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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 […]

Perfect Weather for the 39th Annual May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival

May-retta Daze

For the first time in almost forever, the weather this weekend is going to be perfect for the 39th Annual May-retta Daze Arts and Crafts Festival held in Glover Park in the Historic Marietta Square on May 2-3, 2015. The May-retta Parks and Recreation Department will not allow any rain on their efforts this year. May-retta Daze is […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report by First Bite Guide Service

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! 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 […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report from First Bite Guide Service (4-3-15)

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! Linesides – Good! The bite this week has been the best I have seen in months.  The white bass are making their spawning runs […]

First Bite Guide Service’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (3-19-15)

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! Allatoona is coming ALIVE!! There have been some good reports from both the north and south ends of the lake this week for good […]

Atlanta’s Peregrine Falcon Cam

Did you hear the news about the falcon cam?

Some Falcons can fly on the ground, but only peregrine falcons can soar over Atlanta’s skyline. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources camera is streaming live video of a pair of peregrine falcons nesting atop SunTrust Plaza Tower. Although the adults switched nest sites this spring, delaying the project, viewers can now watch as the raptors […]

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 […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report by Robert Eidson (3-5-15)

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! Line Sides: Fair at Best! The cold weather we had last week started a shad kill.  The kill seems to be minimal and with […]