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Fishing
Summertime in the South can be a bit taxing, on both the bass and the bass fishermen. Highs in the 90s quickly have water temps boiling up into the 80s. And before the summer is out, even the water temps will break the 90-degree mark in many places. This time of year, many anglers will…
May 2022: Vol. 36, No. 5 May Feature Articles Big-Fish Time For Coosa River Catfish Big blues and flatheads, along with channel catfish and striped bass, are hitting live and cut bait on the Coosa in May. Studying Coyote Movement Through GPS Biologists are learning more about the movements of coyotes and how breeding…
A 53-year-old Midway man is the new state-record holder for dolphin fish, also known as mahi mahi, after the Georgia Department of Natural Resources certified his catch. James Roberts, of Midway, landed the 68-lb., 1.6-oz. dolphin April 26, 2022 while fishing over Deli Ledge approximately 80 miles east of St. Catherines Island, according to DNR’s…
It’s two and a piece pre-dawn hours from home to Richmond Hill, then add on another 15 minutes to Ft. McAllister Marina. Windshield time is prime for cogitation, and all the way down I’ve tried to figure out just what my favorite part of an inshore fishing trip with Capt. David Newlin is. And that’s…
Take any two-lane highway out of any small town in this great state, and in about 20 minutes you will roll up on another small town. At the stop sign or traffic light, you will probably have to turn right because there’s a town square. I love small towns. If I’m traveling, I will go…
There is something downright magical about the Okefenokee Swamp. Maybe it’s the reflective black water with endless banks lined with lily pads, or the lines of cypress trees that run for miles to no end. Maybe it’s watching alligators waste the day away sunning on mats of grass, while birds wade around the shallows looking…
Toombs County: On Dec. 15, 2020, Game Warden First Class Robert Sanders received a call about an after-hours roost shoot in a duck hole. “I am familiar with the area and knew exactly where to go and how to get into the location,” Sanders said. “I was able to see and hear the conservations and…
I love to trout fish, and I go a lot. My fishing buddy Jerry Taylor and I hit the trout waters at least two or three times a week from when I limit out on turkeys to when bow season begins. Some jaw-dropping, frightful and “I can not believe that just happened” incidents have occurred…
If allowing mature gobblers more time to breed hens before hunters get involved in the equation will result in more baby turkeys, poult counts should rebound this summer. The season started April 2—13 days later than the 2021 opener—and public land didn’t open until April 9. Then throw in some tough hunting conditions once the…
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