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Fishing

Satilla River Blackwater Panfish

Are you looking for a different sort of fishing trip where the scenery is spectacular, the boat traffic is minimal and the action is hot? You can’t do much better than a trip down the Satilla River after redbreast sunfish, otherwise known as “redbellies” to the locals. The Satilla is your best chance in the…

Dodge County PFA June Fishing

Dodge County Public Fishing Area stole the headlines around the Southeast during the early 2000s by producing some huge bass from its relatively small 104 acres. The original year class of bass was reaching its maximum size during those few years. Since that time, intensive management of the lake through fertilizing and liming has continued…

Savannah River Record Bass Weighs 15 Pounds

Bass fishing on the lower end of the Savannah River has been “pretty good,” said fisherman Mike Stille of Eden — in a classic bit of fish-catching understatement. On Nov. 6, 1999, Mike was fishing the Savannah River near the Clyo Landing in Effingham County and was chunking a Zoom plastic worm. Mike fishes for…

Lake Seed Record Channel Catfish

Ernest Cruine caught this 21-lb. lake-record channel catfish on Lake Seed on May 17, 2010.

Oostanaula River Record Longnose Gar

Alan W. Short caught the 13-lb., 15.2-oz. river-record longnose gar while fishing the Oostanaula River on May 17, 2010.

Lanier’s Forgotten Crappie

The sound and aroma of crappie fillets sizzling in hot oil is enough to make just about anyone salivate. But, when someone mentions Lake Lanier, it often brings to mind huge striped bass and plentiful spotted bass, not crappie. However, under the countless docks on the lake, there are tons of black and white crappie…

The Almighty Fluke

  It really is a simple fishing lure. It doesn’t require a high degree of skill to make a fish eat one, and right now — with a strong postspawn bite happening on most Georgia waters — it can be one of the most productive and versatile weapons in your arsenal. It will catch bass…

Lake Weiss Bass Shallow And Hungry

Big bass feeding in shallow water this month makes it an excellent time to go fishing. You can catch them on a wide variety of patterns and baits, and they are about as active as they get all year long. Weiss Lake offers one of the best lakes to explore different patterns and catch quality…

Chattahoochee River Cats Caught Deep In The Holes

When Shane Smith moved to Fort Benning, he brought with him a love of fishing — catfishing to be precise. An Ohio native, Shane and his brother established a catfish tournament trail a few years back called Hilljack Catfishing that was designed for avid catfishermen to compete and promote conservation. Shane is Capt. Shane Smith…

1,113 Giant Bass… And Counting

One-thousand one-hundred thirteen bass 10 pounds or better and counting. No, that was not a typographical error… 1,113 bass 10 pounds or heavier. That is not the number of double-digit bass caught in all of Georgia over the last decade. It is the number caught by one individual, Pat Cullen, of Valdosta, over the last…

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