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Fishing Reports

This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land

With the last pops of Fourth of July fireworks, my thoughts turn to the upcoming deer season. As a bowhunter, I usually spend time in the summer heat slinging arrows at a variety of targets and distances. That’s one of the biggest keys to bowhunting. Practice, practice, practice. However, this year will be slightly different.…

Second Half Of The Field Competing In GON’s Kids Shoot-Out

The annual GON Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Infinite Energy Center in Gwinnett County as part of the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast. Here’s the second half of the field of those who will be shooting for a chance to win a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors and…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner August 2020

Ware County: On the night of Thursday, Jan. 1, 2020, Game Warden Luke Rabun and Game Warden First Class Sam Williams were observing an area off of Old Nichols Road in Ware County known for a high amount of night deer hunting activity. At approximately 9:30 that night both wardens heard the sound of a…

Letters To The Editor August 2020

Hunt Near A Deer Club Member Leads To Practical Jokes Dear GON, The other day I was headed home and a deer ran across the road, and I got to thinking. What were some memorable things that happened or that I caused to happen back over a long career in the deer woods? I won’t…

Realtree Kids Scrapbook August 2020

Send us a picture of your GON Realtree Outdoor kid. Email image and caption details (name, hometown, age, and county where critter or fish was taken) to [email protected].                

Georgia Shark And Tarpon Combo

I was watching a school of menhaden, also called pogies, getting attacked from big fish on all sides. I had a client with a rod ready to throw a hooked pogie into the fray. A perfect cast, and we had a tarpon 6 feet in the air peeling line off a reel like a hooked…

Lake Hartwell Fishing Reports – August 2020

Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides & Bass: Guide Preston Harden reports, “Hybrids and stripers have migrated to colder, oxygenated water from mid to lower lake. Good electronics are important to locate the schools of fish in the deep water. It is mostly hunting until you get on top of the…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Reports – August 2020

Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, whiting and sharks can be caught just about anywhere while fishing the sounds and beachfronts. The best baits are going to be the lively ones, such as peanut menhaden, shrimp, mud minnows, finger mullet and small yellow tail. Most of these baits can be caught by…

Lake Nottely Fishing Report – August 2020

Nottely: Level: 2 feet below full. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been of the charts on our boats. The fish have shown up finally, and there are some nice schools. We have been catching fish about every way possible, but the herring bite is the best. We are…

Lake Lanier Fishing Reports – August 2020

Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing has slowed some over the last couple of weeks, and fish have started to feed early in the mornings on top and then a little later in the day. In between, you are having to pull these…

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