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Bass Fishing
Underwater woody debris such as logs, brush, and stumps are all natural fish attractors. Fish use these areas for protection, as places to ambush prey, and sometimes as spawning areas. As a reservoir ages, much of this woody debris is lost through the natural process of decay or sedimentation. As a result, fish habitat is…
It’s too hot to go fishing in July, and the bass are sluggish and don’t bite anyway, right? Wrong! If you sit home under an air conditioner rather than going bass fishing, you will miss out on some good catches, especially if you go to Weiss Lake. Weiss is a very pretty 30,200-acre Alabama Power…
The scenery would almost make you think that you were in the north Georgia mountains fishing for trout. You have everything that you could imagine on such a trip. There is water rushing down a free-flowing river with a gentle roar as it tumbles through the rocks and shoals. The river banks and granite hillsides…
There are some new fish in West Point Lake—41,264 to be exact. The DNR on May 12 stocked the lake with largemouth bass grown in a hatchery in Richmond Hill, near Savannah, according to Brent Hess, a fisheries biologist with DNR. “This is the first time we’ve ever done that, except for when it opened,”…
All spring we have enjoyed catching bass in shallow water, but June has anglers thinking deep on many lakes. Warming water makes bass head to the deeper summer structure and cover, and following the bass to deeper water is usually the best bet. However, a trip to Eufaula in June can offer the best of…
Kristen Brown caught a 10-oz. shadow bass on the Flint River on June 1, 2016, and in doing so Kristen established a new species that is now recognized for record status in Georgia. Kristen, of Baconton, set a new state record for shadow bass, catching the 9 1/4-inch fish on the Flint River in Albany.…
If you want to catch a lot of bass on a beautiful lake with a natural shoreline and clear water, head to Lake Russell. Just make sure you keep some small spotted bass for a fish fry! Lake Russell is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake on the Savannah River between Hartwell and Clarks…
Bass-tournament partners Jake Andrew and Jace Garrett, from Bremen High School, recently brought home their first tournament win at the Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation fishing tournament held at Lake Sinclair on May 14. Jake, who is a senior, has been fishing competitively since he was a 15. For his final season, he was paired with…
There’s an old saying, usually attributed to Confucius, which goes something like, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” There’s an important life lesson in that simple statement, but sometimes it can be hard to walk the talk and put…
David Ray, of Rydal, has been fishing Allatoona for 50 years and has never landed a fish like the one he caught on April 25. The morning began like any other. Every time David goes fishing, he catches his own bait to fish with. Typically, he goes for threadfins. “Early Monday morning, I landed a 3- to…