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6/8/2006
You Want the Bass? Georgia Has the Places to Go!

WRD News Story

There are anglers that dream of reeling in a fish that exceeds the weight of the world record largemouth bass caught in Georgia in 1932 (22 lbs 4 oz). However, the largemouth bass is just one member – albeit the most well-known - of the black bass family which also includes shoal, spotted, redeye (also called Coosa), Suwannee and smallmouth, all of which can be found in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has put together the following information to make it easy to pursue your favorite bass species.

“Fishing for bass is an all-time favorite passion of many, many anglers in Georgia and is the most popular type of freshwater fishing in the nation,” says WRD Assistant Chief of Fisheries Management John Biagi. “Bass are appealing because they are relatively abundant in most water bodies throughout Georgia, they grow to a quality size, are aggressive fighters and provide a fun challenge to catch.”

At this time of year, post spawn bass are moving from the shallows to offshore areas to feed heavily on forage. Anglers should target offshore structures (trees, stumps, creek channels, rocks or man-made fish attractors) in 12-25 feet of water. Favorite lures for bass are crankbaits, Texas or Carolina-rigged plastic worms and live baits such as minnows and nightcrawlers.

WRD recommends the following prime bass fishing spots (many additional good locations also are available throughout the great fishing state of Georgia):
 
bulletRocky Mountain Public Fishing Area (PFA) – two lakes offer excellent bass fishing.
 
bulletLake Hartwell – target primary and secondary points in coves for bigger fish.
 
bulletLake Lanier – great lake for spotted bass that inhabit steeper, more rocky banks than largemouths.
 
bulletLake Varner – reservoir lake with great largemouth bass fishing.
 
bulletMcDuffie PFA – a great location to fish for bass and spend a fun day with the family.
 
bulletFlint River - highly recommended for shoal bass.
 
bulletWest Point Lake - good largemouth bass fishing and increasing abundance of spotted bass.
 
bulletBig Lazer PFA - feels like a well-managed farm pond–great fishing without reservoir size crowds.
 
bulletHigh Falls Lake - Try Buck Creek when fishing for big bass.
 
bulletLake Walter F. George - excellent numbers of largemouths that exceed 16 inches in length.
 
bulletOcmulgee PFA – this new PFA (opening June 10) promises some memorable bass fishing.
 
bulletDodge County PFA – some really nice largemouths have recently been pulled from this PFA.
 
bulletHugh Gillis PFA – this new PFA is well on its way to providing a great bass fishing location.
 
bulletAltamaha – target oxbow lakes and areas with current breaks(eddies) in the main run of river.

Take Me Fishing! ™ A recent national survey indicated that 87 percent of Americans believe fishing and boating have a positive effect on family relationships. So take your family fishing and you will always have something in common.

For more information on bass fishing in Georgia, visit www.gofishgeorgia.com . 
 

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