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Fishing Reports

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 15, 2023

The fall transition has started, and it’s not long before some of the best fishing of the year will fire up. Okefenokee Swamp: Jason Andrick visited the Okefenokee Swamp mid-week and fished the east side. He and a friend caught 50 bowfin and pickerel (mostly bowfin) and 11 fliers. They fooled the pickerel and bowfin…

13+ Gator From Chattahoochee River Above Eufaula

When Will Baker drew a Zone 1 tag for Georgia’s gator season, he had high hopes that he’d be able to harvest an above-average gator, but little did he know that a much larger train was coming down the tracks. “I drew my first tag way back in 2014 and managed to harvest a nice,…

Coyote Attacks Buck On Camera

Tim Brown, of Covington, is a working man, so he relies on his Tactacam Reveal cell camera to get pictures of what’s going on at his Warren County hunting club when he’s not there. Tactacam offers users the option to set specific times when a camera will take a random photo and send it to…

Megel Arrows 160-Inch Meriwether County Buck

Jonathan Megel and his father John have been working on improving the hunting and quality of the deer on a tract of land in Meriwether County that they’ve had now for about three years. A major component of that effort is to try and let bucks get some age on them. Heading into this 2023…

Lake Oconee Fishing Report – Sept. 12, 2023

Fishing Lake Oconee was fun Sunday. This 5.2-lb. largemouth hit a Trick Worm on the outer edge of a water willow grassbed at 9 a.m. to anchor my five-bass limit that weighed 12.47 pounds to win the Flint River Club tournament. I love hunting and football season—fished from 6:30 to 8:30 and saw only one…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report – Sept. 11, 2023

Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The last couple of days the redfish bite has been smoking. It happens most years around this time. This morning (Sept. 9), we had a 15-fish limit in the boat in about 25 minutes. We released another 30 slot-limit fish and several around 30 inches before 10:30. It doesn’t ever get any better…

Double Velvet Bucks Thanks To Musician Brantley Gilbert

A messed-up crossbow right before bow season started meant that Nicki Johnson, of Jefferson, had to borrow one from her friend, musician Brantley Gilbert. “Brantley and I grew up together, so I ran to his place to get his Raven crossbow the evening before our hunt. She practiced with it and got it zeroed in,” said…

GON’s Trophy Room – September 2023

Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished.…

Don’t Let Jealousy Eat You Up This Deer Season

I knew it was gonna happen. Tyler Jordan, son of Realtree President Bill Jordan, kills the No. 2 typical bow buck of the 2022 Georgia season and GON releases the story earlier this week. Here’s two of the comments that came from the GON Instagram page:  “Privileged hunter in a controlled hunt. Definitely not fair…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – September 8, 2023

There were not many fishing reports due to storm clean-up, school starting and the heat, but the few who went did well. The rivers (except the St. Marys) are all high, so spend your time on the St. Marys, the Okefenokee Swamp, ponds or saltwater this weekend. St. Marys River: Matt Rouse fished the upper…

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