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Fishing
One thing you will never find is a bass angler who is happy with catching medium-sized fish. It is always bigger is better. That has been the strategy for the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division for decades. One method to achieve a larger bass is to introduce different genetic traits into the population.…
If you happen to find yourself in a boat just off the barrier islands this month, don’t be surprised to see big silver fish blasting bait out of the water. And while our ocean waters are known for a healthy shark population, that’s not what I’m talking about in this case. What you are very…
Think its too hot to catch shallow bass this month? It’s not if you go to Lake Eufaula. Not only can you catch bass in grass and pads, but you can dredge the famous Eufaula summer ledges and catch bass if that is what you prefer. No hindsight ip unit displayed. There are three good…
The Savannah River likely isn’t the first thought for anglers who want to tangle with a smallmouth bass in Georgia, but there are bronzebacks in the river. Smallmouths are not uncommon now below the Clarks Hill dam, through the Augusta shoals area, and apparently quite a distance downstream. The new river record for smallmouth on…
Tired Creek Lake in north Grady County has been in the works for years, and it was finally opened to the public on Memorial Day weekend. The crowd size seemed comparable to a Friday night football game against rival Thomas County Central, and folks were just as excited. The throng included my brother Matt and…
As summer hits us Georgians in full force this month, you can bet anywhere you decide to fish it’s going to be hot, and I mean hot. About the only thing in the northern portion of our state that you can expect to be hotter than the sweltering daytime highs is the striper fishing. As…
The striped bass come and go throughout the year, up and down south and middle Georgia’s river corridors. As the spawning urge kicks in March-April, they begin to range from the Altamaha’s brackish estuary up the Ohoopee, Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. When the spawn is over, it’s time to seek out cooler waters. Most fishermen…
Does catching 100 bass a day sound good, even if they are smaller spotted bass? Lake Russell is full of spotted bass in the 11- to 13-inch range to the point of being badly over crowded with these aggressive bass. That makes Lake Russell a great place to go this month to hone your hook-setting…
Kelly Chavous, of Columbia County, finally got to hold a once-in-a-lifetime flathead catfish out at Clarks Hill Lake in Lincoln County on May 25. Kelly, his nephew Tyler and Kelly’s buddy Mike “The Catfish King” Arrington dropped the boat in the lake around 7 p.m. and set out a few jugs with live bluegill in…
Trent Thomason, of Toccoa, has been going back to Lake Yonah for the past three years trying to catch the record largemouth for the lake. On June 23, he finally accomplished the feat when he landed a 6-lb., 11-oz. bass. Trent said he goes to Yonah every Father’s Day weekend with his dad to fish,…
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