Join the Shoal Bass Alliance on July 25th to participate in the first annual Spot fry and river cleanup! The goal of the day is to go out and have a good time fishing and keep every spotted bass we catch, since they are a newly introduced invasive species to the Flint River. After we keep them all we will have a fish fry at a central location provided by our good friend Titaniuman (Thanks again!). This outing is to hopefully bring awareness to the spotted bass that threaten the shoal bass in their native environment. The Shoal Bass Alliance encourages people to keep all spotted bass caught out of the Flint River since there is no size limit and they are not supposed to be there, and potential pose a threat to the shoal bass.
We’ll also be doing a river cleanup the same day and while you’re floating and catching spots go ahead and pick up some trash because whoever has the trash bag with the most trash at the end of the day wins some great prizes! We’ll also do a largest and most spotted bass (max 10) contest.
When: July 25th all day – COOKOUT STARTS AT 6:00PM but fellowship there will go on all day!
Where: Titanium Man’s river property (map and written directions below)
View T’man’s Place in a larger map
From the Upson County Courthouse in Thomaston:
Go south on Highway 19 (Church Street). About a mile or so south of the courthouse, the north bound lanes of Highway 19 (Center Street) come together with the south bound lanes to form a four lane highway.
After another mile or so, you will see Raintree Golf Course and Flint River Technical College on your left.
Immediately after passing by Flint River Technical College, take the turning lane on your right with the brown “Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area” sign and turn right onto the old highway 19, which is now known as Indian Trail.
Go about two miles on Indian Trail past Gordon School Road and Mathis Lake Road, and bear right onto Pobiddy Road, which has another brown “Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area” sign.
Go about five miles on Pobiddy Road until you cross a small bridge, which has no sign, but is Potato Creek. As soon as you cross the bridge, turn right onto Adams Ferry Road, which also has no sign.
Adams Ferry Road is about two miles long, and has about 90 curves in it. About 30 yards or so before the pavement ends and you can see the river straight ahead, turn right onto the little road that goes over the small dam that holds back the small lake.
Follow the road down the hill and his property is a short distance ahead on the left with the camper and the boathouse.
From the Talbot County Courthouse in Talbotton:
Go east on Highway 80. A couple of blocks away from the courthouse, bear right to stay on Highway 80. Go about two miles and you will see a brown “Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area” sign and a small fenced in concrete building on your right. Across from the concrete building, turn left onto Pobiddy Road.
After about twelve miles on Pobiddy Road, you will cross the Flint River. Another mile or so, turn left onto Adams Ferry Road just before the small Potato Creek Bridge.
Adams Ferry Road is about two miles long, and has about 90 curves in it. About 30 yards or so before the pavement ends and you can see the river straight ahead, turn right onto the little road that goes over the small dam that holds back the small lake.
Follow the road down the hill and his property is a short distance ahead on the left with the camper and the boathouse.
Paddling in from where Big Lazer Creek joins the Flint River:
T’man’s place is about a mile and a half downstream from where Big Lazer Creek flows into the Flint. First, you will go by Hickman Island and Noel Island, which are in a lot of shoals. Then there is a long straightway of calm water. His place is at the top of the next small shoals and he’s on the left side in Upson County.
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