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Altamaha River

The mighty Altamaha River is one of the most impressive waterways in the southern United States. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles toward the Atlantic Ocean from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River. It meets the ocean near Brunswick. No dams are directly on the Altamaha, though some are on the Oconee and the Ocmulgee. Including its tributaries, the Altamaha River's drainage basin is about 14,000 square miles in size, qualifying it among the larger river basins of the U.S. Atlantic coast.

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Altamaha River Warmouth Record Caught In Unlikely Spot

Blackshear’s Herman Hill keeps his fish grease sizzling for much of the year.  “Once the crappie stop spawning, I start getting ready for warmouth,” he says. The 75-year-old Wayne County resident has been fishing for warmouth for decades. The sunfish he catches usually end up in a skillet of hot grease, but the warmouth he…

Altamaha River 12 1/2-foot Gator Taken On Last-Minute Hunt

By Russell Headrick   I thought I would share some pics and the story from our recent alligator hunt in the Altamaha River. The lucky hunter was Danny Cochran, of Dalton, and he used seven of his “sacred” priority points to draw a tag for Zone 7.   We drove down to Darien on Thursday, Aug. 26…

Altamaha River Cats Around The Clock

“Vast” is the word that comes to mind as the 90-horse Yamaha glides its attached Ranger up the mighty Altamaha River. It is, in fact, quite a bit mightier at the moment than I was hoping for. Weather is notorious for refusing to cooperate with magazine deadlines, and instead of water levels in the desired…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 16, 2025

Instead of talking about what areas of the rivers are still high enough to get around, we’re thinking more along the lines of where is still LOW enough to fish…

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Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 9, 2025

There were some great reports this week, but now the off and on rains have set in for several days. The different sections of rivers will rise and fall differently…

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Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 2, 2025

The rivers are dropping out, tides are better in saltwater, and fish in ponds, lakes, and the Okefenokee are feeding with reckless abandon. Pretty much pick where you want to…

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Altamaha River Record Fish

Largemouth Bass12-lbs.Terry Moore12/18/1974
Flathead Catfish83-lbs.*Carl Sawyer06/22/2006
(tie)83-lbs.*Jim Dieveney07/11/2010
Channel Catfish44-lbs., 12-ozs.*Bobby Smithwick05/18/1972
Blue Catfish93-lbs.*Ricky Barrett10/14/2017
Black Crappie1-lbs., 9.76-ozs.Israel Sapp03/13/2023
Shellcracker2-lbs., 9-ozs.Clinton Johnson05/05/2016
Bluegill1-lbs., 5.7-ozs.Robert Attaway06/23/2010
Redbreast11.87-ozs.Kary Davis05/19/23
Yellow Perch9.92-ozs.Israel Sapp03/13/2023
Bowfin8-lbs., 1.44-ozs.Bert Deener9/03/24
Warmouth1-lb., 2.4-ozs.Herman Hill05/11/2022