is to put on plenty of clothes and strike out to Lake…
Getting out on the lake at 3 a.m. to catch bait for the morning striped-bass bite can be a daunting proposition when it’s warm out. In January, when frigid temperatures can freeze a cast net solid to the deck of the boat, netting bait is downright unpleasant. The good news for striper anglers on Lake…
“If I had to pick one month in the year to fish Lake Jackson, it would be January,” said Josh Kelly, of Jackson. Josh lives on Jackson and has been fishing it regularly since he was a small boy. Josh, a local tournament fisherman, started going to the lake by himself as soon as he…
Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful. Forget the delightful fire, you have a place to go. The spotted bass in Carters Lake are huge, and they seem to bite better the colder it gets. You can catch some big spots on Carters right now. Located between I-75 and I-575 near Ellijay,…
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