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Shane Watson is a third-generation Lake Lanier fisherman. In 1979, Shane devoted his life to perfecting the skills and techniques needed to consistently catch fresh water stripers. Today, Shane’s live bait and trolling methods are used by professional fisherman across America. When you fish with Shane …
“Blue mountains, sparkling rivers, lush green forests, adventure, history and enchantment await you in the Northeast Georgia Mountains.” How’s that for an opening line on a travel website? Makes it hard to stay motivated for the Stuff of Life — laundry, kids, overdue projects, broken gizmos …
Our friends with Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites have dozens of ways to spend a fun day at recreation areas all over our great state. Here’s the events schedule for August, 2015. Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks in Northern Georgia Full Moon Paddling Tour Saturday, …
We meet people and we say, “Oh! It’s great to get to know you!” But it really isn’t any big deal. That can be a nice thing to say before we go our separate ways and never think of them ever again. Until you meet Bill …
We’ve finished updating our information on about 50 parks on Lake Lanier. Gathering the latest details on a few recreational areas is like trying to find people in the Witness Protection Program, but we’ve done our best. We hope you’ll relax lakeside at one of …
According to the group Take Me Fishing, four state parks in Georgia have been included in the Top 100 fishing spots in the USA and among the 2015 Top 100 Family Friendly Places to Boat and Fish in the United States of America. The list was timed for …
There are more than enough fish for everyone in Lake Lanier. Being out on the lake is so beautiful, it’s pleasant even if you don’t catch anything. During National Fishing Week — June 6-14 — everyone is guaranteed to catch a fish if you take …
It’s time to go camping at one of more than a dozen Lake Lanier campgrounds! Lanier has almost 700-miles of shoreline, with bunches of islands that beckon to be explored in the middle of the lake. (No campfires or overnight camping, please.) Some of the most …
The Lake Lanier Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Port Royale and everything went swimmingly. Ken Cook, local meteorologist and lake dweller, spoke to almost 400 people who braved rainy weather forecasts to attend the event. This is the group …
Spring Break Fishing on Lake Lanier with Shane Watson The fishing on Lake Lanier has been very good overall, since my last report. Our boats have done very well on freelined bluebacks out over the channel and on points and humps. There are some nice stripers …