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Georgia DNR, in conjunction with the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association and sponsors The Southern Company and Glock, have announced the winners of the 2022 Georgia Big Deer Contest. The competition is the oldest continuous white-tailed deer contest in the state, with the first awards handed out in 1967. The contest is managed by retired WRD…
Ogeechee River: Mark Vick, of Guyton, fished the river recently and had a good morning, despite the rising water. He and his friend David Brodmann kept 15 nice redbreasts, a bluegill and a catfish. They caught a bunch of fish but only kept the biggest. Their hot Satilla Spin colors were bumblebee (black/yellow) and crawfish.…
About twice a month, James Rowland likes to go to Lake Sinclair with his fishing buddy so they can stock their freezers with good eating-size catfish. The Hartwell native never imagined that he’d ever catch a single blue cat that would seemingly feed half of his hometown. James is the new Lake Sinclair record holder…
The rivers are back to full bank or in the floodplains for the most part. The exception is the St Marys River. It’s very fishable. Altamaha River: Paul and Steve Williamson fished the middle river on Friday and did well for panfish. They had a few catfish, but the shellcrackers were the prize. They put worms…
“Rarely do opportunity and timing collide.” Those words sum up Mark Williams’s decision to retire after 13 years as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Starting July 1, he will leave his current position to serve as the Executive Director of the Jekyll Island Authority. As a resident of St. Simons Island,…
Robert DeHaas, lure-maker with Red Rooster Custom Baits and an OG from “Team Geezer,” reports, “The water temp is 79 and clear. For some reason there are still some active crappie at the 8- to 10-foot range. Red Rooster team members (retired veterans) Jared and Jerrod, one guy from Cartersville, the other from Acworth, fished…
The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast returns again this year to the sprawling LakePoint Champions Center from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30, and just for walking in the door, attendees will again have free chances to win a gun in a drawing that occurs every hour of the show. A name will be drawn every…
Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The last few days have been big tides, a lot of muddy water but good fishing. The key is finding water with some visibility. You are wasting your time in the water that looks like chocolate milk. The flounder bite is getting hot. I had 16 good ones on June…
The wooly bugger landed with a small ripple above a large pool on the West Fork of the Chattooga River, and I began to strip the fly between the rocks at the head of the pool. As the fly began to enter the calmer water at the head of the pool, I felt that distinct…
In September 2022 I flew out to Kalispell, Mt., picked up my rental car, and drove toward Two Medicine Campground, hoping I’d be lucky enough to claim a campsite. I arrived just in time to snag the last available site. Whew. Time to relax and get some rest after a 15-hour day of travel. I…
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