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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Matt Driver reports, “Fishing this month is great. With the winter drawdown and decreasing water temps, the bass are in full feed-up mode. This is not the time of year to sit around. It’s time to drop the trolling motor, and fish for…
A giant tarpon brought boatside and released on Sept. 4 is the latest exclamation point on fantastic tarpon fishing off the Georgia coast. Jeff Pierce, of Atlanta, was fishing with Capt. Greg Hildreth when he caught and released what certainly would have been a new Georgia state record. However, like with almost every big tarpon…
For me, October is the most glorious month of the year. The air is bright and cool. There are football games on TV that actually matter. Restaurant patios are covered by college girls in sundresses with little stickers on their faces. There are balloons everywhere. Children are laughing, angels are crying, but mostly, I finally…
There are few things better than the bass fishing Lake Oconee offers throughout the fall months. Not only are the thousands of summer pleasure boaters a thing of the past, but there’s something special happening at this very moment. As you’re reading this article, millions of shad are making their annual migration to the backs…
I was getting close, at least that is what my GPS was telling me. My flashlight scanned back and forth looking for the lone bright eye I had placed on the tree earlier in the week. I finally saw the reflection in the distance, and I knew I was there. Even though I had found…
Old-timers will remember when there were two huge weekends for Georgia deer hunters—opening day of gun season, and then a couple of weeks later there was the first “doe-day” weekend of the season. Well, doe days are back… not nearly to the extent they once were, but there’s reason again to take some time learning…
Gerald Kennedy’s name goes down in GON’s Lake and River records as holding not only the Lake Lanier longnose gar record, but for now, his 30-lb., 13-oz. fish is also the state record. “On Wednesday (Sept. 4) I put a bream on a rod to troll,” said Gerald, who lives in Murrayville. “I heard the…
“You shouldn’t have said that, man,” Corey told his friend after Shelby walked away. “Why not?” Jamie asked. “It’s the truth.” “She’ll tell him what you said,” Corey stated. “That’s why. We don’t need any trouble from Skeeter Davis and his crowd. He hadn’t missed a beat since you’ve been gone… still up to his…
West Point: Level: 1.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Most of the creeks in the mid lake are clear as well as the main lake south of 109.Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth fishing this summer has been pretty tough overall. The fish continue to be confused and scattered by the…
Weiss: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Ranging from stained to clear. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament fisherman Warren Barnes reports, “The bass are in transition mode all over the lake. The early morning topwater bite is good all over the lake. Revenge Buzzbaits and prop baits like the IMA Heli…
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