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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 5.3 feet below 635. Temp: The temperature is in the middle 50s but will drop to the upper 40s next weekend. Clarity: There is a medium stain on the Hooch down to the railroad trestle. It’s still pretty clear down the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, January is typically a slow…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 below 340. Temp: Low 50s and colder in some pockets. Expect the temp to drop into the mid 40s by January. Clarity: The lake is muddy up above Twin Bridges and stained all the way below the 441 bridge. It is also muddy in the back of Rooty Creek, Crooked Creek and…
Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Mud from recent rainfall has moved all the way down to Cuscowilla. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “Bass fishing is very different on Oconee in January. Some fish will go after small crankbaits, ChatterBaits and even Little Georges, but you can also catch them deep on…
Allatoona: Level: 10.6 feet below 840. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Stained, but even with all the rain lately, the lake is clear south of Victoria. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing in January is normally tough. After the shot of arctic air we received just before Christmas, we should be moving into a full…
Nottely: Level: 14.4 feet below 1775. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “We have had some nice weather to be fishing for December. We have been catching some nice fish the last few weeks on freelines and downlines out over 30- to 50-foot humps in the mouths of creeks.…
Chatuge: Level: 7.3 feet below full pool 1925. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing is good. We’ve got a lot of rain the past couple of weeks, which has brought the lake up some. But the rain we’ve been having has not really been a cold rain, so…
On Dec. 9, Jeremy Barnes managed to take down a massive 19-point Hart County buck, but the road to success was anything but easy. “Me and my good buddy Kevin Jordan had been hunting the buck on a 30-acre Hart County property that Kevin’s boss owns that he was generous enough to let us hunt,…
Jeff Reynolds, of Snellville, sent some trail-cam pictures of an unfortunate buck in Monroe County. Jeff emailed Dr. Gino D’Angelo, Assistant Professor of Deer Ecology and Management at UGA about the buck’s condition. Dr. G’s response: “I would not enjoy being that deer, but he seems to be faring pretty well considering his burden. My…
If you hunt northeast Georgia, the chances of killing your target buck go way down by mid December. If you’re hunting with a bow, those chances dwindle much more. Kyle Bona, of Royston, beat the odds with a 140-class Franklin County 10-pointer taken on Sunday, Dec. 18. The deer was certainly a target buck that…
Jeff Smith is not one of those people who moved to Georgia and talks about how much better things were where he came from. The Cleveland, Ga. resident can’t brag enough about the state where he moved to four years ago. Now, he has something else to brag about. Jeff’s 1.88-lb. yellow perch caught on…
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