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Lake Allatoona Fishing Report from Robert Eidson (9-9-15)

How can such beautiful water  ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

The Lake Allatoona Fishing Report from Robert Eidson is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service. Line-side fishing is fair at best. The fish are scattered up and down in the water column out over the river channel.  They are starting to bust topwater along with the white bass but — unlike the white bass […]

Robert Eidson Says “Great Fishing on Lake Allatoona” (7-16-15)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service.  Contact Robert by e-mail at [email protected]  or call him at 770-827-6282 to catch stripers and hybrids! Linesides: Fishing this week has been outstanding. The down-line bite is in full swing and the Hybrids are just killing live bait right now. […]

Scott Jurek Sets Fastest Time Running the Appalachian Trail

Scott Jurek Running Up Katahdin to Finish AT ~~ From Scott Jurek's Facebook Page

Ultrarunner and ultra vegan Scott Jurek and his wife Jenny hope to start a family soon.  Before the fun begins, Scott wanted to cross one item off his bucket list.  Run the entire dang length of the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain (a few hills north of Lake Allatoona) all the way to the highest […]

Glorious Pearls Created by The Oysters in Blue Ridge, GA

Shannen & Bill Oyster of Oyster Fine Bamboo Fly Rods ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

It’s easy to tell people we meet, “Oh! It’s great to get to know you!”  But it might not be a big deal. That can be a nice thing to say before we go our separate ways and never think of them ever again. Until you meet Bill and Shannen.  They live, work and love one another […]

Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour Returns to Acworth

pro wakeboard

The Pro Wakeboard Tour comes back to Acworth’s Dallas Landing Park on Friday and Saturday, June 5th & 6th, for wicked fun times. On Friday, it’s qualifying for athletes from all over the nation who come to compete at the highest levels on Lake Acworth. Saturday brings the main event from noon all the way through […]

Georgia’s Trout Season Never Ends

Robert's Secret Trout Stream ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

As usual, trout season opened in March.  The difference this year is trout season never ends! Beginning April 21, 2015, state trout streams will remain open all year long, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “The Board of Natural Resources recently approved the lifting of seasonal restrictions on approximately 1,600 […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report by First Bite Guide Service

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service.  Contact Robert by e-mail at [email protected]  or call him at 770-827-6282 to catch stripers and hybrids! Lines-sides fishing is Good, despite the rising water from the recent rains. The lake is stained on both ends.  Debris is a real concern […]

Robert Eidson’s First Bite Lake Allatoona Fishing Report

Robert Eidson's First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service.  Contact Robert by e-mail at [email protected]  or call him at 770-827-6282 to catch stripers and hybrids! Spring has arrived and the bite is starting to get good! The rivers are really starting to show signs of life. The white bass […]

Tips for Catching Striped Bass on Georgia’s Lakes

The day the fish were really biting. Don Poole -- known to his friend as Mister Bass -- caught a fish.  If he can, so can you. ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

After all the ice and snow, we need two things: new ways to fight cabin fever and new tips for catching striped bass on Lake Allatoona and around Georgia. Fishermen, and others who are incapable of telling the truth, are reporting lots of action while fishing for stripers.  It might be true, but it’s also […]

Turkey Season Opens in Georgia on Saturday March 21, 2015

This is an owl. ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Turkey season opens in Georgia on Saturday, March 21st 2015. No, you can’t shoot owls.  I didn’t have a turkey picture and I just took the shot of the owl on the right.  So I used the photograph of the owl and killed two birds with one stone.  Sort of. Have you been practicing your turkey […]