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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…
Bartletts Ferry is often overlooked by fishermen heading to bigger lakes, but it is full of hungry spotted bass and largemouth. In October, expect to find these bass feeding in grassbeds, on seawalls and on bluff banks. You can catch them on topwater, jigs, crankbaits and other baits you like to throw. Located on the…
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mark Menendez, of Paducah, Ky., has earned more than $1.2 million over his two-decade career as a pro fisherman, but many may not realize Menendez also holds a B.A. in Fisheries Biology. In a column on Bassmaster.com, Menendez uses his biology background to break down the science behind fall turnover and…
When Parker Denny and Reggie Lott Jr. launched their boat this past Saturday at Tired Creek Lake in Grady County for the GA/FLA Club Classic bass fishing tournament, a nearly 30-lb. bag of bass was the last thing on their mind. “It’s been a long tough season for us,” said Reggie. “We had several tournaments…
Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series will be hosting the first-ever Bass Anglers Sportsman Society Kayak State Championship ever held in the state of Georgia on Lake Sinclair on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. For this year and this year only, the tournament is an open tournament with no qualification necessary other than being a Georgia B.A.S.S.…
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