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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.
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Over the years, I’ve been blessed to work on what now totals to be hundreds of news stories, fishing reports, feature articles, and the like for GON. Sharing the outdoors with others has always been my passion, and I try my best to bring that energy to life through the words that I type. That’s…
On Nov. 5, Craig James, of Waycross, managed to raise the redbreast bar yet again on the Alapaha River, breaking his own previously set record in the process. Craig, who’s a regular freelance contributor to GON, was fishing with his 11-year-old son, Colt, when he hooked into the new record fish. “We haven’t been…
It was a September to remember for father-and-son Craig and Colt James, of Waycross. In under 10 days, the pair of anglers managed to catch the GON Lake and River Record redbreast, spotted sunfish and warmouth while fishing the river. “We made our first trip ever over there on the last day of August, and…
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.…
Read MoreAlapaha River Record Fish
| Bowfin | 9-lbs., 0.32-ozs. | Glen Solomon | 07/26/19 |
| Largemouth Bass | 8-lbs., 10.64-ozs. | Garrett Mullis | 08/22/20 |
| Redbreast | 12.52-ozs. | Reese Buckhalter | 04/26/25 |
| Spotted Sunfish | 6.24-ozs. | Craig James | 09/06/24 |
| Warmouth | 9.59-ozs. | Donna Buckhalter | 05/16/25 |
| Channel Catfish | 13-lbs., 14.78-ozs. | Christopher Quiggins | 03/27/25 |
| Black Crappie | 1-lb., 4.99-ozs. | Daniel Pack | 05/17/25 |