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Bird Watching at Lake Allatoona

Visible Rails in the Wild ~ Photo by Robert Sutherland

Birding at Lake Allatoona — also known as bird watching — is thought to be a sport for geeks who aren’t coordinated enough to play video games.  Nonsense!  May the pileated woodpecker of paradise peck the wood of those who know so little about the thrill of birding. Bird watching is far less boring than watching men […]

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 […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (8-27-15)

Free Ways to Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day

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: Decent!! The bite really slowed down since the last full moon. The fish are moving north and can be caught from the Dam to […]

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 […]