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Kshemendra Paul, Information Sharing Environment's program manager, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp at the Acquisition Excellence Conference in Washington.
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Federal information sharing hamstrung by technology
Agencies are struggling to keep up with the tremendous amount of data being created every day. DIA deputy director David Shedd said too much information and not having the right IT to sift through it is the biggest remaining challenge the government faces. Kshemendra Paul, the program manager for the Information Sharing Environment, said tagging and standards, such as NIEM, could help solve the data deluge.
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Defense tries new strategy in WikiLeaks case
Defense Department analyst being tried in case involving biggest leak of U.S. secrets.
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Most serious charge in WikiLeaks case is retained
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The first casualties of WikiLeaks
The U.S. military in Afghanistan has been compromised by the leak of thousands of documents. Those who have been put in the most danger are Afghan civilians who are helping to U.S. campaign.
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What if the decisions neurosurgeons make during surgery - such as about how much tissue to remove - could be guided by immediate results from spectroscopic methods? A number of spectroscopy researchers are seeking to advance methods to make that both possible and practical. One such researcher is Allison Stelling, who recently completed her PhD under Professor Peter Tonge at Stony Brook University in New York. Stelling is currently at the Center for Materials Genomics at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, working under Professor Stefano Curtarolo.
In these types of IR imaging, various factors contribute to the observed resolution. These factors are illustrated with images of materials with known structures.
An interview with Allison Stelling, a recent PhD from Prof. Peter Tonge's group at Stony Brook University in New York, exploring the use of IR spectroscopy for use in intraoperative diagnostics during brain surgery.
Everyone loves a list, and the editors of Spectroscopy are no exception! In 2013, Spectroscopy covered a wide array of topics throughout the year to bring you the most relevant information for your work, on topics ranging from selecting the right ICP-MS system to deciding which Raman technique is right for you, from our annual salary survey to calibration transfer. Here is a list of 13 popular articles and columns from 2013
In a recent interview, Rohit Bhargava, winner of the 2013 Craver Award from the Coblentz Society, discusses current trends in IR spectroscopic imaging, including application-specific instrumentation, improvements in data interpretation, and identifying relationships between structure and spectra.
The Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) center hosted a workshop titled "Air Quality Monitoring Related to Energy Extraction†on Friday, August 9, 2013 at Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey). The workshop was well attended and highlighted some of the key issues surrounding energy extraction.
An interview with Charles Wilkins, the winner of the 2013 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Chemical Instrumentation, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company.
By combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy, one can attain spatial resolution improvements of two orders of magnitude over traditional IR spectroscopy.


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For my BF's birthday, I picked up a high end Chardonnay and happened upon an amazing 30 year Cab. To celebrate his b-day in style, I wanted to take the wine somewhere we could enjoy a great meal that would balance well with the wines. Because of the varietals, I was thinking French, but so many places are fusion now that it may not matter.
Any recommendations on where we should go for a Saturday night? Money is not an object for this meal, but because I will be bringing the wine I realize that takes many high end places off the list. Thanks so much!
There are some good suburban options: Gilmore's in West Chester, Birchrunville Cafe, Sola in Bryn Mawr, Blackfish in Conshohocken. Notwithstanding the recent review in the Inquirer, I was pretty underwhelmed with our recent dinner at Marigold. You should also know that many non-BYOBs will allow corkage. You might find this link helpful: http://marksquires.com/byob.htm#CENTE....
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I took the BF for his big bday to Marigold (under Solomonov, but I hear good things about O'Shea) and we had a fantastic experience and meal. Taken care of from the minute we stepped in the door. I do also think Matyson is a guaranteed hit with food and service.
I wouldn't rule out the non-BYOB restaurants. Talk to the manager or head sommelier or executive chef and explain the situation. If you were fortunate enough to have been able to find and purchase something like Marcassin or Shafer Hillside Select, I am sure you could talk to the general manager or head sommelier at whichever non-BYOB restaurant you would most prefer dining at and negotiate some sort of corkage fee arrangement on the QT. A great restaurant will accomodate you if you are bringing a great wine that is not on its list. Alternatively, if the wines have some special significance or meaning to you (or him or to you both), then you could probably also negotiate some type of arrangement as well. Again, it never hurts to inquire discreetly and make sure your request is only made to the person with decision making authority and not a "gatekeeper."


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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an event a bunch of us in the Boulder startup community are putting together called #BoulderWin, a celebration for the sale of Gnip to Twitter. Instead of having a secretive closing dinner for a small number of folks, we are going to have a big party to welcome Twitter to town.
#BoulderWin is happening on June 4th from 7pm – 10pm at the Boulder Theater.
You must register to attend and tickets cost $20 per person. All of the proceeds are going to Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado. There are a limited number of tickets available and it's first come first served.
In addition to the proceeds from the sales of the tickets, I'll be matching the $4,000 with a personal gift of $4,000 from me and my wife Amy Batchelor to the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado. And, my partners at Foundry Group are sponsoring the event, along with a bunch of other local companies including:
These companies represent a big part of what makes Boulder such a great place for entrepreneurs. Thanks for everything you do!
Once again, you can get your tickets here.
Whenever a company gets acquired or goes public, there is often a fancy closing dinner. It's usually at a nice restaurant in a private room. The wine is expensive and the toasts are many. The people in the room are the founders of the company, the executives, the board members, other major investors, the lawyers who worked on the deal, and the investment bankers – if any were involved.
I've been to more of these than I can remember. They were fun at first, but now they feel strange to me. The group celebrating is often a very small subset of the people who were involved in helping the company reach its success. I can have a exotic, over the top dinner with friends anytime I want, so it often feels like a burden to me to do yet another fancy dinner. If I've been deeply involved in a company, I always look around the room and notice at least one key person missing. Enough time has passed that the celebration seems a little stale.
As Boulder Startup Week kicks off today, I woke up thinking about how many people lead, and contribute to, the Boulder Startup Community. This magic of this place is not top down control, a singular leader, or a grand plan. Instead, it's the organic beauty of a messy network of people, all who are contributing their own talents and energy, in an ongoing, continuous effort around entrepreneurship.
Kind of like how Twitter grows and evolves. Twitter's acquisition of Gnip is a big deal for Boulder as it brings one of the most interesting and creative companies in the world to our town as Gnip will serve as the foundation for the first Twitter office in Colorado. This is a #BoulderWin.
So, instead of having a closed, inward facing closing dinner for Twitter's acquisition of Gnip, a bunch of us in the Boulder tech community are throwing a celebration on the evening of June 4 at the Boulder Theater to welcome Twitter to town. We'll have food, drinks, entertainment, and lots of mingling with folks in the Boulder Startup Community.
Tickets will be available for purchase the week of May 19 with proceeds going to Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado. And, as Gnip was a member of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado, there will be a special gift that night.
Come celebrate with me the hard work of the 90 people who helped make Gnip a reality.
FSA (Feld Service Announcement) – my version of a "public service announcement": Moz is on the hunt for a VP of UX and Design. This role is one of our most crucial hires this year. The ideal candidate will come to us with experience and examples to show of very complex, technical projects that s/he made simple and fun. I would love for you to share this job description with your network or if you have anyone in mind I would love for you to send them our way.
Yeah, it's been kind of busy the last week. Congrats to my friends at Gnip on becoming part of the Twitter flock. I have a great origin story about the founding of Gnip and the first few years for some point in the future. But for now, I'm just going to say to everyone involved "y'all are awesome."
Last week Manu Kumar had a spectacular post titled The New Venture Landscape. While it's bay area centric, I especially agree with the punch line:
Pre-Seed is the new Seed. (~$500K used for building team and initial product/prototype)
Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue)
Series A is the new Series B. (~6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue)
Series B is the new Series C.
Series C/D is the new Mezzanine
Today at 5pm I'm doing a fireside chat with Eliot Peper, the author of Uncommon Stock, the first book published by FG Press. Join us for some virtual fun and a discussion about fiction, books, and startups.
And – if you miss that, Eliot is doing another event on Friday at 5pm at Spark Boulder.
I've written before about hiring for cultural fit, and about the importance of prioritizing cultural fit over competence when hiring at startups. I started thinking about it again when I saw this Dilbert comic, because it pokes fun at the culture of startups and their propensity only to hire people who fit into them. But what are we talking about when we talk about cultural fit, anyway?
You're probably familiar with some of the stereotypes around startup culture (free massages and dry cleaning, craft beer, cool art on the walls and dogs at the office, pulling all-nighters to ship on time) and the kinds of people who work at startups (according to Dilbert, "self-conscious hipster" types with "an earring and headphones.") Stereotypes like these give you a picture of what startup culture might look like to an outsider, but they don't reflect the intrinsic values that define startup cultures.
Gnip CEO Chris Moody explains this distinction really well when he talks about values vs. vibe. He defines values as "the guiding principles or code-of-conduct" that inform a company's daily operations, whereas vibe is "the emotional side of the company … highly influenced by outside factors." To figure out whether an aspect of your startup culture is a value, he says, try asking yourself these questions:
- Is this aspect of the company important to our long-term success?
- Does this aspect need to be maintained forever and is it sustainable?
- Does this aspect apply to all areas of the company and to all employees?
- Will establishing this aspect help us make important decisions in the future?
So, for example: riding your fixi to the office or playing foosball between coding sessions are vibes. Treating people with respect or being passionate about your work? Those are values.
Your company values should be clear, accessible, and pervasive – take, for example, Zappos' 10 core values. Having clearly defined values is important because they drive your company culture, not the other way around. It's also important when you're hiring for cultural fit, because without clear company values you run the risk of making poor hiring decisions: hiring people because they look or act or talk like you, and not hiring people because they don't.
Here's an example: Businessweek says hiring managers are now asking candidates questions like, What's your favorite movie? Or, What's the last book you read for fun? If you're asking interview questions like these at your startup, you need to make sure you're screening for values and not for vibe. Just sharing your love of The Big Lebowski doesn't make someone a good cultural fit for your company: in fact, it's often the people who give unexpected answers who end up being your company's most creative problem-solvers.
I chair the board of directors for the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT), whose Entrepreneurial Alliance works with startups to help them recruit and retain more women in tech roles. There's strong ROI for including more women on technical teams: women improve collective intelligence, make startups more capital-efficient, and bring the perspectives of half the population. But if you're a "dude brew" startup, you may not even know why you don't hire more technical women, and you might need help from NCWIT removing gender bias from its portfolio companies' job ads.
Gnip recently told NCWIT that they added three women to its engineering team. They credited this in part because the VP of Engineering, Greg Greenstreet, attended every local women-in-tech networking event, recruited on campus, and talked to as many female candidates as possible. But fundamentally they succeeded in hiring more women because, like Etsy, they made diversity a value. Gnip assigned strategy, money, and resources to their recruiting efforts, and factored diversity into evaluations of cultural fit.
Every startup is going to have a company culture, by design or by default, so you might as well design yours with values that attract and keep the best possible talent. Once you've distinguished between your values and your vibe, hiring for cultural fit won't just be easier; it will give you better – and likely more diverse – employees.
If you're interested in more information about joining NCWIT's group of startups, let me know.
Our investment in Gnip keeps getting better and better. While the company is growing like crazy and the financial results would make any investor giddy, what really gets me excited is to see how Gnip is disrupting how business decisions are made. Gnip believes that someday every significant business decision will include social data as an input and they've been working hard for the last five years to make this vision a reality.
Last week, Gnip made another significant step forward towards their ultimate vision. Foursquare and Gnip just announced an exclusive partnership that allows Gnip to provide full coverage of anonymized Foursquare check-in data to Gnip's extensive network of customers. Gnip is delivering over four billion social activities to their customers every day and their distribution network is delivering insights and analytics to over 95% of the Fortune 500. As much progress as they have made, location-based activity is one area of social data where the ecosystem has lacked significant coverage. Companies wanting to analyze geo-based activities around locations have been begging for more location-based activity. With the partnership between Foursquare and Gnip, the entire social data ecosystem gets a big win with this key signal of physical presence.
I've been a user and believer in Foursquare from the earliest days. It will be fascinating to see what types of analytics are built upon this new data. Both Foursquare and Gnip discuss some examples in their blog posts. It doesn't take much imagination to think about how businesses can capitalize on this unique data set. And with this partnership, we no longer have to imagine!


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Shenandoah Valley Lutheran Ministries in Toms Brook has announced it recently received a $5,000 "Lutheran Community Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need" grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. The funds will be used to support the organization's Luke's Backpack program.
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I reviewed Mary Lambert's upcoming EP, Welcome to the Age of My Body, and the Low/Shearwater 7" split, Stay/Novacane, for Seattle Weekly. You can also read these reviews here.
Mary Lambert, Welcome to the Age of My Body (Dec. 17, Capitol Records, marylambertsings.com) When we last heard from Lambert, she'd just released "She Keeps Me Warm," a spinoff of her now-world-famous solo on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Same Love." Countless shows supporting Mack and Ryan and one deal with Capitol Records later, the chanteuse has released her second EP, the first since her signing with Capitol. Opener "Body Love Part 1" finds the 24-year-old Cornish grad returning to her poetry roots with a poignant spoken-word piece about the crazy things women do because of their not-always-positive relationships with their body (expensive makeup, diet pills, self-harm). "When do we draw the line?" she asks, before proclaiming it's time for women to take back their bodies (the lush, driving backbeat here has a bopping Ani Difranco vibe, which is interesting to note). The four-track collection also includes "She Keeps Me Warm" and "Sarasavati," in which Lambert shows her incredible range over a piano backdrop. The album closes with "Body Love Part 2," its most emotional song. Continuing where "Part 1" left off, Lambert acts as a guidance counselor, offering more advice on the topic of body image, an ever-present theme in her life and work: "You are worth more than who you fuck/You are worth more than a waistline," she sings, the emotion building until you can hear her voice breaking. With Body, Lambert deftly tackles important issues so often swept under the rug by urging listeners to confront the part they play in the big picture. By doing so, she proves she's a compelling voice of her generation. If we see more from her in this vein, she may be this for years to come, too. (Sat., Feb. 1, Showbox at the Market)
Low/Shearwater, Stay/Novacane split 7" (out now, Sub Pop, subpop.com): The split, originally issued on Black Friday and limited to 3,500 copies, reveals a very different side to these two very indie groups. For starters, both are covering R&B tracks (by Rihanna and Frank Ocean, respectively). Yet each band approaches its song differently. Rihanna's "Stay" is a polished, piano-driven pop ballad and Low maintains that structure but strips it down to its bare essence with lots of pretty keys (and, arguably, more sincerity). Shearwater, on the other hand, really reinterprets "Novacane," musically and lyrically. For example, while Ocean sings about a "model broad" with a "stripper booty and a rack like wow," Shearwater praises the "summer girl" who has "skinny legs and eyes like wow." And while Ocean comes right out and says his "model broad" is doing porn to pay for tuition, Shearwater is intentionally vague, saying simply she's doing "something" (hipster girl working at a bookstore?). Shearwater also slowed down the tempo, excluded the vocals from the outro, and reworked the R&B-inspired beat into a languid guitar riff, turning "Novacane" into a stark, haunting tune that really matches the song's theme of feeling numb. Odd on paper, Stay/Novacane is surprisingly well done split that shows the ceaseless eccentricity of Sub Pop and its roster. Oh, and if the opportunity to support a local label isn't reason enough, all proceeds from the single will be divided between charities Rock for Kids and the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Shearwater, Sat. Feb. 15, Crocodile) AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
I wrote these briefs for Seattle Weekly to preview shows that happened yesterday in Seattle. You can also read these briefs here.
Danielia Cotton There is such a natural grit to this New Jersey–born singer's voice; whether she's singing over pedal-to-the-metal rock riffs or taking things a bit slower on a bluesy tune, the attitude and emotion in it is immediately apparent. Her latest album, 2012's The Gun in Your Hand, is a solid mix of Cotton's two sides. With Jonny Marnell. El Corazon. 8 p.m. $8 adv./$10 DOS. 21 and over. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
Deck the Hall Ball In what is perhaps its most globally diverse lineup yet, 107.7 The End is back with another Deck the Hall Ball, now in its 22nd year. Scottish synth-poppers CHVRCHES (filling in for Tame Impala) will kick off the event. The first of three English bands, Foals, an indie-rock quintet from Oxford, will play next; followed by everyone's favorite alt-pop princess, New Zealand's Lorde, playing her second Seattle show this year (following a sold-out set at September's Decibel Festival). Sheffield, England–based indie rockers Arctic Monkeys will play songs from their latest album, September's AM, before fellow Brits (and Mercury Prize winners) Alt-J take the stage. Hometown heroes The Head and the Heart (whose latest album, Let's Be Still, has received rave reviews since its October release) and French alt-rock quartet Phoenix will take the stage as well. New York's Vampire Weekend round out the night with jams from its latest, Modern Vampires of the City. Whew! Better bring your dancing shoes. KeyArena. 3 p.m. $68 and up. All ages. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
I forgot to post this brief last week, but I wrote this to preview Bonnie Raitt's show with the Seattle Symphony for Seattle Weekly. Click on the bold link to read this brief on SW's website.
Bonnie Raitt In her 42 years as a musician, Bonnie Raitt has seen and done it all. From the highs of rock stardom (with songs like "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Something to Talk About," iconic tunes that helped her earn countless Grammy nominations and multiple wins) to dark days (drug and alcohol problems and being dropped from her label while recording an album), the road hasn't always been easy for the 63-year-old blues-rock singer. Ever resilient, the fiery-haired Californian released her 19th album, Slipstream, last year, her first since 2005. It earned Raitt her 10th Grammy, and, according to Billboard, was the best-selling blues album of 2012. Yes, after more than four decades, Raitt doesn't show any signs of stopping—and indicated as much after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000: "[Music's] the thing that still drives me most, and it always will. I'm never gonna get enough." With Marc Cohn. Benaroya Hall. 8 p.m. $50.50–$104.50. All ages. AZARIA PODPLESKY
I wrote this brief to preview Macy Gray's upcoming show in Seattle for Seattle Weekly. Click on the bold link to read the brief on SW's website.
Macy Gray You know a song is special when listening to it takes you back to the first time you heard it. It was early 2000, and I was a 9-year-old girl awash in the music of Mickey Mouse Club alums, gazing out the window of our sky-blue minivan. Just then, "I Try," the second single from Gray's debut On How Life Is, came on, and I recall snapping my head toward the unfamiliar voice, loving that smoky rasp, and thinking "I didn't know a girl could sound like that." Gray's now-iconic vocals struck a lot of people that way; she won a Grammy for "I Try," and her debut remains her best-selling album. Her latest is Covered, last year's collection of covers, but it's On How Life Is that Gray is performing in its entirety on this tour. The album turns 14 this year—14 years since Gray changed the way I think about music. All ages. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
I wrote these briefs for Seattle Weekly to preview shows happening in Seattle the week of 10/16-10/22. Click the bold link to read each brief on SW's website.
Halie Loren Look up "jazz singer" in the dictionary, and no doubt you'll see Halie Loren's picture. The Oregon-based songbird has the quintessential jazz-club voice: equal parts smooth and smoky, especially when she dips into a lower register. Her seventh studio album, Simply Love, was released last month. Jazz Alley. 7:30 p.m. $20.50. All ages. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
Eugenie Jones Hearing Eugenie Jones sing, it becomes almost impossible to believe she's been doing it professionally for only two years. The businesswoman turned jazz chanteuse, who as a child sang in the church choir her father directed, has so much control over her voice, handling both high and low notes with immense care, that she's nothing short of a seasoned pro. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
Dresses It doesn't seem very seasonal to release such bright and poppy tunes just when the leaves are putting on their colorful coats, but Sun Shy, the latest from indie-pop duo Dresses, sounds just like summertime. The harmonizing of Timothy Heller's lovely lilt and Jared Ryan Maldonado's more soulful voice and bright guitar work create that extra bit of sunshine you've been craving. With Limousines and Mona. All ages. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
The Colourist The indie-rock quartet behind the earworm "Little Games" may spell its name as our neighbors across the border do, but this band is from the sunny state of California—something that comes across in the music, full of warm melodies and pop-tinged guitar riffs. Their four-track EP, Lido, is out now. With The Naked and Famous. AZARIA C. PODPLESKY
I recently reviewed Campfire OK's fantastic new album, When You Have Arrived, for Seattle Weekly. You can also read this review here.
Campfire OK, When You Have Arrived (out now, Fugitive Records, campfireok.com): You can tell a lot about a band by listening to its second album. Is it a copy-paste version of its debut? Or does the band experiment and show a bit of growth? While Campfire OK's sophomore release is not a huge departure from Strange Like We Are, its 2011 debut full-length, When You Have Arrived is definitely in the second category, with a handful of standout tracks and enough added spunk to give their folk-pop sound a real kick. "Wishing You the Best," the album's lead single, is our first big introduction to Andrew Eckes on banjo, who adds a gritty vibe to the song. "New Tradition" is especially touching thanks to quintet leader Mychal Cohen's lyrics about growing older, stepping aside, and letting your young become your old. And the whole group shows its musicality on a lovely instrumental section in "Pretty and Kind." Since Strange, the lineup has shifted slightly, with South Africa–born Zarni DeWet providing backup vocals and Harvey Danger's Aaron Huffman taking up bass. Huffman is especially great on the title track, adding a jazzy feel, while drummer Brandon Milner gives the rest of the group a little nudge when needed. DeWet, who really shines on "Wooden Queen" and "Smoke Out Your Eyes," adds a light contrast to Cohen's deeper lead throughout the album. When You Have Arrived may not be completely new sonic territory for Campfire OK, but it is proof of the band's ability to successfully incorporate a brighter sound into its repertoire.
I wrote these briefs to preview upcoming shows by Islands and India.Arie for Seattle Weekly. Click on the bold link to read each brief on SW's website.
Islands This Montreal-based indie-rock quartet is in a way like a phoenix, rising from the ashes of two defunct bands, the Unicorns and Th' Corn Gangg, in 2005. In a rollercoaster ride of a history that includes several lineup changes, the band has released five studio albums, most recently Ski Mask on Sept. 17. Its lead single, "Wave Forms," is similar to Family of the Year's "St. Croix," with lots of beachy sounds (complete with a sunny marimba line throughout the chorus) that make you sway before your body even realizes what's happening. There's a darker vibe to "Becoming the Gunship," though, especially as Nicholas Thorburn sings "I had a heart/But it was torn apart/Now I'm the gunship." It's a varied release from a band who, through multiple ups and downs, refuses to give up. With Bear Mountain and Hibou. All ages. AZARIA PODPLESKY
India.Arie The world was introduced to India.Arie back in 2001 with the song "Video" from her debut album, Acoustic Soul. The song was, and still is, a feel-good anthem for anyone who's ever felt uncomfortable with, or was judged because of, their appearance, with such life-affirming lyrics as "And I know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me/My feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes, I'm loving what I see." The song went on to garner four Grammy nominations and cement the artist as one of the new voices of soul. Since then, the Denver-born, Atlanta-based singer has released four more albums—most recently SongVersation in June. Its lead single, "Cocoa Butter," finds India.Arie's voice in tiptop form, as smooth and soothing as the title suggests, as she sings heartfelt lyrics about healing and love. It's wonderful to hear that after a four-year break, she hasn't lost her touch. All ages. AZARIA PODPLESKY
I wrote these briefs for Seattle Weekly to preview shows happening in Seattle the week of 9/18-9/24. Click the bold link to read each brief on SW's website.
Ben Rector If you're a fan of Pretty Little Liars or Modern Family, chances are you've heard Ben Rector's voice. The Nashvillian writes pop-rock songs that are perfect for those prime-time tearjerker moments. His latest, The Walking In Between, came out last month. With Tyrone Wells. The Neptune. 8 p.m. $17.50 adv./$20 DOS. All ages. AZARIA PODPLESKY
The Lumineers It's been a whirlwind year for the Denver-based, Seattle-discovered folk quintet since the release of "Ho Hey." After countless sold-out shows stateside and across the pond, the band released a deluxe edition of their self-titled debut, complete with five bonus tracks, last month. With Dr. Dog and Nathaniel Rateliff. SOLD OUT. AZARIA PODPLESKY.
Shenandoah Davis After this show, it may be awhile before Seattle hears from Davis; the songstress—and new wife of Sean Nelson—will hit the road with Anthonie Tonnon (also on tonight's bill), playing the U.S. this fall and Tonnon's native New Zealand in the winter. With Tomten and Jordan O'Jordan. 21 + AZARIA PODPLESKY.
Bastille The London-based alt-rock quartet released their debut album, Bad Blood, in March, but it wasn't until the release of "Pompeii," the album's fourth single, that the international buzz started rolling in. With Nightmare & the Cat. 21 +. AZARIA PODPLESKY.
Jonny Craig Not to be confused with the similarly named diet maven, this Canadian-American singer has seen his share of troubles. After multiple trips to rehab and getting kicked out of two bands (Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance), Craig is sober and set to showcase his soulful voice on a new EP later this month. With William Beckett, Kyle Lucas, Hearts & Hands, and Bleach Blonde. All ages. AZARIA PODPLESKY
Warships The L.A.-based quintet's debut EP, Shadows, is a collection of indie-pop songs in the same vein as those of Young the Giant but with an atmospheric vibe. At five songs, it's barely long enough to hold listeners over until the band's debut full-length, tentatively scheduled for 2014. With Secretary, A Leaf, and Modern Phantoms. AZARIA PODPLESKY.
This is the interview I did with Andrew Belle for Seattle Weekly's music blog, "Reverb." You can also read this Q&A here.
Songwriter Andrew Belle Loves Dining In Seattle
By Azaria Podplesky
As Chicago's Andrew Belle puts it, he simply outgrew the acoustic music he had been making, most prominently heard on his 2010 debut, The Ladder. Three years and a heavy dose of electronic experimentation later, the independent artist has released Black Bear. The album, which is available at andrewbelle.com, has a more plugged in, alternative sound. Lyrically though, nothing has changed; Belle is still churning out moving songs about relationships–familial, romantic, and religious. While driving from Sacramento to Portland (on his birthday, no less), we chatted with Belle about his favorite dish to cook, Seattle eateries he loves to visit, and his new sound. Andrew Belle plays with Grizfolk at Tractor Tavern tonight.
Happy Birthday! Are you doing anything to celebrate? We stopped at Chipotle, which I love, and we're all in good spirits, so it's a good birthday.
Speaking of food, you often post photos of dishes you cook online. How did you get into cooking? I grew up loving food. I wasn't interested in cooking until college. I started dating a girl who was really into food. We got married and now she's a chef, so food is very much ingrained into my world just through her. I've learned how to cook a little bit; I'm sort of an amateur.
Do you have a favorite dish to make? I make a good vegetarian chili. It was my wife's recipe, and I started tweaking it. I like things a little spicier, a little more flavorful. She has more of a refined palate. Basically, I took her recipe and add a lot more spice and different flavors.
Do you eat a lot of good food on the road or is it mostly fast food? It's 50/50. There's usually not enough time to go places. I have a running list on my phone of places I want to go, but it's rare that I actually have the time.
Have you had any good meals in Seattle? Serious Pie was on my list. Pretty solid go-to. And The Walrus and The Carpenter. I think we're going to try to go to Walrus on Wednesday.
It's been three years since The Ladder. What was that time like for you? Right when I put out The Ladder, I ran into a lot of success, which was awesome. Then six months in, I don't know how to explain it except to say I decided to head into a different direction. A lot of it had to do with my personal life. Getting back into touring slowly, I wasn't sure what I was going to write another record about, and then I got married last year; there was a lot of inspiration all of a sudden. I felt refreshed and rejuvenated to make another record. A lot of it had to do with the new sounds that I was experimenting with.
Can you tell me about the process of working with those new sounds? I just got tired of the acoustic folk/pop thing. I grew out of it, you could say. I wrote The Ladder in 2008 and this record in 2012, so there's four years of musical growth. I wanted to make a record that was a lot more vibe-y and ambient, and electronic elements were a big part of that. I knew it would mean going out on a limb, but my rule of thumb was "If I would be happy to listen to this, that's what I should be striving for." It really opened up my songwriting and re-inspired me and reinvigorated me to make songs again.
I get a bit of M83 from the album. That was definitely one of the bands I discovered a year or two ago that started getting the wheels turning. M83, Beach House, Washed Out. The music has a lot of those alternative elements. It's the same as the way I wrote The Ladder, it's just delivered in a different package.
What does the rest of the year look like for you? My plan is to tour up until the holidays, take the winter off, and then go back at it next year. Hopefully, after the holidays a lot of people have gotten the chance to check out the record and are excited about it and we can really hit all of the country again.
How have fans reacted so far? It's been overwhelmingly, 99 percent positive. I can probably count on one hand things where people are like "I thought this was going to be acoustic." That doesn't really bother me because I made the record that I wanted to make. If it disappointed anybody that wanted to hear The Ladder part two, I apologize; but I felt like if I was going to do it again, I needed to make something that I was going to really appreciate and enjoy playing every night. But if I had to quantify it, I'd say 99 percent has been really, really positive.
This is the interview I did with Taylor Madison of Daylight for Seattle Weekly's music blog, "Reverb." You can also read this Q&A here.
Daylight's Taylor Madison on Sounding Like Pearl Jam
By Azaria Podplesky
Flannel shirts. Long hair. Doylestown, PA-based quartet Daylight sure has the look of a '90s-era grunge band, but it's not so easy to classify its music. Sure, there are hints of bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam here and there throughout its debut album, Jar, but the band mixes those influences with deeper, alt-rock vibes to create a sound they can their own. We talked with singer/guitarist Taylor Madison about how he makes money while on tour, recording Jar, and incorporating influences with their signature sound. Daylight play with O'Brother, Native, Darto, and Lo' There Do I See My Brother at Chop Suey this Wednesday (8/28).
I saw that you do design work for different bands. When did that start? I've always drawn. I started painting the last few years. Since it's a little harder to find work and tour frequently, it's more easy, schedule-wise, to do something like that. Not that I make very much money doing it, but that's how I make money sometimes. I did a few shirt designs for friends' bands a couple years ago. It was a weird transition to start charging people.
Have you done any artwork for Daylight? Our bass player, Joe [Kane], and I do all of our t-shirts and record covers; more so Joe because I don't really use Photoshop. We come up with the ideas together for the most part.
Do you go for a certain aesthetic? We have certain things that we know we like. It's never like "It has to look a certain way," but we know what we like.
In a video from Run For Cover Records, one member said you all wanted to finish writing the album before recording. Why not have a few unfinished songs? We did have a few lyrics and vocal melodies that were left open ended, but all the songs were written. The songs come out more naturally that way. You're only in [the studio] for a limited amount of time so you settle on a lot of things because you're on a time constraint. I think that's stupid. Write the record, have it how you want it, then record it, rather than waste the producer's time.
Did this recording process differ from previous recording sessions at all? Definitely. All the other records, for the most part, we recorded in our guitar player Jake [Clarke]'s basement. This time, we did it with our friend, Will [Yip], in an actual studio. For this one, we recorded a song a day. I felt like everyone was a lot more comfortable doing that.
Did you record each song as a full band? Sort of. So it had a feel like we were playing together, Jake and I would play along with [drummer Zack Robbins] in the same room but it wouldn't be recorded.
Did being in an "actual" studio add any pressure? No, we're really good friends with Will, so it was very casual. It's a little surreal. On the wall, they have Aerosmith records and Bon Jovi and Billy Joel so it's a really cool thing. It was inspiring because it was cool to know that we were able to record at a studio that was that prestigious.
In that same video, someone said you weren't sure how this record would be received because it was a bit different from your older stuff. How would you compare Jar to previous releases? When we started the band, Jake and I didn't plan on being singers. When we recorded our first record, we didn't know what we were doing, we just put it together. We didn't really like how it came out. Now as a band, we have a much better idea of how we want our songs to sound. Soundwise, the albums are different, but it wasn't an intentional "Let's stop doing this and do this."
You all wanted Jar to be heavily influenced by bands you love but also have your own feel. Was it difficult to find that balance? I don't think so. This record definitely sounds influenced by certain bands, but it sounds like a Daylight record. We all wanted to do that rather than "Let's make this record sound like Pearl Jam." We just started writing songs, and they sound obviously influenced by certain bands but at the same time, it doesn't sound too far off from another record we've put out.
What's next for Daylight? We're touring to the Fest in Gainesville in late October and early November. Zack, gets married after we get home from this tour so we're going to take a little break after that.
Are you all going to be part of the wedding? Joe and I are in the wedding. We're all going, obviously. We're all really excited; it's going to be a very good time.


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Vagabond's Event Journal
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Sunday November 4, 2012 / 5:00pmPlan 9 From Outer Space
2 tickets
General Admission
110 E. Walnut Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
How was your experience?
what a fun show! i go to many plays in LA and OC and I highly recommend this show! loved the "special effects" - best part of the show, go see for yourself and be ready to have fun : )


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I'm wondering if someone could help me. I have set up openradius in OS X Server to provide radius authentication for AD users on some WAPs (Airport express and extreme base stations). This is working fine.
The users on OS X laptops can connect to the Wifi Access points and are requested to login. This is as simple as clicking on the name of the network and then typing in their credentials.
However, on a Windows XP client it isn't as simple. There are many hoops that you have to jump through to get this working. Numerous tick boxes and options needing to be changed.
Is there any way that this can be simplified with the services/hardware that I have. I want it to be as simple for the guests as possible. I don't want them to have to change 3/4 of their wifi connections just to get on the wireless network in our School.
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Camera phones are turning into quite an asset in this business, as readers of various automotive news sites across the interwebs and around the world have turned into legions of spy photographers. In this instance, one such reader-turned-paparazzo (apparently in Italy, no less) caught on video what appears to be some sort of Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake test mule.
Looking something like the product of a one-night-stand between said Porsche and either a Volvo C30 or an original BMW Z3-based M Coupe, the supposed mule is wearing all black, but apart from that, it appears to be undisguised. Of course, this could be a one-off made by someone with no official connection to Porsche (Rinspeed, anyone?), but then again, it could be a harbinger of a model to come. What do you make of it? Follow the link to view the spy video and voice your opinion in our comments section below. Thanks for the tip, Bill!
[Source: Top Gear]


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Using physical security to meet NERC cyber security standards
How physical access control systems will help secure power grid control systems
While physical access control is a significant part of a security system to protect cyber assets as well as the entire facility, an integrated security management system will link in multiple physical security systems and efforts, including the following: the physical access control system, video surveillance, intrusion detection management, visitor management, security patrols, intercom and alarm management. As such, it would be recommended that NERC-regulated entities consider a security management system approach to a technology investment. By using a security management system approach, a single integrated system can be used for meeting several NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber Security Standards as well as to manage security across the facility.
About the author: Adam Shane is a product manager for AMAG Technology, and he tracks and researches government standards and regulations which affect the physical access control systems market.
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Checked-in flight and dropped bag off 2 hrs early. Flight at 3:10 and got to gate at 3:02 b/c was randomly chosen for full security search. Airline person said I cannot get on flight and must pay extra $259 to get on next flight. Original ticket cost was $240. Got this in an email. Thanks Alaska Airlines!
On a typical day of going to and fro work or grocery shopping, I pass at least two beggars. They're usually near the metro entrances, next to an ATM, outside grocery stores and Systembolaget, or walking around with a crutch with arm extended holding paper cup. This is really nothing new to me, after all NYC has their beggars too.
The main difference I've noticed is the street beggars here actually do vocally beg and kinda reach out to passer-byers. "Please." and "Thank very much." are common statements and any combination of that with extension of their paper cup. NYC beggars just sit around with a paper cup and that's it, which I respect much more because they do not infringe on others. Their attitude is if you want to give money, please do so; if you don't, so be it.
Street beggars here in Stockholm do irk me a bit. Then the other day, one woman beggar was sitting near an ATM and having a conversation on her mobile phone. REALLY?!! Now I hate them, all of them. And hate is a strong word.
Side note: this is more of a rant about about street beggars only. I have other view points about 'entertainment' beggars.
I was hanging out with a couple friends and my guy at an outdoor bar when this guy stops in mid path and turns to me. "Mushy mushy." Bows his head and walks on.
I should have demonstrated to him what that means. Translation - "mush my face."
I'll start punching him in the face and kick him in his balls. Because it could mean "mush my balls." How the F@&$ should I know, but it would have been fun.
The company had a small after work party at the office and I went to grab a beer. There were a few on the kitchen table but were room temperature. I asked a co-worker if he could grab a cold one from the frig for me. That same 'more Asian with hair bun' guy over heard and yelled, "oh is that how they drink beer from Asia?!"
What the F is up with this kid!
"I think people from Earth drink cold beer. I'm not sure where you're from."
A few people standing around laughed and I walked away with a great sense of Satisfaction.
I walked into the office today with my hair tied up in a bun and first thing my co-worker said, "oh, you look more Asian today with your hair up."
I really didn't know how to respond and just said, "OK……" And moved onto discussing work stuff.
The Gnome with our Christmas tree. We need more presents!
A sense of calmness and tranquility seized my overly excited nerves to remind me that nature's beauty is taking place. I stand still and admire the falling white snow.
'Tis the season to be drinking the warm and flavorful 'glow wine' of Sweden: Glögg. The hot spiced wine made of a combination of wine and brandy with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, orange peel, raisins, almonds, and sugar. I heard some uses dried cherries instead of raisins and others add honey and maple syrup.
If brandy isn't your thing, substitute with whiskey, vodka or bourbon. Whatever the combo, don't forget to dip cinnamon cookies in it.
I live across the street from a kindergarten, rain or shine the kids are out playing. Even with the freezing wind blowing, the kids are outside playing. All of them bundled up from head to toe and running around the playground. When it rains, their jumping into mud puddles and sitting in the dirt. The weather does not phased them away from enjoying the outdoors.
I know back in New York, the kids would be kept indoors even with dark clouds approaching. Parents would be concerned about getting their kids sick; being over protecting of their kids and any contact with germs.
One Stockholm parent said kids get sick, it's part of growing up and living in this world. Once the kids get sick, their immune system gets tougher. Their bodies learn to endure more hardship as time goes on.
I was amazed! It all makes sense.
Tough Sweds are breed from their infancy.


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Southeast Georgia Fishing Report: Aug. 13, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
The Altamaha River is the river to fish. Check out the Wayne County Grand Slam Tournament this weekend if you like fishing tournaments (more information below under Altamaha River section). Saltwater has been hit-and-miss, and ponds have been steady. Last quarter moon is August 17th. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – The water level should be perfect for the Wayne County Grand Slam Tournament held this weekend, Aug. 16-17. They will be paying out $3,000 for the biggest aggregate weight of three species and thousands more for various categories. For more information, visit http://www.waynetourism.com. My prediction is that it will take 62 pounds to win the aggregate prize. I'm guessing that will be comprised of a flathead catfish, a bowfin, and a bass. Connie at Jaycee Landing Bait and Tackle reported that quite a few flathead catfish were caught by those using goldfish over the weekend. Some bream and redbreasts were caught by those pitching crickets. Several folks have been catching gar on rope lures. The odd thing about fishing for gar with rope lures is that the lure does not have a hook on it. When a gar bites, you let slack in your line so that the fish shakes its head and gets its teeth all tangled in the rope. After a few seconds, you just tighten up and reel the fish in. Gar are hard fighters, and they often jump. Connie has the lures in stock at the tackle store at Jaycees Landing in case you want some for the tournament this weekend. Dannett from Altamaha Park said that the flathead bite has been on fire. Goldfish have fooled most of the big catfish, and most of the whiskerfish have been between 15 and 40 pounds. Lots of bream and warmouth were caught this week, as well. The river level was 2.5 feet and falling (87 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 4.2 feet and rising (85 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on Aug. 10
Satilla River – With the low water, wading was a great way to approach the river this week. Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle in Waycross said that redbreasts were caught in good numbers on crickets by bank anglers and those wading the river. Anglers reported catching some big "roosters" out of the deeper holes. Topwater plugs and buzzbaits caught quality bass. The river level at the Waycross gage was 5.5 feet and rising (83 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 3.4 feet and falling (86 degrees) on Aug. 10.
St. Marys River – Redbreasts continued eating crickets well this week, and some were caught by those pitching topwater flies to shady areas. Catfishing was good for those fishing pink worms and shrimp on the bottom. The river level at the MacClenny gage was 2.8 feet and falling on Aug. 10.
Local Ponds – Michael Winge said that bream continued hammering crickets late in the evenings. The bite was great after pop-up thunderstorms this week. The crappie bite continued for those dragging minnows over the deepest water in the pond. Bass were caught with shiners and ZOOM Trick Worms.
Okefenokee Swamp – The warmouth bite was excellent for those fishing (primarily from the bank) below the Sill on the west side. Bullhead catfish and warmouth were caught in the swamp. On the east side, anglers reported catching fliers in huge numbers. Pitching pink or yellow Okefenokee Swamp Sallies was the best approach for fliers.
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – Scout Carter and Josh Alvarez fished with a friend at the St. Marys Jetties over the weekend, and the bite was slow. They pitched Assassin Sea Shads rigged on Jetty Jigheads toward the rocks and bounced them back to the boat. They caught two keeper trout and a giant whiting, along with several big black sea bass, and several other random species. They saw some tarpon (their target) at high tide, but were unable to get them to eat their artificial offerings. Gynni Hunter of Waycross caught a couple of nice flounder while fishing on St. Simons Island on Sunday evening. Her flatfish ate finger mullet. Flounder fishing in the Hampton River and around the St. Marys Jetties has also been very good this week. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said that from the pier the flounder bite was tops again this weekend. Both jigs and mudminnows fooled them. The whiting bite was fair this week for those fishing shrimp on bottom. Spanish mackerel were still prowling around the pier, and they ate Gotcha plugs cast near them. Spadefish and sharks were caught in big numbers. Some trout hit curly-tailed grubs and live shrimp – one of the trout caught Friday weighed 6 pounds!
Best Bet – The Okefenokee is my top pick this week. The flier bite is the deal on the east side (Folkston entrance), while warmouth and catfishing should be tops at the Sill and in Billy's Lake on the west side. Don't hesitate to pitch a sally around the expansive lily pads in Billy's Lake for fliers, as there are lots of them at all the entrances. If you want to fish for tarpon, they are thick in the Altamaha Sound and St. Andrews Sound right now. They are also starting to move into their more inshore haunts in the saltwater rivers.
Southeast Georgia Fishing Report: June 16, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
The Satilla River level has bounced around with last week's rains, but the fishing has still been outstanding. The Altamaha panfish and saltwater cranked up last week, as well. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – The river was very fishable for last weekend's panfish tournament out of Jaycee's Landing. More details will be included in this week's report. Connie at Jaycee Landing Bait and Tackle reported that redbreasts, bream, and flatheads bit well this week. Goldfish produced most of the flatheads. Dannett from Altamaha Park said that catfish, bream, redbreasts, and shellcrackers were tops this week. Some of the shellcrackers are monsters (pushing 2 pounds!). The river level was 6.2 feet and falling (84 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 8.3 feet and rising (82 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on June 9.
Satilla River – The barrage of great reports continued this week. Again, I cannot begin to repeat every good story, but the biggest was a new state record spotted sunfish (stumpknocker) that is making its way through the certification process. The fish tied the current 10-oz. state record. The DNR folks certified about 6 additional angler award-sized redbreasts this week (that takes at least a 1-pound redbreast to qualify). Even with the rains this week, the middle river is now on fire too. The best report I heard was from Dane Clements and a friend on Thursday. They fished the upper river, catching and keeping 90 big redbreasts before catching and releasing more than 150 redbreasts, stumpknockers, bluegill, and crappie. They caught a couple dozen on red/white and black/yellow Satilla Spins, but for the second week in a row, crawfish 1/8-oz. models were tops for them. Almost everyone else reporting back to me said that 1/16-oz. black/yellow was their best color. As the water drops in the upper river, most anglers are switching over to 1/16-oz. models of the little spinnerbait.
Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle in Waycross said the redbreast bite has remained awesome this week. The best lures were Beetle Spins (black/chartreuse and white-red dot), Spin Dandys (any color), and Satilla Spins ("whatever color you can get"). Crickets and worms have also produced lots of redbreasts this week, but typically the artificials have been producing the bigger fish. The middle river section produced some great catches of crappie for anglers using minnows. Michael said that the big bluegills have fired up in the Atkinson area, also, and they ate crickets best. Catfish were eating worms in the deeper holes below sandbars. Bass hit baby bass colored Rattling Rogue jerkbaits. The river level at the Waycross gage was 6.9 feet and falling (79 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 7.3 feet and rising (82 degrees) on June 9.
St. Marys River – The river rose with significant rains in the swamp this week and slowed the panfish bite. The catfish bite has remained red hot, especially for limb-line anglers. Shrimp and pink worms worked best for them. Crickets fished around creek mouths accounted for most of the bluegills. The river level at the MacClenny gage was 9.8 feet and falling on June 9.
Local Ponds – Michael Winge reported that big bream are beginning to bed with the approaching full moon. Worms and crickets have worked best. Bass were fooled with shiners and topwater plugs. Anglers fishing their favorite catfish ponds bragged about catching 5-gallon buckets full of whiskerfish.
Okefenokee Swamp – I am going to let the yellow flies have the swamp in June. If you want to brave the bugs, the flier bite is great. You can pretty easily catch over 100 fliers per day by pitching sallies.
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – Capt. TJ Cheek reports that trout was the main inshore focus last week. He said the fish have been moving, and that's a good idea for the anglers, as well. Change locations frequently until you find them. The Cumberland beach bite has been solid, but there are many ladyfish and crevalle jack mixed in with the trout. He said that they will eat you out of house and home (literally!) with shrimp being around $25 per quart. Nearshore, the tripletaill and shark bites have been good. Sharks have been thick, eating everything from pogies to cut bait. Michael Winge reported that anglers fishing the Brunswick and Crooked River areas said that the trout bite has picked up. Assassin Sea Shads fished under Cajun Thunder Floats have produced quite a few trout and redfish. The whiting bite around St. Simons has remained strong on days when you can get out, but keep an eye to the sky for pop-up thunderstorms. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said that the flounder bite is in full swing on the pier. Finger mullet and mud minnows produced the most. Limits of flatfish from 14-18 inches have been reported. Spadefish, croakers, black sea bass, and whiting were also caught in good numbers. Last Sunday, a 32-inch redfish was caught on cut bait. A few sharks have been landed. Blue crabs were caught in good numbers.
Best Bet – The Satilla should continue to pump out some awesome catches of panfish again this week. Frequent small rains have kept the river level fishable longer than usual. Trout fishing out of Crooked River or Brunswick is a great saltwater option.
Southeast Georgia Fishing Report: June 6, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
The Satilla River is the big story again this week. The upper and middle river areas produce some excellent catches this weekend. The first quarter moon is June 5. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – The river is approaching fishable, but could stand to drop another couple of feet. Bass have been biting jigs, buzzbaits, plastic worms, and crankbaits fished around cuts and the mouths of oxbow lakes. Connie at Jaycee Landing Bait and Tackle reported that anglers caught redbreasts, bream, and some big flatheads this week. Crickets produced most of the panfish, while goldfish produced the flatheads. Dannett from Altamaha Park reported some huge shellcrackers were caught by anglers fishing pink worms over the weekend. Big bream and redbreasts ate beetle spins and crickets. Channel and flathead catfish were caught in good numbers with shiners and goldfish. The timing appears perfect for a new panfish tournament sponsored by Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club scheduled for June 14. First place is a guaranteed $500. The tournament will be based out of Jaycees Landing in Jesup. The winner will be determined based on the weight of their biggest 10 panfish (bluegill, warmouth, redbreasts, and shellcrackers are the species to be weighed). The entry fee is a modest $20 per angler (children under 16 years of age can compete free of charge with a paying adult). For more information, contact the Wayne County Board of Tourism at 912-427-3233. The river level was 6.6 feet and falling (78 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 8.5 feet and falling (77 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on June 3.
Satilla River – I can't begin to tell all the stories folks have told me this week about the awesome fishing on the Satilla. Most of the ramps I stopped by had at least a half-dozen trucks and trailers in the parking lot, even during the weekdays. The DNR folks certified four Angler Award-sized redbreasts this week (that takes at least a 1-pound redbreast to qualify). Many people say they've caught a 1-pound redbreast, but few have actually weighed them on certified scales. A 1-pounder is a MONSTER. The biggest this week was a 1-pound., 3-ounce "rooster." The rains late last week and during the weekend muddied the water from Waycross to Hwy 301, but folks still reported catching about 12-20 redbreasts per trip.
The best report I heard was from Dane Clements. Dane and his friend fished the river above Waycross on Sunday and caught almost 200 redbreasts, keeping 90 of the biggest fish. They started off catching them on crickets early while the temperatures were cool, but the redbreasts started eating artificials as the sun warmed the water. Dane whacked most of his fish on crawfish Satilla Spins fished around cover. Several of their fish came from cover and current breaks in the middle of the river, so make sure to not overlook unusual spots. Many of the other anglers reporting to me caught their fish on black/yellow Satilla Spins. Anglers in the upper river are switching over to 1/16-oz. models, primarily, while middle river anglers are still using the 1/8-oz. because of the stronger current. Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle in Waycross said that the redbreast bite has been awesome. Beetlespins, Spin Dandys, Satilla Spins (red/white), crickets, and worms are producing the most fish. Bass are being caught on buzzbaits and baby bass colored Rattling Rogue jerkbaits. According to the DNR biologists, the electrofishing sampling is showing that the bass population is very high (compared to typical) in the Satilla. Catfish were caught in good numbers by those fishing bush hooks baited with shiners and those fishing bottom rigs baited with worms, rooster liver, or shrimp. The river level at the Waycross gage was 7.3 feet and falling (74 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 6.9 feet and steady (76 degrees) on June 3.
St. Marys River – Redbreasts, bream, and catfish are tearing it up, especially on the upper river. Worms, crickets, and beetlespins are working best. Some bass were reported from those fishing topwater plugs. The river level at the MacClenny gage was 6.5 feet and falling on June 3.
Local Ponds – Warren Budd continued whacking bluegills this past weekend on black/chartreuse Satilla Spins. His biggest was short of his monster last weekend, though he still landed some well over a pound. Michael Winge reported that bass were eating bubblegum Trick Worms. Most of the impressive bream catches were made by those fishing crickets.
Okefenokee Swamp – The yellow flies have picked up, and I typically let them have the swamp in June. If you want to brave the bugs, the flier bite is great. You can pretty easily catch over 100 fliers per day pitching sallies.
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – The tripletail bite has remained decent this week during the fishable days. Hunt for them off the beaches of Jekyll Island. I heard one good report this week for the beach trout. They were using live shrimp. Another group of anglers fishing the Brunswick area got into some nice trout fishing artificials (Sea Shads). The water was fairly clear for them. Inshore, trout were caught this week from the St. Simons Island Causeway bridges. A Waycross angler landed a big (about 8 pounds) black drum from a Brunswick pier this weekend. On the beaches, whiting were the best bite, with dead shrimp producing the most. Michael Winge reported some good catches of whiting by Waycross anglers fishing around the King and Prince. Dead shrimp fished on the bottom was the deal for them. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said that the whiting bite has been on fire, with lots of full coolers leaving the pier. Most whiting have been 10-15 inches. Trout have been hitting live shrimp and artificials and a few flounder have been caught using mudminnows around the pilings. Sharks were fooled this week with cut bait. Blue crabs are increasing in numbers as the water warms.
Best Bet – The Winge's/Coca-Cola/Georgia Wildlife Resources Division Kids' Fishing Event will be held this Saturday at Brentz McGhin's Pond in Blackshear. There will be lots of catfish caught and prizes given away. For more information, call the Waycross Fisheries Office at 912-285-6094. The Satilla River is on fire, and the middle river should get cranked up this weekend. The stained water of this week should be a thing of the past pretty much up and down the river. The upper river is getting to the point where a float trip will be your best option. In saltwater, the trout fishing on the Cumberland Island beach should be on fire, but you have to choose your days when the wind is from a westerly quadrant.
North Georgia Fishing Report: June 6, 2014
Info Provided by: Jeff Durniak, GA DNR North Georgia Region Fisheries Supervisor and North Georgia Region Fisheries staff
It's National Fishing and Boating Week, and that means Kids Fishing Events and a couple of free fishing days for adults. Take advantage of the great family opportunities available during the next two weekends.
Kids Fishing Events – Here are some of the most popular June 7 events in the metro area and north Georgia. Each of these events will receive a truckload of WRD or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trout.
- Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park (Gwinnett County)
- Rock Creek at Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery (Fannin)
- Tallulah River (Rabun)
- Lake Winfield Scott (Union)
Free Fishing Days – Georgia residents are not required to have a fishing license to fish on June 7 and 14. Take a neighbor who has never fished before.
$100 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card Contest – Round 2 has started. You'll enjoy the smiles on the faces of these young anglers. Enter your own photo soon!
Another Contest – Join the fun on the 2014 First Ever KeepAmericaFishing™ Day. Go fishing on June 7, and you just might win one of many exciting prizes.
We Support Summer Campers! – Enjoy Sheila in action.
Teacher Grant Contest – Georgia Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 grant to a third-, fourth- or fifth-grade public or private school teacher in Georgia who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences.
Here we go…
Lanier Flatheads – Biologist Patrick O'Rouke and Technician Chris Looney sampled the Hooch above Lanier this week. IN addition to a good population of spotted bass, they found a concentration of flathead catfish a couple miles upstream from Belton Bridge. About 20-30 were seen, with the biggest around 30 pounds. They've sampled even bigger ones in the Hooch arm of Lake Lanier this year (attached photo). Patrick suggested to try the river channel with significant structure (rock ledges or submerged trees).
Small Lakes – Guru's five-kayak flotilla assaulted Unicoi Lake on Saturday evening as the sun set. The gang caught a nice bunch of bluegill and redbreast sunfish by tossing small poppers against the bank. Some of the redbreast were good-sized for north Georgia (as big as their hands), and were found bedding. The group also caught some largemouth bass up to 14 inches on poppers for the flyrodders and Senkos for the spinfishers.
Stocked Trout – Best bets include: Tallulah, Rock, and Jones Bridge after the KFE's, Johns, Boggs, Hooch on WMA, and West Fork Chattooga.
Headwater trout – Now is prime time!
Rivers -Be Careful on Toccoa Tailwater
- Necessary TVA flow changes
- Most of Jake D's kayak fleet ventured to the Hooch near Highway 115 on Sunday evening and caught a mixed bag of spots, shoal bass, redeyes, redbreasts, bluegills, and even a couple of small stripers. The river was still turbid from the week's rains, but it had cleared enough for the fish to see and eat!
- Kayaks and River Bass?
- Chattooga DH holding on
BIG Browns(Video) -Here's a good one to end on… your dream of a fish of a lifetime. Enjoy this and plan your next trip to trophy waters.
Good luck this week. Take some time out for the kids and help WRD to grow the next generation of Georgia's stream and lake stewards. Grab your neighbor's family and introduce them to the outdoors. You might just create some more fishing buddies and conservation partners.
Southeast Georgia Fishing Report: May 8, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
The rivers are getting in decent shape, and the fishing is picking up. Swamp and saltwater fishing has been outstanding. Check out several tournaments and family events listed below. The full oon is May 14. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – Chris and Jennifer Swenson of Jesup were the big winners in the Wayne County Catfish Tournament held on Saturday and Sunday out of Jaycees Landing in Jesup. They won overall 1st place ($10,000) with a total of 61.06 pounds plus overall big fish and women's category big fish (Jennifer's 31.86-pound flathead won those two categories). Great job under some tough fishing conditions! 2nd place was Tiff Thompson's team with 42.42 pounds. 3rd was Albert Bennett's team with 31.92 pounds. Cody Bennett won the kids' category with a 17.12-pound flathead. For more results and photos, visit the website www.waynecountycatfishtournament.com. Several panfish anglers reported to me that they were catching some nice redbreasts and bluegills up in the floodplain and in eddies behind trees by pitching crickets. The best photo I saw was a dozen nice redbreasts caught at the end of last week. Connie at Jaycee Landing Bait and Tackle reported that anglers caught redbreasts on the down-river side of sandbars in about 5 feet of water. An angler fishing on Monday caught over a dozen of the biggest redbreasts he has caught in years by using crickets and this sandbar pattern. Dannett from Altamaha Park reported anglers catching redbreasts, crappie, and catfish. Bream were eating crickets fished in the eddy on the downstream side of trees. Blue catfish ate worms, rooster livers, and shrimp in the deep holes. Flatheads bit goldfish best. On Saturday, an angler reported catching 41 keeper redbreasts with crickets fished from the dock at the landing. A new panfish tournament sponsored by Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club will be held on June 14th. First place is a guaranteed $500. The tournament will be based out of Jaycees Landing in Jesup. The winner will be determined based on the weight of their biggest 10 panfish (bluegill, warmouth, redbreasts and shellcrackers are the species to be weighed). The entry fee is a modest $20 per angler (children under 16 years of age can compete free of charge with a paying adult). For more information, contact the Wayne County Board of Tourism at 912-427-3233. Check out my article on bream fishing the Altamaha in the May issue of Georgia Outdoor News if you want some details about panfishing the big river. Barring additional rains, it should be awesome fishing in another week. The river level was 9.8 feet and falling (71 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 10.0 feet and falling (69 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on May 6.
Satilla River – This Saturday, May 10, is the first annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament. The river is going to be a little high but will be fishable by Saturday. Last week's rains were enough to keep the river level about the same for an additional few days, but at least it will not be flooding again from those rains. For more information visit www.satillariverkeeper.org. I am predicting that the tournament will be won by someone fishing one of the many tributaries of the Satilla. I received several reports this week from anglers catching lots of redbreasts and bluegills in the tributaries to the Satilla with beetlespins and crickets. "Trout Magnet" caught several dozen silver dollar-sized fliers from his favorite spot in Big Creek on his namesake little jig. Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle in Waycross said that the upper river redbreasts are getting feisty. He said that they are killing crickets and Satilla Spins with a vengeance. The catfish bite has been great, with limb and trotliners catching fish on rooster livers and shrimp. Bass have been biting during the falling river, with topwaters (such as Pop-R's and buzzbaits) producing the most strikes. Get your fishing gear ready – it's about to bust wide open. The river level at the Waycross gage was 11.6 feet and falling (68 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 11.8 feet and falling (71 degrees) on May 6.
St. Marys River – Catfish, bream, and redbreasts were caught this week in good numbers. The upper river will be excellent for redbreasts shortly as the level continues to fall. Catfishing will be good this weekend all up and down the river. The river level at the MacClenny gage was 8.7 feet and falling on May 6.
Local Ponds – Michael Winge reported that the bream fishing was best this week. Crickets fooled some giants from beds and also shoreline cover and vegetation. Catfish were fooled with pink worms fished on the bottom. Black Trick Worms and Finesse Worms fooled quality bass this week.
Okefenokee Swamp – Warmouth, catfish, and fliers were reported from the east (Folkston) side this week. From the west (Fargo) side, anglers reported catching bream, catfish, and even a few bass. The oxygen was low in the Sill canal near SC Foster State Park after several cloudy days last week, and a few warmouth, pickerel, and bass died from the naturally-caused oxygen sag. The oxygen rebounded with the recent sunny conditions, but if you fish the Sill area, concentrate your effort from the first spillway outward. Lots of catfish were caught by anglers fishing on the bottom with worms and shrimp near both spillways. Okefenokee Swamp Sallies in yellow and pink produced the best flier catches. All of the creeks crossing Swamp Road (south of Waycross) produced good catches of catfish again this week. That bite will likely slow this week as the flows decrease and folks catch the fish in the pools by the bridge crossings.
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – The whiting bite has turned on again after last week's super-windy conditions. Dead shrimp and squid produced the best catches. A few trout caught with live shrimp were reported from Crooked River. The tackle shop in the parking lot by the state park ramp is now open. The 3rd annual Family Fun Day and C'Mos Kids saltwater tournament will be held this Saturday (May 10th). For more information about the events and tournament check out www.cmoskids.org or call the State Park at 912-882-5256. Lots of tripletail were caught in the rivers in the Brunswick area this week. In the creeks around St. Simons Island, trout and redfishing was strong, and a few flounder were mixed in the catches. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said that from the pier the bull whiting were caught by the truckloads. They might be slightly exaggerating, but the bite was strong. The average angler caught from 25 to 30 whiting. Dead shrimp were the ticket. Lots of small sharks are around, and a few trout and flounder were also caught. On Saturday night, a 28 and 47-inch redfish were caught on cut bait. On Sunday, a 25-pound black drum came over the rails. It ate dead shrimp fished on bottom.
Best Bet – You will have a blast this Saturday fishing the Satilla River Fishing Tournament hosted by the Satilla Riverkeeper or the Family Fun Day at Crooked River State Park hosted by C'Mo's Kids. Both events will be top-notch family activities. River fishing is not quite right, but the fishing is picking up. Ponds and saltwater should be on fire this weekend. Whiting fishing all along the coast should be great this weekend. Take your pick, and you can hardly go wrong by fishing for about anything this weekend.
Southeast Georgia Fishing Report: April 17, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
Pond fishing and saltwater have been awesome this week. Bass in ponds and whiting in the ocean have been the top bites. The Okefenokee should be good once the water level stabilizes again. Forget the rivers this week due to flooding, but when they finally come back down it will be awesome fishing! The last quarter moon is April 22. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – Forget it this weekend! The big rains are making their way down the river. The annual Wayne County Catfish Tournament will be held May 3-4 out of Jaycees Landing in Jesup. First place will pay $10,000 (NOT a misprint)! For more information, visit the website www.waynecountycatfishtournament.com. A new panfish tournament sponsored by Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club was recently announced for June 14. First place is a guaranteed $500. The tournament will also be based out of Jaycees Landing in Jesup. The winner will be determined based on the weight of their biggest 10 panfish (bluegill, warmouth, redbreasts and shellcrackers are the species to be weighed). The entry fee is a modest $20 per angler, and children under 16 years of age can compete free of charge with a paying adult. For more information, contact the Wayne County Board of Tourism at 912-427-3233. The river level was 13.9 feet and rising (66 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 11.2 feet and rising (66 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on April 15.
Satilla River – Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle in Waycross said the deluge put off the fishing, except for a few folks who caught catfish on limb lines in the upper river. Give it a couple weeks for the river to get back down in the banks. For more detailed information about fishing the Satilla River, check out my article in the April issue of Georgia Outdoor News. The Satilla Riverkeeper recently announced they will sponsor a fishing tournament on the Satilla River on Saturday, May 10. The river should be fishable by then, unless we continue to get significant rains. Look for more information about the tournament in the weeks to come. The river level at the Waycross gage was 15.4 feet and falling (67 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 15.7 feet and rising (68 degrees) on April 15.
Local Ponds – Bass fishing has been awesome according to most accounts. On Monday, Warren Budd of Newnan fished a Cochran area lake with a friend and caught 76 bass on Satilla Spins and Flashy Jigheads rigged with 2-inch Assassin Curly Shads (crystal shad was the best color). The pair was targeting smaller bass for a fish fry and had a blast with ultralight tackle. An angler fishing a wacky-rigged (watermelonseed) Senko worm landed and released a 9-pound bass on Monday morning. Monday evening, James Woolsey of Perry fished a Eastman pond with Flashy Swimbait Heads and Keitech swimbaits and caught 24 bass up to 4 pounds. The fish were chowing ahead of the front, and swimbait color did not matter. The bluegill bite picked up over the weekend ahead of the front. Anglers reported catching most of them on crickets rigged under a float. Michael Winge reported anglers catching crappie on minnows and bream on crickets and worms. Some nice bass were caught with bubblegum ZOOM Trick Worms (rigged unweighted) and also moccassin and red shad Culprit worms (Texas-rigged). Catfish anglers caught them on pink worms over the weekend. Anglers fishing spillways below ponds in the Homerville area reported catching big stringers of warmouth this week. I saw the impressive photos!
Laura Walker State Park Lake – Staff reported some very good catches of mostly bluegills and bass over the last week. The lake was closed to boats due to the big rains last week, but reopened Saturday. Bass were fooled with plastic worms and topwaters. Some anglers fishing on the bottom reported catching some nice catfish, a bunch of bream, and a big warmouth on Monday.
Okefenokee Swamp – The best reports this week came from the east side (Folkston entrance). Some big bream were caught with beetle spins. Fliers were also eating yellow Okefenokee Swamp Sallies fished under a float. Anglers fishing shrimp on the bottom caught catfish. The warmouth bite should fire off any day for those dabbling crawfish around the old cypress stumps on the west side. Anglers fishing all of the tributaries flowing into the swamp on all sides have reported catching lots of catfish and warmouth. Just find some flowing water, pitch a bait in (crickets under a float or worms or shrimp on the bottom), and hold on.
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – The whiting bite is on fire on days when the winds allow you to fish. Dead shrimp fished on the bottom has been the ticket. Anglers fishing the Jekyll Island Pier have reported catching 50-60 whiting per day. Some sheepshead and a few big black drum were caught at the St. Marys Jetties. Some red drum (redfish) were also mixed in the catch. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said it has been whiting, whiting, and more whiting from the pier. On Saturday night, two big redfish were caught and released from the pier. The biggest was a 43-incher. On Sunday, two giant black drum were landed. One was 40 pounds and the other was 65 pounds! A few flounder and trout were also caught.
Best Bet – The wind forecast is iffy right now for the weekend, so check it late in the week before planning a trip to the brine. If it's fishable, the whiting bite will be hard to beat in saltwater. Bass and bluegill fishing will be excellent this weekend in ponds. With the cooler mornings late in the week, expect the afternoon bite to be better. Bass coming off the spawn have been chasing down lures, so expect swimbaits and spinnerbaits to work well. Use plastic worms or lizards if the fish won't chase your lures down. Wacky rigged worms should start fooling them for the next couple of months.
Southeast Fishing Report: March 27, 2014
By: Bert Deener, GA DNR Fisheries Biologist
(Deener's reports can also be found in the Waycross Journal Herald on Thursdays)
The rivers are still all too high, but ponds and lakes are absolutely on fire! The swamp bite has been excellent too. Congratulations to Tommy Sweeney and Mark Middleton who won an open tournament on Lake Blackshear over the weekend! The new moon is March 30. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website.
Altamaha River – The upstate rains have arrived and pushed the river another couple feet higher into the floodplain. Don't bother on the upper river. Dannet at Altamaha Park said that a few catfish of various species were caught, but that the fishing has been overall slow. The river level was 13.4 feet and rising (60 degrees) at the Baxley gage, and 10.8 feet and steady (60 degrees) at the Doctortown gage on March 25.
Satilla River – Forget it! The river has started dropping at the Highway 158 Bridge, but it's still unfishable. That didn't stop the three people I saw launching on Friday while I ate a sandwich for lunch at the Blackshear Bridge. Don't do it, folks. A flooded river is much swifter than you can imagine. The river level at the Waycross gage was 14.6 feet and falling (61 degrees) and at the Atkinson gage was 13.8 feet and rising (62 degrees) on March 25.
Suwannee River – Dickie Winge reported a fantastic catfish bite on the river. Anglers have reported catching anywhere between 40 and 150 catfish. Worms and shrimp have been the best baits.
Local Ponds – Bass are on beds big-time! Wyatt Crews got a great bite on a local pond Saturday evening and caught 11 bass in a half-hour. None were smaller than 2 pounds. He caught them on a Keitech swimbait rigged on a 1/8-oz. Flashy Swimbait Head. I was told the biggest bass was a 9-lb. 14-oz. behemoth caught from a Blackshear pond. The angler pitched in and caught the buck, and then the female inhaled the senko worm shortly thereafter. Michael Winge of Winge's Bait and Tackle said that ponds are where it is happening around Waycross. Good catches of crappie were reported by those fishing both minnows and jigs. Bream ate worms fished on the bottom this week. On the warmer days, anglers reported catching them on crickets, as well. Bass bit buzzbaits and shiners, while rooster livers and worms accounted for most of the catfish.
Okefenokee Swamp – I took Paul and Will Fryer from Bainbridge to the east side on Thursday. Paul bid on a trip I donated to the Flint Riverkeeper…thanks, Paul! We had a blast for a few hours in the afternoon warmth. The fliers started off a little slow, but the pace picked up as the afternoon went on and the guys got the hang of that subtle bite. The float barely twitches when a flier inhales the fly. Pink #8 and yellow #10 Okefenokee Swamp Sallies did the trick. We caught the most fish on the pink without a float, but the biggest, an 8 1/2-incher inhaled the fly suspended under a float, and that was Will's first flier! Based on the number of bigger fish we caught, I believe the spawn is winding down, and the bigger fish are moving out of the thick stuff and back into the canals where we can catch them better. About 1/4 of the fish we caught were decent sized. We ended up catching 53 fliers during the afternoon. On the west side, I heard that the anglers are tearing up the catfish. I did not ask, but I imagine shrimp fished on the bottom is working best, as that is the traditional Fargo catfish presentation.
Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) – Mike Harrell and Jim Hickox of Waycross fished the lake over the weekend and early this week and whacked the crappie. Mike caught a 2.6-pound slab by swimming a 2-inch grub. He brought it by the Waycross Fisheries Office and had it certified as an Angler Award on Tuesday. Congratulations, Mike!
Saltwater (Georgia Coast) – Brentz and Alex McGhin caught 50 beautiful whiting from St. Simons on Saturday before running out of bait. They brought three poles with them, but the bite was so hot that Alex kept reeling them in and all Brentz could do was keep baiting hooks! I can vouch for the catch, as they made a great lunch on Monday! Boats fishing off the King and Prince on St. Simons continued to make good whiting catches. Most anglers reported catching between 15 and 20 fish, and fish were typically 14 to 16 inches. In the rivers around Brunswick sheepshead, trout, and redfish were caught. The Jekyll Pier produced some good whiting catches. Anglers reported catching trout on electric chicken, chicken-on-a-chain, and Texas roach Assassin Sea Shads. Mike and Trish Wooten of St. Simons Bait & Tackle said that the whiting onslaught continued. The average size was 12 to 13 inches. Black sea bass from 10 to 12 inches (undersized) were caught on dead shrimp.
Best Bet – Take your pick this weekend. After the mid-week cool weather, it is supposed to warm right back up. Whiting will be your best bet in saltwater, while bass fishing will be hard to top in freshwater. Fish at your favorite pond or Paradise Public Fishing Area near Tifton for some exciting action and a shot at a real trophy bass as they move shallow to spawn.