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Bass Fishing
Most bass anglers have heard about the good winter “ditch bite” at Lake Lanier for spotted bass. But exactly what is a ditch bite? How do you find good ditches, and how do you catch bass on this pattern? Three local expert fishermen on Lanier—Jim Farmer, Jimmy “Lanier Jim” Harmon and Jim “Jimbo” Mathley—shared their…
Lake Sinclair bass are on their winter pattern. Many fish spend idle time in deep water, but they move up shallow to feed around rocks and wood. They will hit while holding deep, too, so you have many options of where and how to fish this month. Lake Sinclair has been on fire for big…
A Spartanburg, S.C. teenager caught a largemouth bass the day after Christmas that will stand as the family’s personal best. In a story released last week from lakerecord.net, the bass reportedly weighed 18 pounds on a Moultrie scale, one used more commonly for weighing deer. Hayden Lee, 16, was on a hunting trip outside…
It’s December, which means the bass at Clarks Hill have moved to ditches in the backs of coves and can be caught on a variety of baits. The quality of the largemouth on this Clarks Hill pattern is good all this month, and this is a pattern that produces well this time of year. With…
As I begin to write this story, fall is finally in full swing. Staring out my window, leaves are falling, a cool breeze is whistling through the trees, and most importantly, the thermometer mercury is riding a lot lower than it has in many months. November is a month for hunting big bucks, some…
Dropping water temperatures and dropping lake levels combine to force both spotted bass and largemouth to predictable patterns at West Point this month. Bass are feeding heavily on roadbeds, points and rip-rap and will continue to do so throughout the month of November. West Point is a border lake but is mostly in Georgia, so…
Despite Hurricane Michael sweeping across most of south and central Georgia, the 2018 Georgia Kayak Bass Fishing State Championship was held Oct. 13-14 on the Etowah River and Lake Allatoona. The two-day tournament hosted 40 anglers representing four clubs—Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers (West Point/Columbus), East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers (Augusta/East Georgia), Peach State Kayak Anglers (Atlanta/Statewide) and…
The black bass found in Georgia, especially largemouth and spots, tend to form roaming schools ranging from small wolfpacks to larger congregations, herding baitfish to the surface and gorging continually throughout the day. Even fish that are not actively feeding on top can be enticed to leave the sanctuary of deeper water to ravage a…
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…
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…