Posts by Hannah Housworth
Lake Yonah Record Largemouth Bass
Will Carpenter caught this 6-lb., 1.6-oz. lake-record largemouth on Lake Yonah on June 14, 2012. UPDATE: Will’s Yonah lake record was broken on June 13, 2018 with a 6-lb., 11-oz. bass. If you catch a Yonah largemouth that might break the established lake record, please get the bass weighed on certified scales with witnesses, and…
Read MoreToccoa River Record Smallmouth
Toccoa River Record Fish See all of GON’s official Georgia Lake & River Records here. Requirements For Record Fish • Fish must be caught legally by rod and reel in a manner consistent with state game and fish regulations. • Catch must be weighed on accurate Georgia DOA certified scales with at least two witnesses…
Read MoreLake Russell Record Black Crappie
See all of GON’s Official Georgia Lake & River Records Requirements For Record Fish • Fish must be caught legally by rod and reel in a manner consistent with state game and fish regulations. • Catch must be weighed on accurate Georgia DOA certified scales with at least two witnesses present, who must be…
Read MoreLake Blackshear Record Black Crappie
Lake Seminole Record Bluegill
William Hornsby caught a 1-lb., 2.4-oz. bluegill to set a benchmark for establishing a verified lake record for bluegill on Lake Seminole on Feb. 27, 2011.
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Record White Bass
The white bass population has declined rapidly at Lake Blue Ridge since the illegal introduction of blueback herring, but there are still a few left in the lake. A decade ago, there were some trophy white bass in Blue Ridge, including the largest ever recorded from Blue Ridge that was caught in 2008. Jesse Mckeral,…
Read MoreLake Seminole Record Shellcracker
John Weaver, of Colquitt, set the mark for Lake Seminole shellcracker with his 2-lb., 9.5-oz. fish caught July 31, 2007. Seminole is well-known for its great shellcracker fishing. Here’s an article from 2007 detailing how to catch Lake Seminole shellcracker during the springtime full moon periods.
Read MoreLake Seed Record Walleye
Larry Brewer caught a 9-lb., 7-oz. lake-record walleye on Lake Seed on Dec. 15, 2006. The state has an active walleye stocking program in several north Georgia reservoirs. Here’s an article from the GON archives that details how and where anglers can catch Georgia walleye.
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Record Largemouth
Nathan Lewis holds the current largemouth bass record for Lake Blue Ridge with an 11-lb., 10.7-oz. fish he caught on Feb. 1, 2005. Nathan also hold the Blue Ridge record for brown trout with a 9-lb., 4.8-oz. fish. Click here to see all of the Lake Blue Ridge records.
Read MoreChattahoochee River Record Shoal Bass
Mike Hewell, of Gillsville, established a new record for the upper Chattahoochee River above the highway 52 bridge in Hall County. Mike’s shoal bass weighed 5.18-lb. shoal bass, and he caught it in Habersham County. Mike was using a watermelon seed Zoom Finesse worm on 6-lb. test.
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