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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full pool at 435. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: There is some stain above the I-20 bridge, a little color in Sugar Creek and clear to the dam. Expect the rivers to stain up with the thunderstorms coming through. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Donald Peppers has done well in…
Level: Full pool at 840. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “For those who follow the Allatoona reports each month, this is going to seem repetitive. Conditions are still great, and not much has changed. Fishing on Lake Allatoona in August is usually extremely tough due to the heat and…
Nottely: Level: Full at 1775. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been off the charts. The fish have finally set up on their summer pattern. We have been catching fish about any way possible. We have been starting out early fishing downlined bluebacks on a 40-foot bottom and moving…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot below 660. Temp: 87-93 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fishing has been good with most fish coming around bream activity. Throwing a black Spro frog and a Pop-R are good options. The most consistent pattern is still throwing topwaters around brushpiles in 15 to 25 feet of water…
Eufaula: Level: 0.8 below 190. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “We have finally begun to get some much-needed rain and the water level is holding fairly steady. The hot weather makes it really miserable to fish a full day. The bite slows before noon, and it’s time to find…
Editor’s Note: George Stewart “Stew” Medlin passed away on Sept. 20, 2023. In addition to being a fishing guide, Stew was the longtime bar manager at Gino’s NY Pizza Bar in Atlanta, where the bar has been renamed Stew’s Watering Hole in his honor. Stew’s Obituary Lake Lanier is famous for its big spotted bass,…
Lanier: Level: 1.2 feet below 1071. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “While the fishing generally gets tougher in August on Lake Lanier, there are ways to ensure continued success. The primary concern of both gamefish and baitfish are oxygen and food source, in that order.…
The Fab 40 is GON’s annual compilation of Georgia’s best bucks from the previous season. With a tie at No. 40, there are actually 41 bucks listed this year. Tracking down photos of these bucks is a challenge, but we got all but one for this year’s feature. No hindsight ip unit displayed. The Fab…
Jekyll Island Diamondbacks Changed My Perspective Dear GON, I read the article in the GON June issue about the Eastern diamondback survey on Jekyll Island. I was really fascinated with the information. What surprised me most was the eating habits of the snakes. I have always thought snakes would eat anytime they got the opportunity.…
The mountain counties of northern Georgia are not generally recognized as trophy-buck counties when compared to other areas of the state. The areas south of the mountains produce generally larger deer in both body size and antlers. This being said though, there have been some mighty impressive bucks killed in the mountains in years gone…
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