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Lake Jackson Fishing Report – February 2006

Jackson: Level: Down 3.0 feet. Temp: Up in the river it’s in the high 40s, down the lake it’s in the low 50s. Clarity: It’s stained at Berry’s, and it will soon muddy up around the Yellow and South rivers. Bass: Fair. “Lately everybody’s been pounding rocks, but it hasn’t been a real strong pattern,”…

Lake Jackson Fishing Report January 2006

Jackson: Level: Down 3.5 feet and will begin to come back up on April 1. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Clear at Berry’s. Yellow and South Rivers are muddy. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland won the pot tournament at Berry’s on December 17. “It was mediocre, people had to run all over the lake to find fish,”…

Crank Rocky Points For December Bass On Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson is an excellent choice for a December trip if you want to catch a mixture of largemouths and spotted bass. The populations of both seem to be on an upswing this year, and they are easy to pattern this month. A typical December trip will produce several largemouth up to 5 pounds and…

After Lake Jackson Boating Accident, Jody Williams Ready To Fish Again

Jody Williams, a 34-year-old Pike County man, and his dad, Ed Darden, were fishing out of a Bomber boat with a 150 h.p. Yamaha outboard on Lake Jackson on March 19, 2004. Jody’s brother was down the lake in a jonboat. The two had been talking by cell phone, giving each other accounts of a…

Poling And Trolling For Jackson Crappie

You have spent time outdoors and you know that the best-laid plans can sometimes go to waste. Mother Nature unleashes a downpour, or Old Man Winter puts fishing on the deep freeze. And sometimes, the outboard gremlin can put a kink in your ability to get to your favorite fishing hole. Such was the case…

Tempt The Lethargy Out Of Lake Jackson Late-Summer Bass

For good bass fishing, especially for quality-sized bass, one of Georgia’s smaller reservoirs, little Lake Jackson, stands tall. The fishing is tough as summer’s grip clings in early September, but the regulars on Jackson know some techniques that will tempt those lethargic late-summer bass. Like any big reservoir that gets lots of fishing pressure, Lake Jackson can be a difficult body of water to fish. This is especially true during the hot…

Shoot Docks For Jackson Crappie

There are two keys to successful “dock shooting” — the crappie-fishing technique that involves using your fishing pole like a catapult to fire a crappie jig into shady crevices under docks. One key is shooting accuracy, the other is hook-setting skill. You can practice the first without even going to the lake — shooting jigs…

Lake Jackson Bass On The February Rocks

If a big bucketmouth in the boat is on your agenda this spring, let me get you started a few weeks early — and you’ll barely have to leave Atlanta to try and catch one. Located in portions of Butts, Jasper and Newton counties, Lake Jackson is a traditional big-fish lake in February. You don’t…

Lake Jackson Bang-O-Lure Bustin’ Bass

With a twitch of the rod tip, the long, skinny plug darts and wiggles seductively on the surface. The next twitch, a bit sharper, makes the tiny prop at the back of the plug gurgle and the propeller sends water flying back over the front of the lure. For the angler on the other end…

Lake Jackson Record Shellcracker

Jeff Weege with the Lake Jackson shellcracker record, a 2-lb., 3-oz. fish he caught on April 22, 1992.

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