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Fishing
Its banks are not much to look at. Muddied. Eroded. Developed. Trashed. No doubt, the Chattahoochee River, where it runs through the northern metro Atlanta suburban landscape, leaves little to the imagination of trout anglers anywhere else. But here in Georgia, we learned long ago that the water that runs between those adjectives is clean…
Corey Gosnell holds the current Lake Rabun black crappie record with a 1-lb., 14-oz. fish he caught on April 14, 2018.
After perhaps the warmest spring I can remember, the month of April promises to offer up some of the best inshore saltwater fishing in recent years. Trout, redfish and flounder are moving in early, and now is the time to go catch them. Whether you prefer to fish the creeks of Savannah, the marsh in…
For many years, Lake Allatoona has been jokingly referred to as “The Dead Sea.” Some anglers will recount stories of frustrating days on the lake with little or no bites. Having never visited Allatoona, I wondered if the rumors surrounding the lake were true. I joined Jason Mullinax, a Cartersville native, who serves as a…
Roughly 25 years ago this spring, I made my first cast into the Satilla River with my grandpa by my side. Moments after my cork hit the water, it abruptly disappeared, and the fight was on. As I frantically turned the handle on that Zebco 33 while my grandpa cheered me on, an addiction was…
Nope. Georgia is not the West. But trout fishing in Georgia is not unlike the West… where nimble fly-rodders test technical skills on small, wild trout streams. Where trolling for large lake-bound trout is executed with electronic aids and flashy rigs. Where driftboats carry anglers over long river glides and rocky shoals. Where dams pour…
Bass fishing is fantastic on all our lakes in April, but you should consider a trip to Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding. The bass on this small lake are up shallow in pockets and creeks, with some fish spawning and others ready to go on the bed or feeding after spawning. You can…
The old favorite methods still work in any Georgia waters, but if Southern crappie anglers want to catch more fish, they might want to get on board with a northern walleye technique—and that’s the “planer” truth! “Planer boards are fairly new to crappie fishermen, but the technique has been around for a long time,” commented…
Jason Cone caught a 3-lb., 2.88-oz. American shad on the Ogeechee River on March 22, 2018 that set a benchmark record for the Ogeechee.
About 25 years ago, West Point Lake was a prime largemouth bass impoundment that produced many double-digit fish, including at least one exceeding 14 pounds. Impounded in 1974, West Point runs about 35 miles along the Chattahoochee River and covers 25,864 acres near LaGrange. The lake spans part of the Alabama-Georgia line about an hour…
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