The 2013-2014 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is now available online and in print, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. This guide provides important information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas, quota hunts, youth opportunities and much more. Printed copies are available at Wildlife Resources Division offices […]
The Georgia law dealing with the beginning of ginseng harvest season has changed. Although the ginseng harvest season used to begin on August 15, it has been changed to September 1st. The majority of states that permit the harvest and sale of American Ginseng have also established a beginning harvest date of September 1st. To improve consistency, reduce […]
In a move that might be calculated to draw attention away from the portions of Florida that are sinking into the ground like a version of Whac-A-Mole played with real estate, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott fired another round in the Water Wars. On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Florida — best known as the bastion of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]