Posts by Craig James
Altamaha River Tidal Bass
Some of the best bass fishing you probably have never heard of will occur today. The bad news is it will only last five hours, six if you’re lucky. On the bright side, though, it will happen again tomorrow. Welcome to the tidal section of the Altamaha River, where the bass don’t run as big,…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Homecoming Part 1
The clock on the dash read 12:33 a.m. He took a sip of his cold coffee, and it was just about as cold as the feeling he had about coming back to the old farm. He swore he’d never come home, but 10 years later, he was just 30 miles from his old family farm…
Read MoreNorth Georgia Stripers
As summer hits us Georgians in full force this month, you can bet anywhere you decide to fish it’s going to be hot, and I mean hot. About the only thing in the northern portion of our state that you can expect to be hotter than the sweltering daytime highs is the striper fishing. As…
Read MoreSeminole Bass With Two Top Bass Pros
Clint Brown and Matt Baty are two of the best bass anglers to ever fish Lake Seminole. Now I know that is a big statement to start a story out with, but hear me out, and I think you will agree. With several hundred wins on the lake between them, and close to half a…
Read MoreGeorgia PFAs Open To Night Fishing
As of May 1, the DNR began allowing nighttime fishing on Public Fishing Areas across the state. This allows more opportunities for fishermen to get a few more hours on the lake after the sun goes down and to dodge the sweltering late summer heat that plagues our state. The PFAs will be open to…
Read MoreWild Hogs At Night With Black Guns And Thermal Scopes
Ideas for many of my GON articles start in some interesting places. They’ve started in weigh-in lines at tournaments, in the halls at church and by listening to tales of fish being caught at local tackle shops. The bottom line is that if there is a story to be had, I’m on it. After a…
Read MoreSpecial WMA Hog & Coyote Season Runs May 16-31
For the first time ever, WMA hunters will have the opportunity to hunt hogs and coyotes on most Georgia WMAs from May 16-31. (Note: This article in the May issue of GON magazine in error says the special season begins May 15.) In fact, unless a Georgia WMA specifically says it’s closed to this special…
Read MoreKayaks For Jekyll Redfish And Trout
After perhaps the warmest spring I can remember, the month of April promises to offer up some of the best inshore saltwater fishing in recent years. Trout, redfish and flounder are moving in early, and now is the time to go catch them. Whether you prefer to fish the creeks of Savannah, the marsh in…
Read MoreSatilla River Special
Roughly 25 years ago this spring, I made my first cast into the Satilla River with my grandpa by my side. Moments after my cork hit the water, it abruptly disappeared, and the fight was on. As I frantically turned the handle on that Zebco 33 while my grandpa cheered me on, an addiction was…
Read MoreWildcat Creek Campground Closed, Fishing Still Open
Wildcat Creek has always been a popular destination for trout anglers. This small stream that runs through a portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County is stocked seasonally with trout and has offered two primitive campgrounds for a fee of only $10 a night. However, a short while back, GON received a phone call from…
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