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Fishing Reports
By John Seginak and Brandon Adams The trio of coyotes sensed the opportunity. The young buck had lost its front leg below the joint when the deflected bullet had hit him two months earlier. Their movements were instinctual, honed from centuries of a daily need to hunt and eat. One moved slowly and quietly around…
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: October 1987 Deer Hunting in 1957: GON took a look back at the state of deer and deer hunting…
Just a simple observation; the number of successful gator pictures GON has received for the 2017 season seems to be off. With the season not ending until Oct. 2, it’s still too early to know if we’re looking at a slower year or not. Those numbers will likely be published this fall at http://georgiawildlife.com. Turning…
Stumps, lily pads, grass and plenty of big largemouth bass—Seminole had it all. Seminole has so many quality 3- and 4-lb. largemouth, if you stick with the places bass live and work for them, you can catch a good limit in October. Seminole is a 37,500-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake with its dam…
A tropical storm brought high winds, rain and knocked the power out for many Georgians for days, and then that was followed by summertime-like high temperatures. Didn’t slow us down… apparently it’s about impossible to stop Georgia’s 2017 deer season from getting off to a great start. A great benchmark for how the season is…
When all your hard work scouting and hunting finally pays off and you put a trophy deer on the ground, have you ever wondered how much that deer actually weighs? With the New Ranew’s Outdoors Hanging Judge Gambrel with Scale, you can take the guesswork out of recording the weight of the deer you kill…
West Point: Level: 0.8 feet low. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear on the south end; slightly stained up the lake. Bass: Slow. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As the days get shorter and the temps cool, expect a big improvement in the fishing. With the unusually high water from the hurricane rains, good numbers of fish…
Weiss: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Mike Carter reports, “Weiss Lake is getting geared up and ready for some fantastic fall action, with several productive patterns to make for a great day of fishing. The water level has started to fall and will…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Tournament angler Mark Denney Jr. reports that he fished Saturday, and the fishing was tough. There was a topwater bite first thing in the morning, and after that, he was forced to fish docks with shaky heads, Texas rigs and jigs. Fishing is…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet low. Temp: Upper 70s, low 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The A.C. Shiner with a tail spinner in the shad color 552 continues to work at first light. The silver-shiner Devil’s Horse does the same. If you are fishing for shoal bass above Bainbridge, start the day with…
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