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Allatoona: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Light to heavy stain. Bass: Great. Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Most bass are done with the spawn and are in the recovery stage in the first week or so of May. May is a month of topwater fun. Postspawn fish are chasing bait.…
Bradley Janes, of Evans, says he’s been duck hunting for years, hoping to finally drop a bird with some jewelry. He finally pulled the trigger on a critter wearing hardware, but it wasn’t the prized waterfowl he had hoped for. “I was turkey hunting in Columbia County on Keg Creek WMA on April 22,” said…
There is an incredible opportunity coming to Putnam County’s Rock Eagle during the week of July 12-17. Presented by Steve Scruggs and Let’s Get Wild, the Outdoor Wilderness Camp teaches kids about hook-and-bullet type stuff, things not offered at more traditional summer camps. Steve and his wife Sharon have an amazing God-given ability to share…
Shann Cochran caught a 32-lb., 7.36-oz. lake-record flathead catfish on Carters Lake on April 17, 2015.
What a blessing it is when we get to report on a hunter doing the right thing. I’m sure it happens often, but so many times those stories go unreported. Here’s a good one. Jim Ehrensperger, of Woodstock, was riding through Pine Log WMA with his buddies Mark Frutchey and Rex Morrison on April 4.…
Some things in this world are very predictable. It will be cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In between those two extremes, fish and game are much more active and easier to target. Well, the weather has warmed, the water temperature has come up, and the fish are on the move. This…
The reputation of Lake Weiss as one of the country’s most consistent crappie producers is well deserved. Slab after slab, year after year, the 30,000-acre lake in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama at the head of the Coosa River chain reinforces its reputation and its nickname of Crappie Capital of the World. April is perhaps…
Another new river record has been broken, making it the sixth new fish this year to earn a spot it GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records list. The latest entry is a 12-lb. largemouth that came from the Satilla River. It was caught by Kevin Mullis, of Waycross, on March 27 while fishing with his…
Spring is finally here! The days are getting longer, and the air is warmer. April is a very popular month for Georgia bass fisherman, and for good reason. For a lot of anglers in middle to north Georgia, April is the easiest month to catch bass consistently. April is a month when bass are in…
Toby Betsill caught a 22-lb., 15-oz. lake-record striped bass on High Falls Lake on April 4, 2015.
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