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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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Looking out my front window as I begin working on this story, it’s raining… again. If there has ever been this much early spring rain in Georgia, I’m either too young to know about it, or old enough that I’ve forgotten about it. Bottom line is it’s made for some tough fishing, and I’m ready…
Great news from southeast Georgia—the annual Wayne County Catfish Tournament will be held as scheduled June 6-7. Anglers can fish anywhere on the Altamaha River, and the weigh-in will be held as usual at the Jaycee Landing in Jesup. The entry fee is $200 per boat, with an optional $10 per angler Big Fish Pot.…
In Georgia, Boating Under the Influence (BUI) of drugs or alcohol is a crime. The state has stiff penalties for a person operating a boat if his or her blood-alcohol content is 0.08 or higher—the same limit for driving on the state’s roadways. BUI is often the cause of serious boating accidents, and officers are…
The warm-up that is coming to an end as I write this has been great for most bites. A few trips this week were a bust because of what I…
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Wow! What a difference a week can make… again! This warm up has gotten the fish fired up all over the place. The smaller ponds and shallow systems have really…
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I hope that each of you is having a wonderful Christmas season! It’s been good fishing this week for the few who reported. Altamaha River: The crappie bite was fantastic…
Read MoreAltamaha River Record Fish
| Largemouth Bass | 12-lbs. | Terry Moore | 12/18/1974 |
| Flathead Catfish | 83-lbs.* | Carl Sawyer | 06/22/2006 |
| (tie) | 83-lbs.* | Jim Dieveney | 07/11/2010 |
| Channel Catfish | 44-lbs., 12-ozs.* | Bobby Smithwick | 05/18/1972 |
| Blue Catfish | 93-lbs.* | Ricky Barrett | 10/14/2017 |
| Black Crappie | 1-lbs., 9.76-ozs. | Israel Sapp | 03/13/2023 |
| Shellcracker | 2-lbs., 9-ozs. | Clinton Johnson | 05/05/2016 |
| Bluegill | 1-lbs., 5.7-ozs. | Robert Attaway | 06/23/2010 |
| Redbreast | 11.87-ozs. | Kary Davis | 05/19/23 |
| Yellow Perch | 9.92-ozs. | Israel Sapp | 03/13/2023 |
| Bowfin | 8-lbs., 1.44-ozs. | Bert Deener | 9/03/24 |