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Fishing Reports
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
Country-Fried Venison Steaks You’ve got to try this recipe from Beth Strickland, who prepared this dish as part of the Middle Bay Boat Team during a AWF Gulf Coast wild game cook-off. 2 lbs. cubed venison steaks Whole milk 2 cups all-purpose flour Seasoning salt Black pepper to taste 1/4 cup bacon grease 2 cups…
I’m that guy who gets a message on Facebook and might see it four weeks later—and by might I mean maybe and probably not. You are better off sending smoke signals than “hitting me up” with a social media message. There is lots to dislike about social media, but what’s happening now is dangerous. Remember…
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The minutes ticked on: forty-four, forty-five, forty-six. I was running out of patience, time and getting really antsy. Dad told me to sit still; it was just getting prime time for the deer to start moving and coming out to eat. The anticipation was killing me. I had seen the big buck on the trail…
It was 6:00 o’clock that morning. The alarm clock was making the noise of an airplane roaring through the sky. I leaped out of my bed as I was rubbing the gritty, sleepy sand out of my eyes. I did not get much sleep last night because I was so excited about the next morning…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water finally cooled off, and the fishing is heating up. The baitfish are starting to bunch up better, and the bass are feeding up heavy right now. We have been catching a lot of spotted bass, and every now…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.2 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mild staining. Linesides: Guide Bradd Sasser, of William Sasser Guide Service, reports, “The hybrids and stripers have moved into the backs of the creeks on the upper end of the lake and also out the Georgia Little River branch. Downlines, planer boards and trolling A-rigs…
Chatuge: Level: 7 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve finally been getting some cooler weather, which is helping bring the water temps down. Still not seeing any topwater action, and the bait we’ve been marking is still deep. It’s that time of year to get out…
Carters: Level: 7 feet low. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “The winter bite is in full swing, and it really is my favorite time of the year to be on Carters. As you might expect, there are plenty of fish out in deeper water, but a few remain in the…
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