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Fishing
When she has the chance, Rachel Brown, 25, of Dallas, Ga., accompanies her dad at their family’s Lake Sinclair vacation home. On Thursday, April 9, they had the chance to go fishing together like they have many times before. “We fished some that afternoon and caught some bass and bream, which is our normal,” said…
Josh McDonald, of Americus, caught a hybrid bass on April 4 that weighed 7-lbs., 11.84-ozs. that sets a benchmark for a brand-new river record on GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records list. He was spending the day with his older brother Jason and his twin brother Justin. “We are all baseball coaches, so we never…
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has forced the closure of schools, businesses, events and any other nonessential gatherings of people in our country and across the world. For many of us, being off work or out of school means an opportunity to go bass fishing. But should we? An avid bass angler, as well…
Spring has sprung, and with each passing day the water temperature warms. With it brings an opportunity that few anglers have and even fewer take advantage of—migrating cobia on the backs of manta rays. Cobia are a formidable fish with their strong tail kicks and head shakes. They will double over a rod to the…
One of the things I most enjoy about the writing business is having the opportunity to fish with anglers who are much more talented on the water than I am. This statement certainly applies to this story while I had the pleasure of working with Bowynn Brown, of Bainbridge. Bowynn is unlike my usual article…
Georgia’s tailwater trout fisheries don’t mimic those classic, high-energy riverways out West, but that’s not to say tailwater trout fishing doesn’t belong here. In fact, each of the three Georgia rivers with recognized tailwater trout fisheries hold features that make them each great fishing destinations. The West is littered with rivers that support trout fishing.…
The bass spawn, shad spawn, seawalls and grassbeds—March Madness didn’t happen this year, but pay attention to these “Final Four” at Sinclair this month, and you can have a personal best catch of bass. Sinclair had been on fire this year for quality fish, with five-bass limits in the low 20s just placing, not even…
Editor’s Note: American Bass Anglers released the below statement on their website in regards to the coronavirus pandemic. They are continuing all events but with new rules to protect anglers. In other tournament trail news, the Fishers of Men trail has postponed all of their events until April 10. FLW has canceled all of their…
Editor’s Note: Longtime friend, advertiser and GON Youth Big-Buck contest sponsor Blaine Burley with Woods-N-Water recently caught a 15-lb. largemouth bass in a private pond in Wilkinson County. Blaine snapped a few photos, weighed the fish on hand-held scales and turned the fish loose to hopefully get bigger and produce some more bass with the same…
The Macon Water Authority (MWA) will host their annual MWA Kids Fishing Derby at Lake Lucas this Saturday, March 7 from 8-11 a.m. in the kids’ fish pond. Registration starts at the pond at 7:30, and a weigh-in to determine winners will be at 11 a.m. No license is required, and the event will be for…
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