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Level: 0.4 feet above 840. Temp: mid 70s. Clarity: Clear Bass: Matt Driver said the water temps on Allatoona are about two weeks behind. Temps are in the mid 70s because of the overcast skies and plentiful rainfall we’ve been having. The herring spawn is coming to an end, and bass are starting to school…
Capt. Mark Noble reports. “The Strawberry Moon has tides higher than normal, but they are not too terribly bad. The bite has been consistent across the board, but knowing where to look is key.” Seatrout: With the daily afternoon rains we’ve been receiving the past few weeks, Mark says that the salinity of the water…
Okefenokee Swamp fishing has been great this week. Pond fishing has been consistent, but the number of reports has been low as the heat and evening thunderstorms have increased. Get used to it for the next several months! Satilla River: A Waycross angler fished the middle river on Friday and only caught a couple fish…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District has received 16 hiring freeze exemptions to bring on additional Park Rangers to support public recreation sites across the region. The exemptions include six positions at Lake Lanier, two at Walter F. George (Lake Eufaula), two at the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rive Lakes, and six…
The vegetation in northwest Georgia is now fully matured. Native grasses, trees and flowering plants are in full bloom. This is a major time of year for the wildlife that we all love to hunt the most. With turkeys poults being hatched, as well as fawns dropping daily, this time of year is crucial to…
A two-day, early October firearms hunt for antlerless deer is coming to the deer woods this fall for most Georgia counties. The DNR Board recently approved hunting regulation changes proposed by the DNR Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), including an Oct. 4-5 weekend of firearms hunting for antlerless deer for all of Georgia except 13 mountain…
My dad introduced me to hunting as a young kid in the 1980s. Back then, those early hunts were grueling. We’d sit for hours, hoping for a deer, but more often than not, we’d see nothing. It wasn’t about the kills—it was about time spent with my dad. I learned so much about the outdoors…
In its first year under the Sweet Grown Alabama banner, the Alabama Seafood Cook-Off recently continued its legacy of highlighting Alabama-grown products, especially Alabama Gulf Seafood, with delicious, innovative seafood preparations. With four teams competing for the prestigious win at The Wharf in Orange Beach, Chef Ben Rosen and Sous Chef Walker Hughes of Auburn’s…
The hunt had been years and years in the making. Because of growing families and distance, the two of us had yet to be able to walk the turkey woods together. This season was different… Cam Williams and I would at last get to share a springtime tree to lean against. The pre-dawn air was…
Authorities have found and recovered 17-year-old Jackson Croft, of Woodstock, from 22 feet of water after a search that lasted about 24 hours. According to the DNR’s Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon, they located his body on sonar around 3:38 p.m. and sent a remotely operated vessel to confirm their discovery. Jackson was recovered just…
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