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Lanier: Level: 0.7 feet above 1071. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for a little stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Guide Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, “Fishing during the spawn can provide some interesting opportunities and many different choices. Bass focused on the spawn are often quite finicky…
Pulling live blueback herring during a striper tournament paid off in more ways than one. The boat placed second in the Clarks Hill Striper Club tournament, and one of the anglers set a new lake record for spotted bass. Riley Hale was fishing with Capt. Ed Lepley and Kenny Brooks during the tournament this past…
Updated 10:30 a.m., March 22 One Bainbridge fishermen died and several others were injured when two boats participating in two separate bass tournaments collided on the Flint River on Saturday, March 19. The accident happened near the Earle May Boat Basin in the vicinity of the Highway 84 bridge on the Flint River, according to…
When you’re fishing for white bass—and a 2-pounder is a good fish—imagine what it feels like when a 31-lb. freight train smashes your 1/8-oz. jig! Rachel Harrison, of Adairsville, was fishing for white bass with her husband Jason at the Lock & Dam on the Coosa River in Rome on Saturday, March 19 when she…
By Dan Cisson Alvin Richardson. Where did I first meet him? Most likely it was at a barn-burner basketball game in Morgan County back in the mid 1980s. After that it was likely at a family dove shoot. If you were invited to one of these bird-busting shoots, you were definitely privileged. I found out…
The statewide turkey hunting season opens April 2, 2022. However, youth and mobility-impaired hunters utilizing private land have an early chance to harvest a gobbler during the special opportunity turkey season March 26-27, 2022. This special weekend turkey hunting opportunity is available only for youth 16 years of age and younger, or hunters that are…
On March 11-12, the North Georgia Houndsmen’s club hosted the sanctioned United Kennel Club Peach Classic Hunt and Show for 2022. It was held at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Comer. The event drew an excellent turnout with 94 dogs being hunted and 50 competing in the bench show. There were entries from 10 different…
Any buck entered in GON’s Truck-Buck Contest or Youth Big-Buck Contest must be measured during one of two scoring events to be eligible for contest prizes. The final opportunity to have a rack officially scored and eligible to compete for contest prizes is Saturday, March 19, at the GON office in Madison. Only bucks already…
With rivers falling out quickly and water temperatures on the rise, it’s a common occurrence for new record fish to hit the scales this time of year. What’s not common is when a new river record is set two days in a row out of the same boat. However, for Zach Johns, of Brantley County,…
By Deborah Wallace Walking through the golden corn fields of Gregory, South Dakota, I suddenly hear the cackle of a pheasant and the proverbial shout from our guide, Joe, of “Rooster!” I raise my 20 gauge up at the ring-necked pheasant and shoot it to the ground. The dog runs to retrieve this magnificent, colorful…
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