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In the world of sports the NCAA basketball tournament dominates the month of March. This tournament, tagged “March Madness” steals virtually all of the sporting news and provides basketball zealots with a great deal to talk about. Well, that is all behind us for another year, but the month of April is upon us with…
Last April, Mike Harris of Watkinsville was fishing an R&R tournament at Lake Oconee with his 16-year-old step-son, Travis Mulkey. “It was the third tournament he ever fished; he’d didn’t catch a keeper in the first two,” said Mike. On a windless morning, less than 30 minutes into fishing, the team had made a run…
Jason Harrison, of Calhoun, was on the Oostanaula River March 11, 2007 with his brother David, who already held three river records prior to the trip. Jason was fishing cut bait and caught his own record fish, a 37-lb., 3-oz. flathead catfish. This fish was weighed, identified, and then returned to the river near where…
For more information on the Chattahoochee River tailwater and its macro-invertebrate life (fancy term for trout food), visit the website of the Chattahoochee Coldwater Fishery Foundation at www.ChattahoocheeFoodWebs.org/ “Critter”: Caddis Size: 14-20 Dry Fly Pattern: X-Caddis or Elk-hair Caddis Sub-surface Pattern: Hare’s Ear Nymph, Prince Nymph or Z-Wing Caddis “Critter”: Blue-winged Olive Size: 14-24 Dry…
I was able to spend my summers in high school working for a general contractor. The money was good, and I had the opportunity to acquire some skills that I use around the house today, from duct-work to carpentry. Some of those days, however, were pretty tough. I have a few memories that involve me…
Hook: TMC 100, Sizes 12-18 Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 Tan Hackler/Tail: Light Ginger Hackle/Hackle Fibers Wing: Dyed Yellow Mallard Body: Light Cahill Dubbing “Light cahill mayflies begin showing up in March, but come late April, they will be in their full glory. Fish these flies when small, cream-colored mayflies are present, which will generally be…
Georgia bass fishermen have a wonderful dilemma every March. There are so many good lakes for bass fishing this month that it is hard to choose which one is best. Lake Lanier has to be at the top of any list when considering where to go right now. Lanier is full of big spotted bass,…
I remember my first hot seatrout bite like it was yesterday. My father and I pulled my small jonboat within casting range of an oyster-shell point in a creek slicing through Saint Simons Island at the beginning of flood tide. As the water began easing its way up the point, seatrout swarmed from the deeper…
Experienced anglers say that if you want to catch a big bass, head to a farm pond. But since many farm ponds are private and marrying into the family is not frequently an option, other solutions must be explored. Rich Martens, like many other anglers, has discovered the great fishing available at many of Georgia’s…
Lake Weiss fishing guide Kelly Matthews fishes for crappie year round. During the summer, he catches crappie off more than 70 deep brushpiles he has put out. During the winter he uses a bottom-bumping minnow rig to pull slabs from the river-channel ledges. Spring, however, is the time of year he looks forward to, and…
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