Sugar Creek Marina

Tournament winners Tommy Tarrer (l-r) and “Uncle Bob” Vandine with Mike Tarrer of Georgia Bass Trails and Frank Adkinson of WJVA. CONTRIBUTED

Tournament winners Tommy Tarrer (l-r) and “Uncle Bob” Vandine with Mike Tarrer of Georgia Bass Trails and Frank Adkinson of WJVA. CONTRIBUTED

Veterans win fishing tournament

Wild Jaeger Veteran Adventures (WJVA) held its second-annual fishing tournament hosted by Georgia Bass Trails and launched from Suger Creek Marina on Lake Oconee on Sept. 23. The weigh-in was once again supervised by Mike Tarrer of Georgia Bass Trails.
The team of Jason Cheek and John Duvall finished first in the Georgia Bass Trail Lake Oconee tournament with 13.62 pounds of fish. CONTRIBUTED

The team of Jason Cheek and John Duvall finished first in the Georgia Bass Trail Lake Oconee tournament with 13.62 pounds of fish. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia Bass Trail holds Lake Oconee tournament

The first of two fishing tournaments held by the Georgia Bass Trail was held on Nov. 19 at Sugar Creek Marina on Lake Oconee. Thirty-nine teams competed in the North Division.
Anglers depart beneath an early morning fog hovering over Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Anglers depart beneath an early morning fog hovering over Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

OUTDOORS: Vets fish Lake Oconee in charity tournament

WILD Jaeger Veteran Adventures (WJVA) hosted a charity bass tournament on Sept. 24, in conjunction with Georgia Bass Trails at Sugar Creek Marina on Lake Oconee. The weather for the event was nothing short of spectacular, though it did warm up quite a bit into the afternoon.