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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Early in the month, topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks, Senkos and buzzbaits can be effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream beds. Some big tournament sacks of largemouth are still being…
This is a simple recipe for grilling striped or hybrid bass. 1 whole striped bass I purple onion finely chopped 1 lime 1 thinly diced tomato 1 lemon 1/2 stick of butter Do not remove scales. It is not necessary. Remove the head behind the gills. Split the belly all the way through to the…
Blackshear: Level: Full. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Tournament angler Baylor Pless reports, “The bass in Lake Blackshear are in a tricky stage right now. They are in a postspawn funk as many people like to call it. The bream have started moving up to the banks to spawn, and the bass are staying shallow…
Week 1: Ann Lester, 145 2/8 typical County: Macon Date: Sept. 14 Ann Lester, a 24-year-old from Macon County near the small town of Ideal, was bowhunting on opening morning of bow season last Sept. 14. “I got up the stand and was setting up. About 10 minutes after climbing up, I saw him walk…
Fawns are showing up everywhere, turkey poults are hatching, and Round 2 of the 2020 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling as hunters and trappers continue to get after song dogs. Listed below are all the entries of those who found success and taken a photo with their June 2020 issue of GON. We’ll…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bite has been really good the last two weeks. We have caught fish on about every type of lure you could possibly throw. The best bite seems to be the midday topwater bite. We have had our best success throwing…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a “phased reopening” of some campgrounds and additional boat ramps at reservoirs along the Savannah River the third week of May. “The gradual reopening will vary based on the ability to ensure visitors and Corps of Engineers staff remain safe and can continue to reduce the spread of…
Kaye Driggers, of Claxton, had bragging rights on a fishing outing with her husband, Richard, on May 15 after catching a new Ohoopee River record redbreast. The 12.48-oz. bream easily exceeds the 8-oz. benchmark for the species. “We were fishing below the prison bridge in Reidsville out of a boat,” said Kaye. “I was fishing…
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a place on every lake where an angler could pull the boat up and get a fish weighed on certified scales? It sure would make it easier to set a lake or river record and still release a fish alive, which is what some anglers prefer. Sometimes anglers…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Inshore fisherman can leave the dock without bait because peanut menhaden, finger mullet and mud minnows are plentiful. As the temps warms, the shrimp population gets stronger. I suggest always checking with the local baits shops to see if they have been carrying live shrimp. If so, then most…
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