Lake Sinclair

Guy Covington and his young daughter show off the record-setting 79.5-pound catfish he caught last month near Oconee Springs Park on Lake Sinclair. Georgia Outdoor News

Guy Covington and his young daughter show off the record-setting 79.5-pound catfish he caught last month near Oconee Springs Park on Lake Sinclair. Georgia Outdoor News

Record-setting catfish caught on Lake Sinclair

Excerpted With Permission From Georgia Outdoor
Thursday, May 9, 2024
A new Lake Sinclair record blue catfish was caught about 11:30 a.m.April 27 by Guy Covington of Social Circle. Covington’s record fish pulled the certified scales at Farmers Services and Hardware in Madison to 79.5 pounds.
Lake Oconee Striper Club member Chad Womack proudly displays the 25-pound striper he caught recently during Capt. Doug Nelms’ Derby. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Oconee Striper Club member Chad Womack proudly displays the 25-pound striper he caught recently during Capt. Doug Nelms’ Derby. CONTRIBUTED

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Outdoors: Straight up fishing on Lake Sinclair

James K. Pressley
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
On the weekend of March 23-24, Sinclair Marina in Milledgeville hosted the Toyota Series and Falcon Bass Boat-sponsored pro, Brian Latimer, his Straight Up Fishing (SUF) school, and his SUF Classic tournament. It was a well-attended event with a lot of fun and good food.
A 2018 aerial view of two ponds on the Plant Branch site north of Milledgeville. Lake Sinclair is in the foreground. MARK ENGEL/File photo

A 2018 aerial view of two ponds on the Plant Branch site north of Milledgeville. Lake Sinclair is in the foreground. MARK ENGEL/File photo

Coal ash processing facility coming to Plant Branch

Mark Engel
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Georgia Power Company says it will be a decade or more before work is completed on the transfer of toxic coal ash from four ponds to a new 115-acre landfill on the old Plant Branch site.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

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PCSO investigating rash of stolen utility vehicles

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are investigating a rash of stolen utility task vehicles (UTVs), lifted golf carts, and zero-turn lawnmowers on trailers from residences around Lakes Sinclair and Oconee.
Putnam County’s new fire rescue boat, “Sinclair 1,” is the same color and has the same graphics as the department’s new fire trucks. CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County’s new fire rescue boat, “Sinclair 1,” is the same color and has the same graphics as the department’s new fire trucks. CONTRIBUTED

Fire Department has new rescue boats for each lake

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Fire rescue boats designed specifically for Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee have arrived for the Putnam County sides of the lakes to assist in any type of public safety agency’s rescue efforts.
The new Lifejacket Loaner Station at the Sinclair Dam Boat Ramp. COURTESY OF ADAM HEAGY/Oconee Outfitters

The new Lifejacket Loaner Station at the Sinclair Dam Boat Ramp. COURTESY OF ADAM HEAGY/Oconee Outfitters

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Georgia Power and DNR install Lifejacket Loaner Station

Bailey McCully
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Georgia Power installed a Lifejacket Loaner Station at the Sinclair Dam Boat Ramp, known as the ‘Tail Race,’ on July 14 as part of Georgia Department of National Resources (DNR)’s SPLASH program.
Beau and Henry Cowen with a 12-pound striper that hit topwater this past Monday morning on Lake Lanier. CONTRIBUTED

Beau and Henry Cowen with a 12-pound striper that hit topwater this past Monday morning on Lake Lanier. CONTRIBUTED

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Outdoors: Fishing for the silver kings

James K. Pressley
Thursday, July 6, 2023
We’ve talked a lot the last couple of months about fishing in Lake Country: stripers, hybrids, bass, and even spotted bass up at Lanier. We really do live in a great spot if you love to fish. Think about it.
L is for Lake

L is for Lake

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PUTNAM A to Z: L is for Lake

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
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