Lake Hartwell Fishing Report – March 2024

Hartwell: Level: 0.4 above 660. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake but stained in the creeks. Bass: Water temps are below what they were this time last year. However, with the longer days, start to look for bass staging at the mouths of pockets and creeks as the wait for warmer water…

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Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – March 2024

Allatoona: Level: 5.3 feet below 840. Temp: 49-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained to semi-clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Allatoona is as good as it gets in March. Bass are feeding up and moving to spawning areas. The first of the month the bass are in transition, and moving baits are key. Fish…

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Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – March 2024

Blue Ridge: Level: 14.3 feet low 1686. Temp: 43-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear and stained. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. Water temps have come up a little, and the lake has really not been fluctuating much. I normally start my mornings out fishing the main body of the lake around the dam…

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Lake Burton Fishing Report – March 2024

Burton: Level: 4.3 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bite has been good lately. We have caught most of our fish in less than 8 feet of water. These fish have been hanging close to brush and creek ditches. Soft baits have…

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Hunter Loses Ring Finger In Tree Stand Fall

  Jimmy Collins, of Hamilton, was climbing down from his Harris County deer stand on Dec. 13, 2003 when his wedding ring caught on a screw-in step above him. “I let loose with my right hand and was going for the next step,” said Jimmy. “When my ring hung, it threw me off balance, and…

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2 Booners From Hancock County

A Booner stepping out was the last thing on the mind of a newcomer to the area. Gary McMahan, of Franklin, N.C., was enjoying his first year in a Hancock County club during the 2003-04 season. On the evening of Nov. 22, Gary made a decision that would place him in Georgia’s deer-hunting annals forever.…

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Lake Lanier Fishing Report – March 2024

Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet above 1071. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. The backs of the creeks are slightly stained to stained, depending how far north you go.  Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “The bite on Lanier is beginning to change as the days are warming. While…

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Skeet Legend From Georgia Prepares For Another Shot At Olympic Gold

With the Paris Olympics looming this summer and Team USA qualifying matches in Arizona next month, Eatonton native Vincent Hancock earned gold and silver medals during the recent ISSF World Cup shooting competitions in Rabat, Morocco. Vincent won gold in the Skeet Mixed Team event silver in Men’s Skeet. In the Men’s Skeet competition, Vincent…

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Georgia Power ‘Forestry For Wildlife’ Recognition Is Well Deserved

The recent announcement of Georgia Power as one of four companies honored as DNR’s 2024 Forestry For Wildlife partners should come as no surprise to sportsmen and conservationists in Georgia. Georgia Power has about 67,000 acres of forest land that primarily serves to buffer operations or provide sites for potential future projects. About half of…

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