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Fishing
Whether you call them bowfin (the American Fisheries Society accepted common name), mudfish, grinnel, cypress bass or the whole host of other monikers, this feisty predator is highly underrated. They have a nasty disposition, a face full of teeth and a penchant for ruining fishing lures. What more could you want? OK, so their flesh…
Brooks Good has two passions, one is fishing and the other is teaching kids about the outdoors. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, Brooks started a career at the Georgia DNR as a fisheries biologist. Following more than a decade of service to the state, Brooks gave up that career to…
There is no way around it… bass fishing is tough in August no matter where you go. Hot days make you drip with sweat, and hot water makes bass feed less, especially during the day. But you can catch bass, and Bartletts Ferry is a good choice for a trip right now. Bartletts is a…
About the only issue with May fishing is the bass are biting so good on all the lakes you just can’t decide where to go. Choose Allatoona if you want to have fun catching bass after bass on most any bait you choose. Allatoona is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake just north of…
If you have ever pitched a cricket to a blowdown tree with a bream buster, reared back, and listened to the line singing as it cut back and forth through the water, then you need to perk up. Some of the finest panfishing that Georgia has ever seen is getting ready to bust wide open…
The drive before dawn from Putnam County to Dodge County PFA was a long one, but the anticipation was certainly enough to keep me awake. Not only was I getting to fish at what I believe is one of south Georgia’s best public fisheries for catching giant largemouth, I was going to be fishing with…
David McCurry caught a 37-lb., 4-oz. river-record flathead from the Ochlockonee River on Aug. 2, 2014.
July is not a favorite month for most bass fishermen. Water and air temperatures are hot, and that makes most bass move deep. Fishing can be a sweaty frustration during the day, and many anlgers just don’t like to cast at night. But you can catch bass in July, especially at Lake Sinclair. Sinclair is…
The sun was shining, the water was rippling, there was a lazy breeze floating through the air, and songbirds were serenading the woods. There could not have been a more perfect morning to go fishing. Everyone who attended the Kid’s Fishing Event (KFE) Saturday, June 7 knows exactly what I’m talking about. Charlie Elliott Wildlife…
All bass fishermen dream of April, when the bass are shallow and biting. The fish are in all stages from prespawn to postspawn, and add the shad spawn this month for some incredible fishing early in the morning. The fishing is great everywhere, but if you want a chance of catching a 7-lb. spot, with…
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