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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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There’s a new “cat” in town. The Altamaha River is known for it’s excellent flathead fishery, but it recently gave up a blue cat that was heavy enough to qualify for DNR’s Angler Award Program and will go into GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records. Eddie Hudson, of Screven, was fishing in the annual Wayne…
Reports of improving bass catches on the Altamaha River have been frequent over the last year. The big, often muddy river perennially provides tournament catch rates that are in the top couple bodies of water in the state. Higher-than-usual summer water levels the last couple years have provided the right combination of food availability and…
On Sunday, July 11, at about 9 a.m., Jim Dieveney, of Screven, caught an 83-lb. flathead catfish out of the Altamaha River near Baxley that officially ties the 4-year-old state record. Fishing from a dock on the bend in the river near Carter’s Bight Landing in Appling County, Jim hooked into the fish shortly after…
These cooler temperatures have been great for anglers, and most of the bites have fired off, as well. The Altamaha system bass bite has remained great. Saltwater has been consistent,…
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The bites have mostly been good this week. The Altamaha system bass bite has been great. Saltwater has provided a good bite when you could get out. Several days this…
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The fish are starting to move out of their summer patterns and move around more. It can be good and bad. It’s good because they feed better than in their…
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 |