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Fishing
December is as good a month as you could ask for. The celebration of Christ’s birth, old Santa sneaking down the chimney and plenty of time with family and friends. It’s Christmas time in Georgia, and I plan to enjoy every minute of it, both off and on the water. That’s right, I’m not ready…
Lake Jackson has changed a lot over the years, but December remains one of the best months to fish this Georgia Power lake that is not far from the southeast suburbs of Atlanta. This is the time of year when spotted bass and some good largemouth are stacking up on steeper banks and holding under…
October was the month of giant blue catfish in Georgia! There was the new state record 111-pound beast from the upper end of Lake Eufaula that’s created a buzz all over the country, and now for the second time in less than three weeks, Allatoona has produced another lake record blue catfish. The bar has…
The calendar shifts to early fall, and many outdoorsmen across the whitetail’s range are thinking about deer season and the rut. However, for those of us lucky enough to live near the coast, fall brings an opportunity that can’t be passed up: Nor’easters and the accompanying flood tides. Flood tides are a natural occurring phenomenon…
Lake Lanier is one of the premier lakes in the country for catching numbers of quality spotted bass, and November is one of the best months of the year to fish Lanier. Spots are starting their move to the ditches, and they can be caught on brushpiles, bluff banks and in the ditches this month.…
“Lake Hartwell is a paradise.” Those were the words that kept running through my head in October 2002 as I stared out the window of my new work home at the Clemson office of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). I had spent the previous 12 years working for SCDNR in Columbia on…
The Georgia state-record blue catfish mark has been shattered by 18 pounds. The new record is a Lake Eufaula monster that weighed 111 pounds and was caught by Tim Trone, of Havana, Fla., this past Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 during a tournament. “I am beside myself right now,” said Tim. Tim was fishing a daytime…
A fishing trip on Lake Allatoona for striped bass and hybrids yielded a big-fish surprise—and a spot in the records for angler Arturo Medina. Arturo, who lives in Acworth, was fishing with guide Steve Mark of First Bite Guide Service on Sunday morning when their first bite was from a fish hit that caused mayhem…
BRUNSWICK, Georgia — Participants in Georgia’s marine fisheries industry have until Thursday to apply for federal COVID-relief aid. Congress in March appropriated nearly $2 million to supplement Georgia’s marine industry’s’ pandemic-related revenue losses, and applications must be postmarked by Thursday, Oct. 15 the Georgia Department of Natural Resources reminded the public Friday. Eligible industry members…
Now.. now.. I know we’re still a few months away from Christmas trees, gingerbread houses and jolly old Saint Nick, but there’s no reason to wait for Christmas to come to you. Now is the time to go to Christmas, Christmas Creek that is. If there’s a better place to load down the boat during…
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