The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have teamed up with the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron to offer America’s Boating Course (ABC) at Lake Allatoona. This basic boating information and instruction has been approved by the US Coast Guard. The cost for the class is $35 per person. Families may […]
Some truths hurt more than others. I can deal with the fact that I’ll never be rich and/or famous and that I’ll never drive a Ferrari. But it hurts to know I’ll never be as good at fishing as Haley Bartenfield, a six-year-old little cutie from Chatsworth, GA. Haley took her dad fishing on Carters Lake […]
DNR Ranger Mike Barr tells LakeAllatoona.com that an emergency 911 call was received on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at 7:38 PM about a boat crash on Lake Allatoona. The incident happened on Little River, west of Allatoona’s Little River Marina. An 18-foot Crownline pleasure boat ran into trees on a 15-foot portion of the river’s bank and […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is Fair! The bite this week is the same as last week’s. The warm weather of late has really risen […]
This weekend will be the best part of Summer 2013 for the folks headed to Family Camp at Red Top Mountain State Park. Park Naturalist Ranger Marcus Toft says: “Part of the reason we’re doing Family Camp is because people often tell us they get tired of the same old camping routine, which usually involves a […]
This press release was distributed on July 22, 2013, by Alabama’s Senator Jeff Sessions. We present it without edits or commentary (except for the illustration). WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after today’s hearing concerning the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Systems: […]
Bandits, crooks and other desperados must not pay attention to the news about other bandits, crooks and desperados getting busted by Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division. This Law Enforcement Report proves our natural resources are protected 24/7 by DNR Rangers. This week’s perps include: Stolen watercraft recovered – Forsyth County Operation Dry […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is Good! The bite this week has been very good. Change nothing when it comes to locations and techniques. Down-lining shad […]
The GA DNR Wildlife Resources Division’s final boating incident report for the Fourth of July holiday weekend brings news of a drowning and a boating related fatality on Sunday, July 7, 2013. The fatal accident on Lake Allatoona took the life of Robert Lewis, 52, of Dallas, Georgia. Mr. Lewis fell from his bass boat […]
Melissa Cummings — DNR Wildlife Resources Division’s Communications & Outreach Specialist — has some decent news for us. As of 9:42 PM, Friday, July 5, 2013, there have been no drownings and no boating related deaths on Georgia’s lakes thus far this July 4th holiday weekend. In spite of the rain and increased patrols, we have had seven […]