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Clarks Hill: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Morning surface temperatures are hovering around 48 degrees but are quickly on the rise. Clarity: The upper reaches of most major river and creek arms are still heavily stained, and the lower basin is lightly stained. Bass: Guide Capt. Tony Shepherd reports, “Bass are biting on…
Carters: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Good in the lake. The river has been stained most of the month. Spotted Bass: Great. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “This has been the best February I’ve had since 2011. My guys have caught a ton of big fish recently on SpotSticker Underspins (white)…
Burton: Level: Full. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are deep and feeding great in the afternoons. We have been catch spots on drop-shot rigs. We have also caught fish on the Super Spin tipped with a small herring-colored swim bait. These fish are a little lethargic, so…
Blue Ridge: Level: 10.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Walleye: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Walleye have been holding in mid-creek areas and are starting up the river. We’ve been catching walleye, smallies and spots pulling herring. The walleye are running 2-6 pounds. By the time this magazine hits the shelves, the walleye…
Blackshear: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie should finally be biting great by the time you get this issue of GON. For the past few weeks, I have not had many good reports at all because of all the bad and erratic weather. Crappie should be moving up into…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Tournament promoter Dennis Hudson reports, “During the prespawn in March, shallow crankbaits just inside the pockets are your best bet. Fish them around any wood or laydowns you see. Secondary points are good, too, and the more wind-blown the better.…
Allatoona: Level: 11.2 feet below full pool of 840. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona this month is going to be great. Even though the month will start off a little slow, it will pick up big time as we near the month of April.…
Here in the South we are blessed to have significantly mild winters, which allow us fishermen to enjoy our sport year-round. I was talking to some family Christmas morning—my uncle Drew Berry, who has been one of my fishing mentors and partners for years, and my cousin Ryan Goff, who had flown home from California…
A 14-lb., 2-oz. walleye caught Friday, Feb. 19 at Lake Rabun has been certified as a new state record. Guide Wes Carlton, one of GON‘s long-time fishing report contributors, caught the fish during a trip to Rabun with one of his regular customers and a mutual friend. “We started out that morning fishing for largemouth,”…
This past deer season, C.E. Phelps Jr., of Warrenton, ended his quest for the buck of a lifetime. It began during the second week of gun season when C.E. got pictures of a giant non-typical buck on his trail cameras in Warren County. “I immediately called my son and grandkids to come look at the pictures of him,” said…
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