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Seminole: Level: 1.6 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure, reports, “As we enter into the month of May, the bass will be moving into their postspawn areas and feeding up for the summer. The shad spawn will be heating up in May…
Chatuge: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The spotted bass are in their spawning areas on long rocky points, pebble rocky banks and in between docks. I’ve been catching them on a Z-Man Ned rig, a 3.5-inch tube and a Strike King Rage Craw on a shaky…
Russell: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and it’s stained in the creeks and rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing on Russell has been on fire the last couple of weeks, and this should continue through May. There have been several largemouth caught the last…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Water temps vary from mid 60s to mid 70s depending on recent fronts and rains. Clarity: The Oconee river is muddy from the mouth of Sugar Creek north. The Apalachee is stained from just above Swords Bridge and working its way south. It is also muddy from Armor Bridge up…
Nottely: Level: 2.2 feet low. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: The water is stained in the river and the creeks. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “The fish have finally started chasing and eating big baits. Most are heading into creeks and up the river. We have been doing good up in the creeks pulling large shad…
In Georgia, Boating Under the Influence (BUI) of drugs or alcohol is a crime. The state has stiff penalties for a person operating a boat if his or her blood-alcohol content is 0.08 or higher—the same limit for driving on the state’s roadways. BUI is often the cause of serious boating accidents, and officers are…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “We have been catching quite a few fish on the Picasso Suijin tipped with a white Zoom Fluke up very shallow on points and other shallow flat areas. As we move into May, look for a strong topwater bite to…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The bass are still trying to work the shallows. If you see bait or bird activity, work these areas out with different baits until you get a strike. Try to match the bait with similar lures and…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been really good over the last few days. We have been catching most of our fish on Zara Spooks and plastic frogs in pockets. These fish have just come off the bed and are hungry. The midday…
If you’re concerned about the impact of predators on wildlife, that alone should be incentive enough to do something about it. However, just to throw sportsmen a little added incentive to do some coyote control, GON’s 7th annual Coyote Cull is back. This year we are again offering a chance at three great prizes. The…
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