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Blue Ridge: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide: Eric Welch reports, “The fishing seems to be picking up. There is starting to be a topwater bite the first couple hours after daylight. Look for them breaking on the flats and main body. The baits we’ve been using have been…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Good. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “A couple of weeks ago a friend called me and asked me to go fishing with him, and he didn’t have to try hard because I jumped right on it. After a couple of hours of trying for those Blackshear slabs, I think…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Creeks have a good stain; river is clear. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “You can occasionally catch some in the mornings and evenings, but during the day it is almost impossible. You might catch some small bass with shaky heads on the…
Allatoona: Level: l foot below full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “During the first part of the September, the majority of the Allatoona bass will be deep. Toward the end of the month, we will begin a transition period to a more fall-like pattern. As the temperature…
While earlier reports suggested that the Satilla River had been heavily polluted, the news—at least currently—is much better than first reports. On August 23, at approximately 6 p.m., a sewage spill occurred at a Douglas Wastewater Treatment facility and lasted until approximately 7:30 a.m. the following morning. During this time, approximately 720,000 gallons of raw…
The cost to spend a day at federal recreation areas on the Oconee and Chattahoochee national forests could be going up soon. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing increases to user fees at some Forest Service recreation areas in Georgia, including access to some boat ramps, campgrounds and day-use areas. The proposed price hikes include…
September is often our meanest month for fishing a big reservoir. Although the days are getting shorter and fall is coming, the lakes just don’t seem to want to start changing, so fishing remain tough. But you can have fun and find some fast schooling activity while catching spotted bass on Lake Allatoona this month.…
The dog days of August are once again upon us. At most places the fish have all but quit biting, and bow season is still more than a month away. Seems like now is the perfect time to post up in your favorite recliner and try to stay cool until the heat gives way to…
Ask some of Georgia’s most successful big-buck chasers, and they will tell you the best time to kill a trophy buck is opening weekend of archery season. There’s long been a conception that the best time to kill a mature buck is during the rut, and that is indeed an excellent time because bucks abandon…
Last year in early November, Crisp County hunter Jeff Davis was understandably excited to have just taken a great wide-antlered 9-pointer. Despite having one remaining buck tag, thoughts of encountering another trophy-class deer during the same season really never entered Jeff’s mind. However, there’s an old adage often quoted regarding hunting and fishing activities… “Never…
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