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Bass Fishing
On Friday, March 11, members of the Macon Pro Casters bass-fishing club were on Lake Seminole for a weekend outing. Club President Tony King was across the state on Lake Sinclair, preparing for a tournament in the Bulldog Division of the Wal-Mart BFL. Nobody knew that the day would turn tragic for a seasoned boater…
World-class bass fisheries such as Clarks Hill, Russell, and Hartwell steal most of the article headlines on the Savannah River, but the flowing part of the river boasts high-quality bass fishing also. The once-sinuous river has been straightened, but the oxbow lakes now provide slack-water bass opportunities. In April, those oxbows are the place to…
A pick-pocket artist is a master of a disreputable craft. There’s nothing disreputable about catching bass, but when it’s this easy it should dang near be illegal. The bass fishing on Lake Allatoona this month is great because the fish are up shallow and feeding heavily, and to catch them an angler doesn’t have to…
March 26: R&R, Oconee It took 15.09 pounds to make it in the top 10 and get a check at R&R’s Oconee tournament last weekend. “There were some strong sacks brought in,” said Russ Ferguson, tournament director for R&R. First place and $4,000 went to the team of Benny Lanning of Covington and Rick Hollingsworth…
Boatright’s Pond, pond No. 12 in the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Small Georgia Lakes Open to Public Fishing guide, was little more to me than one of the 169 listings in the guide. It was just another place to wet a hook until I started talking about fishing with Neil Jones of Blackshear. Neil…
In south Georgia, the month of March can take on many different faces. One day shows signs of beautiful, spring-like weather. The next day, you will swear we are still in the firm grasp of “Old Man Winter.” All things considered, one thing is for sure: March is a month of change. The days are…
Tournament anglers have a special challenge. They have to fish according to a tournament schedule regardless of the conditions they encounter on the lake. If weekend anglers see a bluebird sky, or torrential rain, or extreme cold, they can choose to stay home and watch someone else catch fish on TV. Not so for the…
February 13: Valleys, Seminole Prior to the latest Valley tournament, word around Lake Seminole was that fishing was tough. However, at Valley’s February 13 event, a few fish decided to bite. Greg Gaston of Thomasville and Rob Newell put five keepers in the boat that weighed 20.40 pounds. They collected $3,000 for the finish. Terry…
March can be one of the best months to catch bass on Georgia lakes, and West Point is often the best bass lake in the state this month. West Point is full of quality largemouths as well as spotted bass, and they are all moving shallow to feed as they get ready to spawn in…
Mike Meason and I had been throwing spinnerbaits and jigs on Lake Varner for a few hours and hadn’t had a bite. “There’s no harder time to do an article for y’all than in February,” said Mike. “March is unbelievable out here, but February can be tough.” As is the case with so many GON…