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Top BASS Pros Fish Chatuge

If you read Caz Anderson’s recent Lake Chatuge Map-of-the-Month article and also followed the BASS Angler of the Year tournament on-line or in person on Sept. 20-23, you saw Caz was spot-on for patterns and baits. The pros put their own special talents to finding bass and catching them, but they used the types of…

Anglers Win In New Pro Bass Battleground

There’s never been a better time to be a pro bass angler. With many top fishing pros signing contracts to switch from the traditional pro series to fish exclusively in the new Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour, those traditional top-level trails are making moves. B.A.S.S. has announced changes to its Bassmaster Elite Series. According…

Hartwell Bass On The Fall Feed

Spots and largemouth at Hartwell respond to cooling water by moving shallow and feeding heavily in October. You can catch them on a variety of baits on main-lake points and humps, as well as on banks leading into coves. Hartwell is a big 56,000-acre reservoir on the upper Savannah River. The lake regularly produces 20-lb.…

Etowah River Flathead Catfish Breaks Record

Brittany Raper, of Farner, Tenn., caught a jaw-dropping flathead catfish weighing at 29-lbs., 8-ozs. while fishing on the Etowah River in Bartow County. Brittany admits she is not an expert angler, but she was delighted to catch the fish. “My husband is the fisherman, not me. I was honestly proud of myself since I am not…

Fall Feeding Frenzy For Yearling Redfish

I eased the boat up in the mouth of a small creek just as the tide started coming in and lowered the power pole. I pointed out a small pocket in the bank and gave my two fishermen directions to throw just across the front of it.  Every cast for the next 30 minutes produced…

Lake Chatuge Bass Mapped For September

The same reasons Lake Chatuge is a good choice for the prestigious BASS Angler of the Year Championship this month makes it a good choice for Georgia anglers in September. The deep, clear lake is ringed with mountains and is very scenic. Even better, its shallows have a good population of quality largemouth, while big…

Macon County’s Small-Lake Gems

Sometimes you just want to get away to a quiet retreat, lose the crowds and see some different water. In central Georgia, two large ponds in Macon County deserve a date on your outdoor calendar for great fishing and outdoor fun this fall.  White Water Pond First, we will take a look at the 65-acre…

Altamaha River Tidal Bass

Some of the best bass fishing you probably have never heard of will occur today. The bad news is it will only last five hours, six if you’re lucky. On the bright side, though, it will happen again tomorrow. Welcome to the tidal section of the Altamaha River, where the bass don’t run as big,…

Record Set For Longnose Gar On Etowah River

Kyle Williams, of Adairsville, isn’t a huge fan of gar when he’s fishing the Etowah River, but he recently caught a longnose gar that made the record books. “They’re predators. They’ll run the fish we’re trying to catch out of a hole, and it takes a while for the fish to settle back down and…

Georgia Trout Camp 2018

Twenty-one boys and three girls ages 12 to 15 from across Georgia recently participated in the 15th annual Georgia Trout Camp, sponsored by Georgia Trout Unlimited. The camp, which is the second largest and the third oldest trout camp in the United States, took place at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Clayton. Kids learned and…

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