Seminole Ramlins
by Jack Wingate

For a man who had only one bite in ½ a day, Chris Bynum landed him a 2 ¼ lb. talapia on a pond worm. That is a good fish to eat.

Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m., a pick -up was pulled up under the lites at the dock at Wingate's. Mr. Stan Riggs of Columbus, GA, had in the pick-up bed a 9.2 inch gator, took him with a bow, and after a good while he was able to ease him up to the surface, so as to use the stun gun.

Blue Wing Teel hit the

lake this past week in small droves. We haven't been able to find out when the September Teel season is. It's mity hot to get into duck or dove clothes.

The Jr. Bassmasters of Tallahassee guided by nine of the Big Bend Bass Club finished something like this: 1. Ben Louwsma with 3.18, 2. Steven Weeks with 1.37, 3. Hayden Bass 1.35, 4. Brock Walker 1.2, 5. Dallas Tinley .98, 6. Michael Maskevich .8, 7. Cody Spears .74, 8. Samuel Weeks .0, 9. Edic Patrick .0. These people do a good job getting kids to taste the sport of fishen. Michael Maskevich was the Florida State Jr. Champion at 14 years old and went to Hot Springs, Ark., to compete for the Jr. National Championship on Aug. 4 & 5, 2007.

Chris Bynum caught this 2 1/4 lb. talapia on a pond worm.

Twenty-seven boats fished the YMCA Tournament at the Boat Basin Saterday. Jackie and Brad Hamric led with 20.4 lbs. They had Big Fish with a 6.2 lbs. ave Howell & Mickey Roach had 15.15 lbs. Clint Brown and Chad Roach had 8.13 lbs. to finish off the leaders.

Huge catches of bream were taken on fly rods and wigglers. There has been a rite smart of catfish taken on wigglers and Stink Bait.

Lake Surface Temp: 85° Lake Level: 1 ft. down

Flint: Low & Swift

Chattahoochee: Low, Clear & Fast

Spring Creek: Low & Clear

Stan Riggins of Columbus, Ga. had this 9.2 inch gator in the bed of his pick-up truck.