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Here we were, finally, with a boat in the water and geared for bass, making our first casts into the unknown waters of Lucas Lake. The anticipation we felt was similar to when Black Shoals Reservoir first opened to fishing — both were trolling-motor-only reservoirs that opened to public fishing after years of delays. No,…
Georgia anglers will have a new Public Fishing Area (PFA) in a few years, this one south of Perry. The lake will be built on an 860-acre tract purchased for the development of Houston County State Park. Fortunately for those of you who like to fish, WRD Fisheries will manage the future fishery on the newly…
Mike Meason, of McDonough, is a serious jonboat tournament angler, but on April 11, 2005 he went fun fishing to his favorite reservoir — Lake Varner in Covington. His day of on the water produced possible the best Georgia public-lake fishing results that GON has ever heard about. Mike boated five fish over 8 pounds,…
For a fun fishing trip in April, remember Hollis Q. Lathem — or Lathem Reservoir as the local fishermen know it. The Cherokee County water-supply lake is full of fishing structure and bass, and no one knows that better than Jeff Southern of Kennesaw. Since the lake opened in 2002, Jeff has fished it weekly.…
At long last, the Macon Water Authority (MWA) has opened Javors Lucas Lake, its 625-acre water-supply reservoir, to public fishing. At its March 3 meeting the MWA approved opening the lake seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. The lake, which was constructed in the early 1990s, had previously been open to…