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DNR Law Enforcement Report (8-13-13)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

As long as people believe they can get away with crime, our friends at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division will be kept busy. The latest Law Enforcement Report gives us a glimpse into what folks thought they could get away with … until they met DNR Rangers. This week’s perps include: Harvesting […]

DNR Turns Up the Bass in Lake Allatoona

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This will be music to the ears of Lake Allatoona’s fisherpeople: The Department of Natural Resources has begun a three-year program to stock the lake with largemouth bass. How many fish will be plopped into the water? 250,000 largemouth bass fingerlings (1-2 inches) annually through 2015 several thousand larger bass (5-8 inches) each fall. Biologists will evaluate […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (8-7-13)

First Bite Guide Service

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. They are scattered up and down the water column.  This makes catching big numbers tough.  You can be […]

Take “America’s Boating Course” on 8-17-13

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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 […]

Walleye Fishing

Little girl with big walleye

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 […]

Details of Allatoona Boat Crash

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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 […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (8-1-13)

First Bite Guide Service

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 […]

Sign Up Now for Harvest Square Festival

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Sure, October 19, 2013, seems like a long way off, but it’s already August of 2013.  Time flies. If you’d like to sell your latest hundred or so masterpieces, it’s time to sign up for the Harvest Square Arts and Crafts festival on the Marietta Square. Registration Register online or print form Mail to Marietta’s Parks […]

Georgia Wild: The DNR Wildlife Update (8-1-13)

turtle vs snake

The latest edition of Georgia Wild is now available. A lot of work goes into each one, as will be obvious when you take a moment to look one over. You might not think your wild children will find Georgia Wild interesting, but wait until you ask them if they’d like to see a video […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (7-30-13)

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This edition of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Report is brought to you by fishermen who don’t believe they need a license and by boaters who think they can get away with Boating Under the Influence. This week’s perps include: Operation Dry Water recap – Statewide Taking game fish by illegal method (cast net) […]