Posts by Brad Gill
Oostanaula River Gar Record Broken—Again!
For the second time inside of a month, the Oostanaula River longnose gar record has been broken. The first record was topped on March 30, 2022 when Joseph Agan caught an 18 1/2-lb. gar that set the record. However, that record is no more. A heavier longnose gar, this one weighing 22-lbs., 6.88-ozs., was caught…
Read MoreSatilla River Bowfin Smashes Old Record
A 9-lb., 10-oz. Satilla River bowfin caught on May 1 by Layne Williams, of Blackshear, shattered the old record of a 5-lb., 1-oz. mudfish caught in 2020. Layne said he was fishing in a kayak at the Highway 84 ramp and throwing a speciality bait he uses to catch a variety of fish. “I take…
Read MoreRealtree Kids Scrapbook – May 2022
GON’s Trophy Room – May 2022
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…
Read MoreTournament Reports – May 2022
Sean Alvarez Tops Field at Phoenix BFL on Hartwell Sean Alvarez of Anderson, S.C., caught five bass weighing 21-lbs. 10-ozs. to win the Phoenix BFL event on Lake Hartwell. “When we got out on the water we had forecasts for high winds, and I was pretty excited,” Alvarez said. “I’m pretty old-school when it comes…
Read MoreSinclair’s Key To Jug Fishing
Good Friday last month was a really good Friday. On that morning, I experienced the best catfish jugging trip of my life. From the 118 jugs we soaked in the waters of Lake Sinclair overnight on Thursday, April 14, I watched a 210-quart Yeti cooler fill to the point where it wouldn’t close. In the…
Read MoreOconee Shellcracker Record Set, Lake Sees Two Records Broken In One Day!
If you weren’t fishing Lake Oconee on Saturday, April 23, you missed a really good day of fishing. Two lake records were broken that day! Yesterday, GON announced a new flathead catfish record. Today, GON recognizes the middle Georgia lake’s first-ever shellcracker record. The redear weighed 1-lb., 14.56-ozs. and was caught by Randy Smith, of Fayetteville,…
Read MoreLake Rabun Gets New Black Crappie Record
New lake records are exciting, but when a 12-year-old provides a new benchmark for a fish, it certainly makes the story even better. Colter Cannon, of Clayton, was fishing Lake Rabun on April 23 with his dad Johnathon when he caught a new lake-record black crappie. The slab weighed 2-lbs., 0.16-os. on certified scales at…
Read MoreGON Announces Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out Date
The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast recently announced it will be hosting the GON Youth Shoot-Out at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 29. “What a great way to kick-off three days of celebrating the great sport of deer hunting,” said Mike Rhodes, GON’s publisher and advertising director. The Outdoor Blast is Metro Atlanta’s No. 1 hunting and…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – April 2022
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…
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