Lakelife Magazine

06/18/2026

Looks like more summer fun is coming soon! 😎🤩

06/09/2026

For Lake Oconee anglers 🎣 from our friends at GON...

As we enter the dog days of summer, water temperatures are heating up, postspawn fish are beginning to act lethargic, and most fish are off their beds. It definitely requires a shift in strategy; however, it does not mean that if you have an opportunity to be out on the lake, you shouldn’t take it...

06/06/2026

🥳🥳It’s back!!🥳🥳 Look for it in news stands all over Lake Country.😎

06/03/2026

Good to know👌

Some folks swear that “Cottonmouths” or “Water Moccasins” are common along Piedmont streams in their area. The reality is that Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) are not found in the vast majority of the Piedmont (i.e., above the Fall Line), with just a few exceptions of isolated populations (e.g., Wake County, NC). Cottonmouths are, however, widespread in the Coastal Plain.

Rather, what folks are generally seeing in the Piedmont is the widespread and abundant Northern or Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) pictured here. They’re easy to find sunning on rocks around ponds, lakes, and streams. If you get close to one, they almost always slither into the water and swim off to cover. They’re just as scared of you as you might be of them. Northern Watersnakes have lots of “attitude” if you grab them (I would too!🤣), but they’re NON-venomous and harmless to people, pets, and livestock. They primarily feed on fish and frogs.

More information is in the comments, including how to distinguish Cottonmouths from a Northern Watersnake and report a Cottonmouth sighting in your area on H**pMapper or the Carolina H**p Atlas.

05/31/2026

Our next issue of Lakelife is 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣' 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙!🤩

05/30/2026

😮𝙰𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝚜𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠?!!🫢

05/29/2026

🤫Shhh, here's a 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 that's at the printer!

05/27/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻!! We can't wait 😃
📷: Marcia Captain