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Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report April 2014

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “There are a lot of buck bass on the banks, and fishermen are catching then with plastics. Jigs and Trick Worms fished around piers are catching them some days, but some days…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report April 2014

Allatoona: Level: 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: 3 feet visibility on south end, stained on north end. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver, host of Pro Angler Radio, said, “April is the best month to catch bass on Allatoona. When targeting bass pulling up to spawn, look for protected coves with a hard…

Hunter Takes Trophy WMA Gobbler Without Firing A Shot

Crazy things happen in the woods… Richard Bryant and his son, Stephen, 17, of Cartersville, were listening for a gobbler to sound off on opening morning on Paulding Forest WMA. The two hunters heard a bird cluck and looked way up a tree and saw a turkey coming down. “He was 50 feet up, way…

Wild Game Recipes: Cajun Frog Legs

Cajun Frog Legs 12 sets of frog legs (cleaned, skinned) 2 eggs (well beaten) 1 cup flour Vegetable oil 1 large onion (finely chopped) 1 tblsp. garlic powder 2 tblsp. Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning 1 12-oz jar picante sauce Water Put 1/8-inch of vegetable oil in skillet, and heat to 350 degrees. Mix flour, garlic…

Wild Game Recipes: Crock Pot Venison BBQ

Crock Pot Venison BBQ 1 small venison roast1 large onion, quartered1 package Lipton Cup of Onion Soup Mix4 strips of baconPinch of fennelPinch of dillSalt and pepper, to tasteGarlic salt, to tasteBarbecue sauceBrown sugar Wrap roast in bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place in crock pot. Add onion soup mix, fennel, dill, salt and pepper,…

Wild Game Recipes: Baked Dove Hawaiian

Baked Dove Hawaiian 15 dove breasts15 bacon strips1 16-oz. can crushed pineapple1 medium bell pepper, chopped1 small onion, choppedsalt and pepper, to taste3 tablespoons melted butter Combine pineapple, bell pepper and onion. Wrap each dove breast with a strip of bacon, and secure with toothpick. Place doves in 9×13 greased baking dish. Pour pineapple mixture…

10.48-lb. Spotted Bass Could Be New World Record

Many weekend anglers daydream of catching a world-record bass, and tournament fishermen typically pray for big-fish of the tourney that will put them over the top for first place. A tournament angler in California got all wishes granted with one bite on Feb. 22. Jaws dropped when Keith Bryan, 49, of Novato, Calif., pulled his…

Ocmulgee River Record Spotted Bass

C.J. Rice caught the 5-lb., 12-oz. river-record spotted bass on the Ocmulgee River on March 9, 2014.

March Is The Magical Bass Month On Lake Oconee

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been slowly losing your ever-loving mind for the past few months. This winter’s bass-fishing action has been subpar at best, and Mother Nature has been throwing us one John Smoltz-esque curveball after another. We saw 80-degree temperatures the week before Christmas and just recently battled vicious statewide ice storms…

Hunt Club Managers Needed For UGA Survey

We know that quite a few of our loyal GON readers lease land and then get a group together to form a hunting club. Being in this business for 15 years, I’ve seen hunting clubs from one end of the scale to the other—from two guys who lease 1,000 acres to 25 guys who lease…

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