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Hannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours
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&OLUNAR/LUNAR TIMES
p*r-ry Georgia Area
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'1994 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28
Feb Minor Major Minor Major Bunriae Sunaet Moonßlae Moon Vp Hooa Bam
1 Tue 09:38 03:25 10:05 03:52 07:27 06:05 04:45a 05:12p
2 Had 10:36 04:22 11:04 04:50 07:27 06:06 12:02a 05:39a 06:07p
3 Thu 11:33 05:19 12:01 05:47 07:26 06:07 01:08a 06:35a 07:03p
•4 Pri 12:00 06:14 12:29 06:43 07:25 06:08 02:13a 07:32a 08:01p
5 Sat 12:53 07:07 01:22 07:36 07:24 06:09 03:15a 08:29a 08:58p
6 Sun 01:45 07:59 02:13 08:27 07:24 06:10 04:12a 09:26a 09:54p
7 Mon > 02:34 08:48 03:01 09:15 07:23 06:11 05:03a 10:21a 10:47p
t Tue > 03:22 09:35 03:48 10:01 07:22 06:12 05:48a 11:13a ll:38p
9 Ned > 04:10 10:22 04:34 10:46 07:21 06:13 06:28a 12:02p
10 Thu M 04:56 11:08 05:19 11:31 07:20 06:14 07:05a 12:49p 12:26a
11 Pri > 05:42 11:54 06:05 12:01 07:20 06:15 07:38a 01:33p 01:11a
*l2 Sat > 06:29 12:18 06:51 12:40 07:19 06:16 08:09a 02:16p 01:55a
-13 Sun > 07:16 01:06 07:37 01:27, 07:18 06:17 08:40a 02:59p 02:38a
!14 Mon 08:04 01:53 08:25 02:15 07:17 06:18 09:11a 03:41p 03:20a
15 Tue 08:52 02:41 09:14 03:03 07:16 06:18 09:44a 04:25p 04:03a
-16 Ned 09:41 03:29 10:03 03:52 07:15 06:19 10;18a 05:09p 04:47a
r l7 Thu 10:29 04:18 10:52 04:41 07:14 06:20 10:56a 05:56p 05:33a
118 Pri 11:18 05:06 11:42 05:30 07:13 06:21 11:38a 05:44p 06:20a
•19 Sat 12:01 05:54 12:07 06:19 07:12 06:22 12:24p 07:34p 07:09a
*2O Sun 12:29 06:42 12:55 07:08 07:11 06:23 01:15p 08:26p 08:00a
t2l Mon 01:1707:3001:4307:56 07:10 06:24 02:llp 09:19p 08:52a
.22 Tue 02:04 08:17 02:31 08:44 07:09 06:24 03:llp 10:12p 09:46a
»23 Ned > 02:51 09:05 03:18 09:31 07:08 06:25 04:14p ll:05p 10:39a
:24 Thu > 03:39 09:53 04:06 10:19 07:07 06:26 05:20p 11:32a
»25 Pri P 04:29 10:42 04:55 11:08 07:06 06:27 06:26p 12:24p
‘26 Sat > 05:21 11:34 05:47 12:01 07:04 06:28 07:33p 12:50a 01:16p
'27 Sun > 06:16 12:03 06:43 12:30 07:03 06:29 08: 40p 01:43a 02:09p
. 28 Mon 07:15 01:01 07:42 01:29 07:02 06:29 Q9:49P P2;.3.6a S>lLo±l>
Mejor=2 houra/Minor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
K > Indicates peak activity.
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1994 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28
Mil Minor Major Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßiae Hpon yp HOPS Pgwi
1 Tue 08:17 02:03 08:45 02:31 07:01 06:30 10:58p 03:32a 04:00p
2 Hed 09:20 03:05 09:49 03:34 07:00 06:31 04:28a 04:57p
3 Thu 10:22 04:08 10:52 04:37 06:59 06:32 12:05a 05:27a 05:56p
; 4 Pri 11:23 05:08 11:52 05:37 06:57 06:32 01:09a 06:25a 06:53p
5 Sat 12:01 06:05 12:19 06:33 06:56 06:33 02:07a 07:22a 07:50p
6 Sun 12:44 06:57 01:11 07:24 06:55 06:34 03:00a 08:17a 08:43p
7 Mon 01:3307:4501:5808:11 06:54 06:35 03:47a 09:09a 09:34p
■. 8 Tue 02:18 08:30 02:42 08:54 06:53 06:35 04:28a 09:59a 10:22p
9 Wed > 03:00 09:12 03:23 09:35 06:51 06:36 05:05a 10:45a ll:08p
10 Thu > 03:41 09:52 04:03 10:14 06:50 06:37 05:38a 11:30a 11:52p
. 11 Pri > 04:23 10:33 04:44 10:55 06:49 06:38 06:10a 12:13p
■ 12 Sat N 05:05 11:15 05:26 11:36 06:48 06:38 06:41a 12:55p 12:34a
13 Sun > 05:48 11:59 06:10 12:01 06:46 06:39 07:12a 01:38p 01:17a
< 14 Mon > 06:34 12:24 06:56 12:45 06:45 06:40 07:44a 02:21p 01:59a
<ls Tue > 07:23 01:12 07:45 01:34 06:44 06:40 08:18a 03:05p 02:43a
* 16 Wed 08:13 02:01 08:36 02:24 06:43 06:41 08:55a 03:51p 03:28a
, 17 Thu 09:04 02:52 09:28 03:16 06:41 06:42 09:34a 04:38p 04:14a
- 18 Pri 09:56 03:44 10:21 04:09 06:40 06:43 10:18a 05:27p 05:02a
' 19 Sat 10:49 04:36 11:14 05:01 06:39 06:43 11:06a 06:17p 05:51a
20 Sun 11:40 05:27 12:01.05:53 06:37 06:44 11;59a 07:07p 06:42*
. 21 Moo 12:04 06:17 12:30 06:43 06:36 06:45 12:55p 07:59p 07:33*
> 22 Tue 12:53 07:06 01:19 07:32 06:35 06:45 01:55p 08:51p 08:25a
.* 23 Wed 01:40 07:53 02:06 08:19 06:34 06:46 02:59p 09:43p 09:17a
, 24 Thu 02:26 08:39 02:52 09:05 06:32 06:47 04:04p 10:35p 10:09a
• 25 Pri > 03:12 09:25 03:38 09:51 06:31 06:47 05:10p ll:28p 11:01a
26 Sat > 04:00 10:13 04:27 10:40 06:30 06:48 06:18p 11:54a
'27 Sun P 04:52 11:06 05:20 11:33 06:28 06:49 07:28p 12:21a 12:49p
28 Mon > 05:49 12:01 06:18 12:04 06:27 06:49 08:38p 01:17a 01:46p
29 Tue > 06:52 12:37 07:21 01:06 06:26 06:50 09:49p 02:15a 02:45p
30 Wed 07:57 01:42 08:28 02:13 06:24 06:51 10:56p 03:15a 03:45p
31 Thu 09:04 02:49 09:34 03:19 06:23 06:51 04 = 1159 04145 P
Major-2 hours/Minor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
> Indicates peak activity.
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Fishing forecast
Freshwater forecast '
Seminole Lake is about a foot below normal and slightly
stained. Surface water temperature is in the mid 50s. Crappie have
moved into the shallow areas and should start betiding very soon.
Largemouth bass and hybrids are also starting to fan beds in the
shallow areas.
- Reported by Jack Wingate, Wingate's Lunker Lodge
Blackshear Lake is at normal level and slightly stained.
Crappie continues to be the best catch, taking live minnows and
some jigs. Crappie is still being found in deeper waters. Cattish are
still plentiful, taking worms and chicken livers. Bass fishing has
picked up.
• Reported by Sonny Coleman, Mitchell's Bait and
Tackle
Sinclair Lake is down a foot and a half and has a slight dinge.
Bass fishing is fair to good hitting crankbaits and spinnerbaits back
into the Little channels and around wooded areas. Bass have also
been hitting at the points. Crappie fishermen are having success
trolling with jigs. White bass and hybrids have been fair to good,
using a Ditto 9 plug. Lastly, catfish are plentiful taking cutbait and
live worms. Surface water temperature is in the upper 50s.
- Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park
West Point Lake level is about five feet below full pool and
surface water temperature is approximately 50 degrees. Water
clarity is stained to slightly muddy. Largemouth bass fishing is good,
with many moving about halfway up the coves. RatLTraps and
spinnerbaits seem to be working best. Crappie can be found in 8-15
feet of water trolling using a green or yellow jig. Hybrids are
schooling near the dam with some large stripers mixed in. Use a
buck-tailed jig.
- Reported by George Marovlch, Highland Marina
Eufaula Lake is at normal level and heavily stained to clear.
Surface water temperature is in the upper 50s. Bass fishing has
been good, hitting spinnerbaits, jig and pigs and medium
crankbaits. The bass are starting to move shallow. Crappie have
been excellent, trolling in the mouths of the creeks in 7-8 feet of
water. Crappie have also been taking live minnows. Hybrids still
haven't moved out into the main lake yet.
• Reported by Charles Ingram, Tom Mann Outdoors
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Good Weather Brings Out Fish
The weather has been getting
wanner by the day for the last
couple of weeks. Fishing has
really started improving in all of
the area lakes. Even with the heavy
rains of last week, the fishing has
steadily improved.
The crappie have already
migrated into the creeks and bush
piles making ready for the spawn.
Like I reported last week, bass have
also begun to move onto the flats
feeding on everything they can find.
All of this means that bedding time
is right on top of us. Only one
thing: Easter Sunday is still over a
month away. Spring, as far as
we're concerned, can’t ever be
counted on until that time.
The best advice right now is to
get out there and fish while the
weather has them fooled because I
guarantee you the cold weather is
far from being over.
I know, several years back,
White And
Striped Bass
To Be Taken
During March and April, anglers
may observe personnel from the
Wildlife Resources Division,
Fisheries Section collecting white
bass and striped bass from rivers
and reservoirs across the state.
Approximately 500 white bass and
100 striped bass adults will be
captured and used to produce over 4
million hybrid and striped bass
fingerlings in Georgia hatcheries to
enhance fishing opportunities for
anglers throughout the state.
The Wildlife Resources Division
understands the collection trips may
occasionally disrupt fishing trips.
As a result, collections are planned
around times of low angler use.
The fish will be taken from rivers
and reservoirs throughout the state
including the Chattahoochee River,
Coosa River, Oconee River, Little
River, Broad River, Ogeechee
River, Lake Nottley, Lake
Allatoona, Lake Richard Russell,
Lake Clarks Hill, and Lake
Hartwell.
Fisheries personnel use
electrofishing equipment to collect
the fish because it is the least
stressful and most efficient process
available. The collected fish are
taken to the Richmond Hill Fish
Hatchery where fisheries personnel
collect eggs and sperm from them
to produce fertilized eggs.
When the fingerling fish have
grown to one inch in length, they
are stocked in reservoirs and coastal
rivers throughout Georgia. Sincy
hybrid bass and reservoir
populations of striped bass do not
produce offspring in reservoir
habitats, these populations are
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Rodeo in Town Tonight
The Georgia National Rodeo will continue this evening In Reaves Arena at the Agricenter.
During the Intermission, country group Highway 101 will be playing to the audience.
Tickets are $11.50 for adults and $9.50 for children. Tickets are available at the Reaves
Arena Box Office.
Georgia River Clean Up set for May 21
The Third Annual Georgia River
Clean Up is scheduled for May 14-
21, 1994 and the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) and
Department of Community Affairs
(DC A) are looking for volunteers to
serve as local organizers for clean
up efforts throughout the state.
The responsibilities of local
Houston Times-Journal
Susanne and I went over to Eufaula
in February. When we left home
late that Thursday afternoon the
weather forecast for the weekend
was freezing rain or sleet. I knew
this time they had to be wrong
because it was 70 degrees and not a
cloud in the sky. Well, Friday was
the same except nicer and warmer.
The fish were also cooperating
beyond expectations.
Then we woke up Saturday
morning with the sound of
something pelting on the roof of
our camper. We knew right away it
wasn't; didn't sound like it. As
soon as I stuck my head out the
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The striped base and white bees production program
enhances fishing opportunities for Georgia anglsrs.
sustained by stocking hatchery
produced fingerlings.
The small fish quickly become
open water predators and are a
powerful fisheries management
tool. They eat surplus shad that are
not available to other predators
because of their location in the
reservoir. The remaining shad
population grows faster, reproduces
better, and provides more food for
organizers include selecting clean
up sites, coordinating local
volunteers and trash collection, and
promoting the event in the local
communities. DNR and DCA will
provide volunteers with a manual
giving step-by-step procedures for
planning a local clean up, hints and
suggestions for how to make the
Saturday, February 26,1994
door I knew it wasn't rain. It was
sleet and plenty of it We must
have set a world record of breaking
camp and coming down with a
camper. We were out of there in
less than 30 minutes, heading
home.
Now, as you know, between
Georgetown and Lumpkin there are
a bunch of hills and the ice had
already started to freeze on them,
making pulling a boat not the most
fun thing to do on a Saturday
afternoon. That is why we say
"Spring is never truly here until we
hunt Easter eggs”.
I do think that we'll start having
a lot more nice days and the coldest
weather is behind us for this year.
If you haven't gotten your fishing
equipment ready yet then you are
already behind the power curve and
you have to play catch up.
Remember to check the trailer
bearings, making sure they have
crappie, largemouth bass, and other
gamefish.
The striped bass and white bass
production program enhances
fishing opportunities for Georgia's
anglers. For more information
concerning this program or other
fishing opportunities contact the
fisheries office nearest you or call
(404) 918-6418.
event successful, and publicity
information for distribution in local
communities. Trash bags will also
be provided for the clean up dates.
Last year, River Clean Up
volunteers collected 1,100 bags of
trash from 12 waterways and two
island beaches. More than 900
Please see CLEAN, page 9A
page 8A
been greased; check the trailer
wiring harness from beginning to
end for cracks in the insulation and
make sure they work properly. One
sure way to ruin your first day is to
have something go wrong with the
trailer on die way to the lake.
Also, don't forget to check the
tire pressure and make sure the
spare is in good shape. A friend of
ours checked the frailer tires making
sure the pressure was right, but
failed to even check to see if the
spare was attached to the trailer.
Well, he blew a tire on the way to
Florida and when he went to change
the tire-guess what! It seems that
someone had stolen his tire off the
trailer during the winter and he
never noticed it Thus an expensive
oversight
Don't let this pretty weather pass
you by. A day of fishing beats any
three days at work. Until next
time...we've gone fishing.
Wild Turkey
Habitat To
Improve
The outlook for habitat of wild
turkeys and other forest wildlife was
enhanced with an announcement of
a plan by Georgia-Pacific Corp. to
combine wild turkey management
with forest management activities
on 6.2 million acres of forest land
in North America.
The plan is detailed in the
largest-scale cooperative agreement
ever reached between a forest
products company and the National
Wild Turkey Federation. The
agreement was signed recently at
the Federation's annual convention
at Memphis.
"Our ability to positively impact
wild turkey habitat is due in no
small part to forging partnerships
with large forest landowners like
Georgia-Pacific," said Rob Keck,
executive vice president of the
80,QOO-memfcer Federation. "Other
wildlife also stand to benefit from
this huge land-care agreement
because the forest conditions needed
by turkeys also are used by
hundreds of other species-ranging
from bears to tortoises."
The agreement is a national
"memorandum of understanding"
that sets the stage for enhancement
of wild turkey habitat through local
management efforts and research
projects. "Our forest managers will
work with Federation and state
wildlife agency experts to identify
forest areas to be benefitted," said
Walter Jarck, Georgia-Pacific's
corporate director of forestry.
"Where wild turkeys already are
fully re-established, we will seek to
maintain favorable conditions. In
other company-owned forests, we'll
determine actions aimed at
improving conditions needed for
wild turkeys to thrive."
The land area covered by the
agreement is almost three times
larger than Yellowstone National
Park. It stretches from America's
northeastern border to the Southern
states, from east coast to West
coast, and includes habitats and
forest areas ranging from Southern
pines, to Northern hardwoods to
Western big frees.
Under the plan, attention to
wildlife needs will be combined
with timber management activities
through such actions as
maintaining forest cover in
stream side zones; managing where
appropriate for naturally occurring
mixes of species and ages of frees;
growing food plots in strategic
locations; working with authorities
to help control poaching and
predation, and taking part in efforts
to relocate wild turkeys to company
lands where suitable habitat is
identified
To further exchange wildlife and
timber management knowledge,
Georgia-Pacific forest managers
will meet with Federation
specialists and wildlife biologists in
special regional workshops
focusing on habitat managements
strategies.
In addition to wild turkeys,
several threatened and declining
species stand to benefit from
integrating economically sound
forestry and wildlife management
Areas with grasses and herbs
favored by young turkeys also
benefit gopher tortoises, red
cockaded woodpeckers need
Southern pine stands that also
provide turkey food and shelter.
Fall and winter foods from acorn
and nut-producing trees help turkeys
and Louisiana black bears through
Please see TURKEY, page 9A