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Fishing
Rocks, docks, seawalls, grass—Weiss Lake is full of bass-holding, fun-to-fish structure, and the reservoir can produce good catches of spotted bass and largemouth in August. Weiss is a 30,200-acre Alabama Power Co. lake on the Coosa River. A small part of the upper Coosa is in Georgia, but an Alabama fishing license is required to…
I want you to think back to the last time you visited your favorite tackle shop. Now, in your mind, take a quick stroll down the crankbait aisle. I’m willing to bet your mind is overloaded with colors, shapes, bill angles and bold marketing claims on the packages. If you’re just beginning to explore the…
“I got one!” Oh yeah, my favorite words to hear on the water. I wheeled around to see George’s rod bent over double. Seconds later, a dark fish rocketed out the water and did a 5-foot tailwalk across the top of the black glass. I was hollering, “Reel, reel, reel! Keep him tight!” I coached…
Telfair County, Georgia — home of the world-record George Perry bass and the Georgia state record non-typical buck. Decades of unsurpassed fishing and hunting. Surely this must be some of the most fertile waters and woodlands in the state. Now, for the most recent outdoor milestone. Enter a south Georgia country gal nick-named “Lil Bit,”…
The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources today announced a new men’s state saltwater gamefish record for dolphin fish (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as Mahi Mahi, landed May 25, 2019, by Will Owens off the coast of Savannah in 700 feet of water. Owens’ catch ties Matthew Sheppard Jr.’s record from…
There is a secret in the north Georgia mountains. Few anglers are aware that Lake Chatuge is full of 6- to 8-lb. hybrid bass. They are hungry, they are in tight schools under baitfish right now, and you can catch 30 to 50 of them in a few hours all summer long. Filled in 1942,…
The world is a different place in those hours between midnight and daylight. While most of the surrounding region is blanketed in silence and sleep, Ronnie Kent and his wife Melissa are fully aware of activity abounding as they sit in their pontoon boat atop the mighty Altamaha River. They’re awaiting “the bite.” When, or…
I bass fish—and write about bass fishing—for a living. I’m normally the ding dong you’ll see on the lake in the rain, sleet and snow. I’ve had some strange looks over the years. But I’ll be flat-out honest with you: You’d be hard pressed to find me bass fishing in the heat of the summer.…
There is not a more beautiful lake in Georgia than Blackshear, and right now it is full of quality largemouth feeding around grassbeds, lily pads and cypress trees. Catching shallow bass in July is fun, and Blackshear is a lake where anglers can do it. Lake Blackshear is an 8,500-acre Crisp County Power reservoir on…
A quick flick of the wrist and the underhanded toss sent the tiny spinner sailing under a low-lying bough of a bell-bottom cypress, bumping a root lying at the edge of the black water. A glimpse of the small, gold blade spiraling down and BANG! The little whippy rod instantly bent to the water, the…
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