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Fishing

Satilla River Redbreast Record Broken

Amanda Peebles, of Swainsboro, was fishing the Satilla River with her boyfriend near the Highway 301 landing when she landed a river-record catch. Amanda caught a redbreast that was certified and verified at 1-lb., 5.92-ozs., establishing a new mark for the Satilla. As her boyfriend was making the typical shoreline cover casts, the couple hadn’t…

Watch For Rattlesnakes Around Those Summertime Feeders

Nothing can stop a heart quite like the surprise of seeing a full-grown rattlesnake within striking range of your leg. Allen Catoe, of Valdosta, provides some picture evidence along with some past experience that should put all of us on high alert while in close proximity to our summertime deer feeders. Allen recently captured three…

18 Kids Enjoy Outdoor Time In Chattooga County

For the last 10 years, Steve Uritsky, of Cloudman, has allowed kids from the Calvary Children’s Home in Powder Springs to travel to his property in Chattooga County for a weekend of outdoor fun. Two of Steve’s friends, Mark Cannon and Allen Brown, also help make this event possible. Brian Busby, campus director of the…

North GA Man Stumbles Upon Five Rattlesnakes

Seeing one rattlesnake is enough to get your blood pumping. Imagine finding not just one, but five rattlesnakes at one time. That’s just what one man did Memorial Day weekend. Chris Swilling was leaving his family cabin in Bucktown, just outside of Ellijay in Gilmer County, on Monday June 1 around lunch. Approximately 100 yards…

Georgia Woman Earns State Record For Grey Snapper

Brunswick, GA (June 5, 2015) – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced a new women’s record for grey snapper, Lutjanus griseus, landed in Georgia by Becky Manley of Guyton, Georgia. The 10-pound, 4-ounce snapper was caught May 3, 2015, and establishes a State of Georgia women’s record for this species. Manley caught the…

Magic-Bullet For Georgia Flounder

It’s flounder time once again in Georgia coastal waters. The warmer water has enticed the doormats from their winter retreats on offshore reefs and wrecks. They have made their way back into the estuaries, the creeks and the passes, and they can be caught all along the Georgia coast this month. Flounder tend to be…

Lanier Stripers Head For The Dam

Northeast Georgia’s Lake Lanier is one of the premier lakes for striped bass fishing in the Southeast, and June is a great month to catch your limit of these hard-fighting fish. June is a transition month for striped bass as they move from their late-spring shallow-water pattern to their summer deep-water pattern. Typically, June starts…

Special Hunter-Education Course Offered During Outdoor Blast

GON is again offering a hunter-education course on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during at the Outdoor Blast. This course will get young hunters certified, but there are some special requirements for the course. • Known as a “Refresher Course,” this hunter-education course at the Outdoor Blast is only for those individuals who…

More Than One Way To Skin Blackshear Catfish

How many ways can you catch a catfish? There’s a bunch of ways to get them in the boat, and with very liberal limits on channels and flatheads (ok, how about no limit), you can get all you want. With a population that is very prolific in all Georgia lakes, rivers and reservoirs, your chances…

Lightning-Fast Kingfish With Some Georgia Pros

Yep, it’s that time of year. With the warming waters of the Atlantic, the king mackerel are beginning their migration into shallower water, and with them come the anglers who love to chase these lightning-fast fish. They often do so in professionally run tournament events that can pay the winning boat thousands of dollars. One…

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