While at Clarks Hill on Memorial Day “working” on my July Georgia Outdoor News Map of the Month article, I watched a pot tournament weigh in.  There were 22 teams fishing and it took took five weighing 18.5 pounds for first, 17 pounds for second, 14.7 pounds for third and fourth was 13.12 pounds.  Big fish was a tie with matching 5.8 pounders.

Fishing will get tougher and tougher as the water gets hotter this summer. Fish can still be caught, as the tournament at Clarks Hill shows, but it will take more effort for most of us.  But trying is still a lot more fun than most other options!

Fish at Clarks Hill school on blueback herring all summer and would be a good choice for a trip.  My July article will give tips on baits to use and ten places marked on a map and with GPS coordinates, to show you what kind of places to fish.