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Alapaha River

The Alapaha River begins its 202-mile trek in Dooly County and flows generally southeast through or along the boundaries of Crisp, Wilcox, Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Berrien, Atkinson, Lanier, Lowndes and Echols counties. Once in Hamilton County, Florida, it flows into the Suwannee River.

The Alapaha contains bluegill, redbreast, warmouth, crappie, several species of catfish, pickerel and is home to the Suwannee bass on the lower end.

Alapaha River Resources

Alapaha River Articles

Giant Gar From Alapaha River

This longnose gar weighed 30-lbs., 4-ozs. on certified scales and measured a whopping 56- inches long. It’s working its way through the Wildlife Resource Division’s certification process as a new Georgia state record. Chad Leonard of Nashville was catfishing on Sept. 5 along the banks of the Alapaha River near Willacoochee. He was casting a…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 30, 2023

I wish each of you a wonderful Fourth of July! The summer heat has arrived, and the number of reports dwindled with the heat. The fish will be in their summer patterns soon if they are not already where you are fishing. Most rivers are still full bank or in the floodplain, except the St.…

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Alapaha River Record Fish

Bowfin9-lbs., 0.32-ozs.Glen Solomon07/26/19
Largemouth Bass8-lbs., 10.64-ozs.Garrett Mullis08/22/20