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Fishing
For the second time in less than a month, the Lake Oconee longnose gar record has been broken. The latest angler to hold the record is Dustin Turk, of Eatonton. Dustin caught his fish on Oct. 5, and it weighed 20-lbs., 13-ozs. and was 52 inches long. “Me, my son Maddox and Michael Brock were…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved several draft rule changes for spotted seatrout. Based on public comment at the meeting in Cape Canaveral, the Commission also directed staff to continue considering public input and update the proposal as needed prior to bringing this back at a future meeting for final approval.…
Kaye Driggers, of Claxton, is the proud record holder for the Ohoopee River black crappie. Her 1-lb., 5.28-oz. fish was caught from a kayak in Tattnall County on Aug. 31. “It’s really too low right now to get a boat and motor in some places, but you can fish out of a kayak just fine,”…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program, now in Season 7, has awarded prizes for the catch and release of more than 9,000 largemouth bass since the program began in 2012. To date, 7,303 Lunker Club, 1,751 Trophy Club and 66 Hall of Fame fish make up the milestone. “We want to…
Is fall the best time to hunt, or is it the best time to fish? Actually, October is a great time to be in the Georgia outdoors, whether you’re slinging arrows, letting lead fly, or a casting a fishing line. But why choose? I try to do it all! Lately, I’ve been wanting to get…
Topwater baits over rocky humps and points, and dragging jigs on them and down the sides as they drop off into deeper water—that simple pattern is a great way to catch Clarks Hill bass in October. Clarks Hill’s 72,000 acres of water have gone through many changes since the river was dammed in 1950, but…
Editor’s Note: For lots more Oconee crappie fishing information, download Scott’s interview at the GON Outdoors Podcast. About the time this issue of GON finds itself on coffee tables, my buddy Scott Williams and his dad Billy will be in Grenada, Miss. competing in the Crappie Masters National Championship. That tournament is slated for Sept.…
If you know of a better month than October for targeting inshore redfish in our Georgia waters, I’d love to know when. After a long, hot summer, cool and breezy days send the water temperature tumbling, causing several species of fish to feed with a ferocity. Whether you call them redfish, spottail bass, reds, red…
There are few things more exhilarating than a topwater bite when you’re bass fishing. I’d like to think that any red-blooded angler would agree with that statement. The anticipation, the wake of a big bass rushing toward your bait, and the feeling of laying the wood to ‘em on the hookset is intoxicating. I simply…
Go to Lake Oconee fishing this month and expect to catch bass early in the mornings on topwater on seawalls and on points leading into coves and creeks. Anglers can then fish topwater on shady banks as the sun gets up, and they can also catch bass around docks on plastics and crankbaits, which are…
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