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Outdoors •The following fishing re port is compiled each week by the Houston Times Journal. Lake, weather and fishing con ditions are reported by telephone from contacts listed at the end of each report. If you would like additional lakes or rivers listed, please call the newspaper at 987-1823. If you would like a free picture of a catch you are proud of printed in the paper, we will be happy to shoot and publish the photo. Moon times Hannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours SOLUNAR/LUNAH TIME S Per ry Georgia Area SO LUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIME S ~ 1994 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28 Mai wlnpi Hajgr HinQt Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßiae Moon Op Moon Dow 1 Tue 08:17 02:03 08:45 02:31 07:01 06:30 10:58p 03:32a 04:00p 2 Wed 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 Fri 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 01:33 07:45 01:58 08:11 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 Fri > 04:23 10:33 04:44 10:55 06:49 06:38 06:10a 12:13p 12 Sat H 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 15 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 Fri 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 06:42a 21 Mon 12:04 06:17 12:30 06:43 06:36 06:45 12:55p 07:59p 07:33a 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 Fri > 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 F 04:52 11:06 05:20 11:33 06:28 06:49 07:28p 12:21a 12:49{ 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 04:15a 04:45t Major=2 hours/Minor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute :-Indicates peak activity, lolnic Itrticti, tic. 1107 I. largan St., lubiiHt, II 46173 Fishing forecast Jackson Lake: The lake is slightly below normal, about a half-foot and is stained. Hybird fishing is pretty good; but, bass and crappie fishing is only fair. Hybirds are being caught with jigs, while fishermen are going after bass chartreuse shadraps, green worms and lizards. Crappie are being caught over the brushpiles. ! Vah Kersey, Kersey’s Marina. Oconee Lake: The lake is down a little over a foot, and is a little stained. Catfish are biting, with good results from worms. Fishermen are taking hybirds with live shad, bucktail jigs or spoons. Bass are heading for the spawning beds, making fishing a on-and-off affair. What bass are being taken are being taken with shadraps and Carolina rigged worms in dark colors. Although the wind has scattered the crappie, they are still biting around the docks. Jack Branyan, Lakeview Bait and Tackle. Seminole Lake: Lake is slightly down, at one foot below normal. Clarity isn't good with the lake being muddy. While largemouth bass are finally moving back into the beds, shellcrackers and bream are still not bedding. Those bass that are hitting are being taken with RatLTraps, Bangalures and Rapalas. White bass and hybirds have been providing the best chances of success over the past few days. Jack Wingate, Wingate’s Fishing Lodge. Black Shear Lake: Lake is at the normal level, but it is a bit stained. Fishing is good on the lake with white bass, largemouth bass and crappie all biting. Shellcrackers are beginning to bed, while crappie can be found around the Cypress trees. Marion Stewart, Camper’s Haven. Sinclair Lake: The ake is just below normal at around one foot from normal. Water quality on the lake is a little stained. When the weather plays along, fishing is good with catfish, bass and crappie all biting. Catfish are feasting on cutbait and worms. Bass are in the pockets and coves, and are being taken on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappies are in shallow water and are getting ready to bed. Glen Colwell, Little River Park. Lake Eufaula: Lake is still down, but only slightly at one-to-two feet. Water quality is muddy. All of the big three are hitting, and fishing is good. Hybirds are starting to come out in the morning and evening, moving out of the creeks and onto the points, finding their way into more fishermen's catches. Bass are shallow, and are hitting spinnerbaits and lizards. Crappie have moved onto the banks, where they are hitting jigs and minnows. Charles Ingram, Tom Mann’s Outdoors. West Point Lake: Lake is down around two feet, with the water being very stained. Fishermen are catching bass in the shallows; but, females are on the points swimming in about 10-12 feet of water. Carolina rigged worms or trick worms are bringing them up to the surface. Crappie are still moving out of the creek channels. Best bet is still trolling with green or yellow jigs or live minnows. Hybirds are being caught in fair numbers on bucktail jigs. George Marovich, Highland Marina " A ■ /*'« 1 Fishing program comes to AM The Spring season is in full bloom and fishing fever is in the air. Want to know where the fish are biting and how to catch them? Catch "Boomer" and "Doc" on Atlanta's Sports Radio, 680, The Fan, Beginning Sunday, April 24, 1994 for one hour of talk about America's favorite pleasure sport fishing! "Boomer" Steve Sutton, operates the highly successful "Field of Dreams" and "Georgia Team Anglers" team bass tournament Pig and jig aren't just for large bass Many bass fishermen seldomly, or never, use a jig and pig because they think it is only used in shallow water for hunting big bass. Therefore, they think, it is a waste of time. Not so. First of all, the jig and pig doesn't have to be a jig and pork rind combination. You could use a worm, crawfish or lizard. We use a crawfish combination more than the pork, simply because I personally fell that a vass will eat a crawfish whenever he sees one— big, small or indifferent. The crawfish, as well as the lizard, is most destructive in the bass beds. It is also one of the best liked food sources in the bass' diet. Now, it doesn't take a mathematician to figure out the results when using crawfish or lizards. Whenever a bass sees either one of these creatures near them, they are going to stike if for no other reason than to kill the culprit. During the cold winter months, Westfield tennis makes run at region foes By VETO F. HOLEY Staff Writer The Westfield tennis team con tinues to drive for the region tour nament, with the men’s and women's teams recording victories Thursday against George Walton in Monrbe. The women's team beat the Bulldogs 6-3, winning four-of-six singles matches and two-of-three doubles match. In singles play, Marla Massey defeated Kim Hodges 8-0, Susanna Turner defeated feetsy Allgood 8-2, Liz Lane defeated Leslie McClendon 8-0, and Katie Davidson defeated Kim Cash 8-0. Additionally Rupal Patel defeated Claudia Ramous 8-0 in an extra match. Although Dunnaway lost to Lee Adkinson, the match was close with the George Walton player de feating Dunnaway 9-7. In doubles play Dunnaway and Davidson defeated Adkinson and Allgood 8-2, while Massey and Lane defeated Ramous and McClen- Please see Tennis, paqe 8A Perry golf suffers Jekyll and Hyde week By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Perry golfers suffered through a Jekyll and Hyde week on local golf courses. Playing on their home course, Houston Lake Country Club, the Panther duffers shot their best round, beating Jones County by 24 strokes, 153-177. However, just two days later, on Thursday, Mr. Perry Hyde showed up as the Panthers dropped a match to Northside 158-169 at the Land ings. Against Jones County, Perry had three golfers to pace the team with 38s. Marina Culley, Jim Birdsong and Andrew Willard finished the nine holes with same amount of strokes to pace the Panthers. Stan Gann had one bad hole where his shot went out-of-bounds. However, he recovered on the other eight to finish one stroke behind the trio, shooting a 39. Golf coach Tony Thrift had the advantage of throwing out Woody Sundquist's 40, which is normally a very good score. Paul Smith rounded out the six Perry players, shooting a 44 on the day. "All four scores (that counted for • the team score) were below 40," said assistant golf coach Johnny Barton. "The entire team hit the ball solidly. "We played as solid a round of golf that I have seen us play. All of the player's games are improving as the season goes on. "It is especially good to see the four scores so close together. I wish we could have shot this early. Although the Perry team would shoot well Tuesday, Thursday was Houston Times-Journal trails. Conducting more than 43 tournaments a year he gets the inside scoop on how the winning anglers caught the big ones. "Boomer", one of Atlanta's most recognized radio personalities while at the city's top stations, is also a member of the Outdoor Writer’s Association of America. "Doc" Gary Laden, is a practicing podiatrist in the Atlanta area. He was formerly the fishing writer for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution and serves as a when the water tempurature is below 50 degrees, we will use the pork trailers. These trailers fall slower and have a little better movement as you work the combinations very slowly. Working the lure at a snails pace is an absolute must during cold water conditions. Everyone knows a fish is cold-blooded. The fish's metabolism slows during periods of cold water conditions. Fish don’t feed as much, nor will they go very far out of their way to feed. That is the reason the lure must be worked very slow. As the water temperature gets to about 55 to 60 degrees, I will . * friUr i "Vi 'Vlym a* . ’ ‘ . TTT" SBalil IlMv Westfield prepares for the region tournament by beating George Walton and Mount de Sales this week. another story as inconsistent play was the order of the day. The 40 that was thrown out Tuesday would have led the Perry foursome Thursday. The Panthers shot 16 shots over what they shot Thinclads split with Tattnall in Macon By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer The Westfield's women's thin clads traveled to Macon Thursday to take on six other schools. When the dust had cleared away, the Hornets stood at first; but, not without some difficulty. The Hor nets won the meet with a score of 159, just one-and-a-half, or just over a fifth place finish, better than Tattnall. Going into the final event of the day, the 1600 meter relay, the Hor nets were trailing the Trojans by four-and-a-half points, 145-149.5. In order to win the event, Westfield coach Donna Campbell knew her first team had to place first. Her number two team had to come in third or fourth. Windy Biggers, Jennifer Lane, Stephanie Barr and Jennifer Smith, the Westfield number one team, fin ished the metric mile with a time of 4:31, good enough to finish in front of the Tattnall foursome for first. With the team’s hopes running on their finish, the number two team shaved 49 seconds from their previous best to come in fourth. Amy Harold, Bristol Sullivan, Claire hart and Amy Rhodes circled the track to give the Hornets the necessary points to put them over the top, finishing with a time of contributing editor to both "Fishing Facts” and "Bass Fishing" magazines. He has fished throughout the state and around the world. "Doc” is also a contributor to the International Game Fish Association world record yearbook. The "Fishing with Boomer & Doc" radio show will air from 9-10 a.m. each Sunday. The show will appeal to the novice and experienced angler alike. "Boomer" and "Doc" will provide accurate-first hand information on which lakes the fish switch over to the crawtish as a trailer. During this time, crawfish and bass are beginning to get active. Bass are getting in the mood to spawn and will eat as much it can to last through the spawning cycle. Crawfish is an important source of food for bass before the spawn. I will flip or pitch the jig and crawfish in and around wood or rocks, being sure to work the warm areas first. I will also fish the lfats and shallow secondary points trying to locate staging bass. After the spawn, 1 will stay with the crawfish; but, will also add a lizard as one of the trailers on another jig. I’ll use these combinations much like I do in the early Spring, but at a little faster pace. The jig and pig combination has long been known as a big bass producer. In no way, however, does taht mean that smaller bass will not hit it. I have caught six inch bass on a jig and crawfish as well as 10 Tuesday, although top players Gann and Sundquist were unable to play against Northside because of other commitments. In the absence of Gann and Sundquist, Culley picked up her game. The freshwoman was tied for 4:50. Smith and Barr were the high point finishers for the women's team, with Smith collecting 35 points and Barr collecting 29 points. "They are very good runners and very good athletes," said Campbell. "They anchor our team." Smith and Barr combined for 64 points, which tied them with the Monroe Academy team, which fin ished third in the six team meeL Smith took first place honors in the long jump, 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. She was also a member of the 400 meter and 1600 meter relay teams, both of which captured first place. Barr won the triple jump and 400 meter dash events. Barr also is a member of the 400 meter and 1600 meter relay teams. Barr also had a third place finish in the long jump. Audrey Calvin had a second in the two mile. Mary Catherine Walker finished second in the dis Westfield golfers continue to win By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Westfield toured the site of the region tournament Thursday after noon, continuing its strong season with a victory in a three team are biting best at and the best baits to catch them. They'll field calls from anglers across the state, hopefully catching some of the best "fish stories" in the process. They'll keep Georgia anglers informed about new products in the tackle industry, from revolutionary new space age fishing lines to fishing boats. Fishing fevers' here! Catch some of it on Sports Radio, 680, The Fan each Sunday from 9-10 a.m. with "Boomer” and "Doc". pounders on back-to-back casts. Believe me, if a bass is hungry or aggravated by the lure, he is going to hit it. If he can get it into his mouth, he is going to eat it. When we are fishing tournaments, there will always be at least two rods rigged with jig combinations —it doesn't matter where, what time of year or what type of water is present at the tournament. Most of the time that combination will be a jig and crawfish. It’s slow work and it’s hard work. But, in the end, it will pay off in a good catch or that much needed kicker fish to place in the money. I try to match color with the color of the crawfish that are in the area at that time of year. Brown orange, blue-black, or green-black are my best colors. Most of the time, it the brown-orange combination that does the job. Until next time .. . we've gone fishing. the team low medallist position after finishing the day with a 40. Matt Kennedy also stepped up in the match, shooting a 40 to finish in a tie with Culley for the team's top spot. cus. Ashley McCloud was second in the 100 meter hurdles and Amy Harold was second in the 400 meter dash. The men's competition was dominated by Tattnall, which fin ished first with a score of 222. Athen's Christian had a score of 74.5 to finish second. Westfield was third with a score of 65. Only two Hornets took first place honors among the men. Brad Walton finished first in the pole vault with a 10 foot vault. Lon Tal ton ran the 800 meters in a time of 2:12 to finish first. The 400 meter relay team of Brian Staines, Nathan Greer, Jeff Dortch and Matt Shepley came in second with a time of 46.5, just under a second behind the number one Tattnall team. Greer also had a third in the pole vault, while Shepley had a third in the 100 meter competition. match in Monroe. Westfield checked into the club house with a final of 313, 24 strokes ahead of Gatewood and 27 Please see Golf, paqe 8A