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Fishing

Striped Bass Sets Coosawattee River Record

Most every striped bass caught in Georgia waters is spawned in a hatchery and stocked by WRD Fisheries personnel, but in the rolling stretch of the Coosa River from Rome to Lake Weiss there’s some natural reproduction of stripers. It’s a rare occurrence for landlocked populations of this anadromous species—fish that naturally migrate from the…

Brandon Key Catfish Tournament Raises $42,000+

Team Bubba Key won first-place and a check for $3,000 in the 100% payback Brandon Key Catfishing Tournament on Lake Sinclair June 5-6. The 6th annual fundraiser netted $42,458 for 30-30 Ministries, a 501c3 non-profit organization youth ministry whose mission is to use hunting and fishing as a platform to share the Gospel of Jesus…

Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Hosts Jonboat Championship

The ePropulsion Georgia TEC (Total Electric Championship) was held on Hard Labor Creek Reservoir on May 29. There were 72 anglers who competed for the opportunity to earn a  Navy 6.0 EVO 9.9 hp electric outboard motor. Out of the nine clubs that competed in the state championship, Blake Yarter and Charlie Dick landed the…

High Falls Lake, All Around Good

At High Falls Lake the fishing can be easy. Just rig up a pole off the end of your dock, go to bed and have sweet dreams of big fish. Wake up the next morning, have a cup of coffee and maybe a little breakfast, then amble down to the dock and reel in a…

Altamaha River Cats Around The Clock

“Vast” is the word that comes to mind as the 90-horse Yamaha glides its attached Ranger up the mighty Altamaha River. It is, in fact, quite a bit mightier at the moment than I was hoping for. Weather is notorious for refusing to cooperate with magazine deadlines, and instead of water levels in the desired…

Piedmont NWR Fishing

Are you aware that you can fish in nine farm ponds in central Georgia for free? The news is even better when you know that you’re part owner! Do not worry about the fact that you share ownership with more than 330 million people in the USA, since not many people take advantage of the…

Eufaula’s Postspawn Blue Catfish Fire Up In June

Lake Eufaula ranks as a popular fishing destination with a reputation that draws anglers from near and far. Known foremost for its bass fishing, Eufaula offers multi-species potential with crappie being another staple from the lake. Perhaps to an equal but much less publicized degree, locals target the abundant catfish on the lake, and a…

Georgia Trout Treks

Blue Ridge… Dahlonega… Clayton… Wintertime weather reports commonly use these north Georgia mountain towns to define the centers of snowfall systems that fall across the southern reach of the Appalachian Mountains from November through March. During summertime, however, these popular tourist towns are gateways to Georgia’s best trout fishing. While trout anglers in June and…

Deep Grass Lake Seminole Summer Bass

Grass, grass and more grass—not only is that a good guide as to where to fish in June, it is a pretty good description of Lake Seminole from end to end. But there is so much grass cover in the lake, where do you start? Lake Seminole is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir…

Thousands Of Lake Eufaula Catfish Spotted At Lakepoint Ramp

How many catfish are swimming in Lake Eufaula? Who knows, but you can add a few more thousand to that number after GON writer Ronnie Garrison captured a pretty cool video of thousands of catfish fry along the bank on May 23 at Lakepoint Campground by the boat ramp. “I’m not sure what species they…

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