The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) has opened the spillway gates on the dam at Allatoona Lake. Temporarily. What a sight! ACE says the best views are from the Allatoona Lake Project Management Office or at Coopers Furnace Day Use Park. Heavy rains have flooded Allatoona’s shores and caused many campsites to be closed. Things should […]
High water from heavy rains has caused the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Allatoona to close a few campsites, but all the parks themselves are open, according to Chief Ranger of Recreation Linda Hartsfield. Numerous campsites, portions of day use areas and boat ramps are partially submerged and will be unavailable for use until […]
The men and women who enforce Georgia’s laws deserve our support. OK. Maybe not the ones who hope to catch you speeding at the bottom of a huge hill. I mean the ones from Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division who venture into woods and swamps to catch perps like the ones who do […]
The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) says Lake Allatoona is full when the water level hits 840 feet above sea level. ACE built it. That gives them the right to set the water level, in my humble opinion. I’ve never heard them say, “Hey, if you don’t like it, build […]
You know what May 1st means, right? Yup! It’s Willie Nelson’s birthday. Too bad we’re not all back in Luckenbach or Mayberry where we don’t need fishing licenses and we can fish with any kind of bait any time of the year. But we live in Georgia. Where fishing laws keep banditos and desperadoes from taking […]
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]. Water Temp: 68 Visibility: 2-4 feet Lines-sides fishing is Decent!! The run we had this past weekend blew the rivers out. They are […]
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 fish are biting from one end of the lake to the other. The Hybrids have started their […]
Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 which lowers the legal blood-alcohol limit for boaters and hunters from the former level of .10 to .08. The new law also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated. Other provisions in the law will educate the public on boater safety guidelines. The signing ceremony took place at […]
North Atlantic right whales are rare and imperiled. Right whales swim from Canada and New England each year to bear their young in the Southeast’s warmer waters. They commonly give birth off the coasts of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Biologists monitoring right whales sighted 19 cow/calf pairs this winter in the Southeast. That’s about average … […]
You’re probably a nice person. You brush your teeth and say “Thank you” to strangers. But that wouldn’t be enough for me to go out alone into the semi-wilderness to face down hunters — loaded with ammo or whatever else they’re loaded with or on — for you. Somebody has to be a ranger. I’m […]