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Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: 76-82 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain with a 1 to 2 foot visibility. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Mark Denney Jr.reports, “Fish can be caught both shallow and deep as we move further into June. The bass have now entered their postspawn stage, and summer patterns are becoming increasingly productive as more fish continue to move…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: By the time this report is printed, the lake temps will be in the mid 80s or higher due to our heat wave and lack of rain. Clarity: The main lake has really cleared up, and you have to go above the railroad bridge to find some stain in the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl…
The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is excited to announce Kenzie’s Optics is joining the 2019 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering a discounted price on a rangefinder during the show. Kenzie’s Optics sells scopes, sights, binoculars, rangefinders and many other optic products. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast — we’re bringing pre-season deals back to…
Things are tightening up around the GON office as our staff puts the final touches on what we expect to be the best-ever Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast at the Infinite Energy Center. This year’s hunting show will take place July 26-28. As always, the Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast will feature hundreds of hunting and fishing…
At 3 a.m. I was receiving my boat instructions to ensure a safe journey 65 miles east to the blue waters of the Gulf Stream. “Get comfortable. We have a four-hour ride,” said Capt. Ryan Howard. Ryan would be our captain aboard the 31-foot Crap Shoot, a Custom Carolina boat made by Clem Willis that…
Lake Hartwell was clear last weekend, May 11, 2019, as high school anglers competed. The water temps were hovering in the mid to upper 70s in the main lake and upper 60s to lower 70s in the upper end in the Tugaloo State Park arm of the lake. The fishing on Lake Hartwell is good…
Any angler who has spent time up the Oconee River during the annual spring white bass runs is either casting or has seen someone throwing an Original Lucas Catch All. This small inline spinner has been a local standard for about 30 years. The Lucas Catch All is made by Lynn Lucas, of Eatonton,…
It was an overnight fishing trip to remember in the upper stretches of Lake Oconee for Lynn Lucas, of Eatonton, and his friend Will Hawn. Lynn, who turned 78 years old at the end of May, said they fished the night of May 8 and into the morning of May 9. By daybreak, they had…
Mentor Background Cortney Bunch: Cortney is a master’s student at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. She grew up in Idaho, went to Western Washington University for her undergraduate degree and moved to Georgia to pursue a Fisheries master’s degree in 2017. Mentee Background Michael Baker is a…
The Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center’s (CEWC) Keeping Georgia WILD Festival is Saturday, May 18, 2019. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CEWC Discovery Area in Mansfield and will be held rain or shine. Free admission includes an array of activities that focus on Georgia wildlife, conservation and outdoor recreational opportunities.…
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