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Bass Fishing
Do me a favor. Get in your car and drive an hour in any direction. Then tell me what you see. Odds are you’ll hit some water somewhere along the way. We are blessed in the South to have an abundance of water. Sometimes we take for granted just how lucky we are. There are…
Lake Oconee is renowned for having large quantities of big bass. With its abundance of timber, chunk rock and offshore structure, Oconee is a prime destination for many Georgia anglers. Unfortunately, this year’s strange weather patterns have made catching Oconee bass downright tough. As the chill of early fall begins to bring us a much-welcomed…
Lake Jackson is widely known throughout the state as a very good wintertime fishery. With multiple double-digit-class largemouths caught in the cooler months, Georgia anglers may lose sight of the great bass fishing Lake Jackson offers in other seasons of the year. As the water temperature begins to fall in October and the shad embark…
Dan Cisson caught this 28-lb., 0.8-oz. lake-record striped bass on Lake Yonah on Sep. 19, 2012. Dan is well-known in northeast Georgia for catching big largemouth, especially his knack for rolling huge bass from private ponds. Dan is also good at lineside fishing on large and small reservoirs.
It’s so hot I saw two trees fighting over a dog. When it’s that hot, you have to wonder if it is worth going fishing. The dog days of August are tough, but head to Lake Russell, and you can catch a lot of keeper bass and have a chance at some quality fish. Russell…
Will Carpenter caught this 6-lb., 1.6-oz. lake-record largemouth on Lake Yonah on June 14, 2012. UPDATE: Will’s Yonah lake record was broken on June 13, 2018 with a 6-lb., 11-oz. bass. If you catch a Yonah largemouth that might break the established lake record, please get the bass weighed on certified scales with witnesses, and…
More and more over the last couple of years, Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA) has come to the forefront whenever anglers talk about trophy-bass destinations. In April, the first teen-sized bass was certified from the lake. The 13-lb., 4-oz. largemouth bass recently was caught and released back into the lake during survey work conducted by…
Lake Oconee’s 22-year-old largemouth record was broken the morning of May 14 when lake-resident Bill Brantley caught a 12-lb., 14-oz. fish on a Texas-rigged lizard. Bill and his wife Pam, both of Buckhead, were dragging 6-inch, watermelon-chartreuse lizards off a brushed-up ledge in 15 feet of water. Bass were packed in tight on the ledge,…
The Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) youth division held their 2012 Top-6 championship tournament on Lake Blackshear on March 31. Held under the FLW program, the best young tournament anglers from bass clubs in Georgia fished for bragging rights and state-championship honors. Six youth clubs sent teams to the tournament, and their top anglers competed…
April is one of the best months of the year for Georgia anglers. All over the state fish of all species are feeling the urge to spawn and head to the banks. And the bass of Black Shoals are no exception. Black Shoals Lake, in Rockdale County, is a picturesque spot. This 650-acre water-supply reservoir…