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Throw Them Some Meat This Winter
There’s a reason some anglers consider winter the season for fly-tying, not fishing. For me though, it’s the season I get to fish the most, while the rest of the year is spent doing more guiding and rowing. As it is, figuring out finnicky trout can be maddening. Add uncomfortable cold winter conditions to that equation, and it’s enough to send some anglers back to the tying bench.
Wintertime Crappie On Lake Lanier
I’m up before sunrise enjoying a hot mug of coffee, bundled up for the cold. I’m at Clarks Bridge boat ramp on north Georgia’s Lake Lanier, getting set for some crappie fishing. Today I’m joined by Bob and Brenda Rice, publishers of Atlanta/North Georgia edition of The Angler Magazine, North Georgia Crappie Angler’s Club President Woodie Malone and club member Ron Cobley. These guys love crappie and know all the best spots to catch these plentiful and tasty panfish.
Winter Striped Bass On The Lower Roanoke River, N.C.
Over the years I’ve heard about fishing the “upper” Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina. The springtime spawning run of striped bass is famous, and I’ve had it on my bucket list of fishing trips for some time.
Bass Fishing Off The Beaten Path
Living in what many people consider to be the best fishing destination in the world, one would think finding a place to bass fish in Florida would be easy.
Winter’s Big Fish in the South
Having spent the majority of my life in Florida and Georgia, I hate the cold. But kind of like backpacking, rowing a boat or a good sunburn, I will do anything to catch trout.
