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Fishing Reports

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report – February 2020

Saltwater: Inshore & Nearshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The trout, redfish, black drum and sheepshead have been biting good. The large amount of freshwater coming down the rivers moved almost all the saltwater fish out of the Ogeechee River into the sound. On Jan. 23, the Ogeechee is still at flood stage, and it looks…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – February 2020

Seminole: Level: 0.1 feet above full. Temp: Upper 50s and low 60s. Clarity: Stained up the Chattahoochee and Flint; Spring Creek is clear. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre reports, “As we move into February, the bass on Lake Seminole will be staging in their prespawn areas feeding and preparing for the spawning cycle. Spinnerbaits, swim jigs…

2020 Wayne County Hog Jam Is Feb. 21-23

Georgia’s biggest and best hog-hunting extravaganza returns to southeast Georgia. The Wayne County Hog Jam is Feb. 21-23. Tournament headquarters are at the Jaycee Fairground in Jesup, and hunters can bring hogs from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. Prizes for biggest hog in various categories, including: • Biggest Hog Killed By Gun •…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – February 2020

Marion County: On Oct. 31, 2019, DNR Law Enforcement Division Game Warden Calvin Gibson and Cpl. Mitch Oliver were patrolling during a quota deer hunt at the Chattahoochee Fall Line-Hilliard Tract WMA. The area is under quality-buck regulations—only bucks with at least 4 points (1 inch or longer) on either side or a 15-inch outside…

Celebrating Andy Cannon

I’m the distribution manager at GON, and I’ve been involved with competitive bass fishing since 1994. For a number of months, I’ve been searching for the right words to honor a dear friend of mine, Andy Cannon. I met Andy while fishing the HD Marine tournament trail in the mid 1990s and would later really befriend…

Scrapbook – February 2020

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Spy Cam – February 2020

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Carters Lake Fishing Report – February 2020

Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Most people seem to think the striped fish should be shallow right now—and some are—the majority of the fish on Carters are holding 50, 60 and 70 feet deep still. We are typically watching sonar and dropping baits to waiting fish.…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – February 2020

Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: The main lake is in the mid 50s but colder water can be found in the pockets and upriver.  Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Thanks to Eddie at Lakeside Chevron for this Sinclair report. The bass are still biting. It took over 18 pounds to win…

West Point Lake Fishing Report – February 2020

West Point: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Stained up the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing has been a bit of a roller coaster again since the first of the year. Up and down water temps, lake levels, clear to muddy water, wind or no wind, …

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