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Fishing
The Final 4 in the Skeeter Eliminator Series has been set. Tim Vanegmond and Butch Pitts won their Round 4 matchups earlier this month, sending home Walter Green and Jim Windham, respectively. At Lanier, Tim found a great topwater bite on the Little Hall bridge pilings. He threw a Red Fin in 80 feet of…
If you are looking for a lake that has a natural shoreline, limited access and is full of spotted bass you should head to Lake Russell. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake has very restricted shoreline development, and you can fish for miles without seeing a dock or house. You will see spots though,…
I made my first cast of the morning right against the rocks at the Sugar Creek rip-rap. I was fishing between a husband-and wife tournament duo from Fairburn, Joey and Chris Byrd. Joey wore a smile, a silly grin that would have forced me to ask, ‘What’s so funny?’ but I didn’t have to. Chris…
Teaching a kid to fish is the best way to guarantee that you will be fondly remembered long after you are gone. Think back to your days as a youngster; chances are one of the people you remember the most spent some fun time with you in a boat, or maybe along the banks of…
If you are a Georgia bass angler you have no shortage of good places to fish. Our state is blessed with lots of excellent bass waters, some of them legendary. Reservoirs with names like West Point, Eufaula, Russell… the list goes on, are lakes nationally known for the quality of the bass-fishing experience they provide.…
The bobber and worm sailed over the water and dropped into the water 10 feet from the far bank. Farrell quickly reeled line back onto the spool, dragging the bobber and the trailing red worm back until it was over a light spot on bottom. He stopped the bobber, and the worm settled to the…
With big, fast boats and sophisticated electronics becoming the norm for anglers on Georgia’s lakes today, it’s refreshing and reassuring to find fishermen who don’t need an arsenal of expensive equipment to catch fish. And, while there is little doubt that the gadgetry provides an advantage for those who can afford it, there is still…
Georgia is blessed to have an estuary system that blankets its entire coastline. From the barrier islands all the way back into the salt marshes, fish and marine life are abundant and are relatively untouched by the masses of fishermen found in other locations. These estuaries, fed by a mix of ocean water and fresh…
For many successful anglers, the difference in their ability to catch fish depends on the little things. For crappie fisherman Jerry Pheil, of Cordele, the little things that help fill his livewell with crappie are minnows. Jerry has lived on the lake since 1970. He has been fishing Blackshear for whatever swims in the lake…
I have lived in Milledgeville all my life and since I was old enough to know what a fish was, I have had a love for the river. I spent many days fishing from the bank of the Oconee River as a youngster. While I was in high school, I saved my pennies and bought…
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