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Canoochee River
The Canoochee River is a 108-mile-long river in southeastern Georgia that is formed about 12 miles southeast of Swainsboro in southwestern Emanuel County by the confluence of Canoochee Creek and Little Canoochee Creek. The river flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Candler, Evans, Bryan and Liberty counties, through Fort Stewart. It joins the Ogeechee River from the west in Bryan County, 15 miles south-southwest of Savannah.
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It’s that time of the year when those south Georgia rivers begin popping up in the headlines. This week, it’s the Canoochee River and a brand-new river record for spotted sunfish, or more commonly called stumpknockers. “I noticed that starting with Mr. Glen Solomon’s warmouth last year that y’all started keeping records for the Canoochee,”…
A quick flick of the wrist and the underhanded toss sent the tiny spinner sailing under a low-lying bough of a bell-bottom cypress, bumping a root lying at the edge of the black water. A glimpse of the small, gold blade spiraling down and BANG! The little whippy rod instantly bent to the water, the…
Wow, about dried up! Only a foot or 2 deep, just inches in some places. The far bank a few yards away seems a little deeper. Wading forward until I was knee deep, I still couldn’t see the bottom, which was shaded by the mirrored reflection of a leaning cypress above the shiny, black water.…
On April 9, 1990, Lonnie Bradley, of Statesboro, grabbed his Zebco 404, bought some crickets and headed for Lotts Creek in Bulloch County to catch a mess of bream. He did just that… and more. Lonnie came home with a new state record and a line class world record for a 1-lb., 7.36-oz. redbreast sunfish.…
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Canoochee River Record Fish
| Spotted Sunfish | 6.9-ozs. | Jason Cone | 04/11/20 |
| Warmouth | 14.08-ozs. | Tim Stewart | 06/18/20 |
| Redbreast | 1-lb., 7.36-ozs | Lonnie Bradley | 04/09/90 |
| Shellcracker | 1-lb., 14.24-ozs. | Lalah Pitts | 05/29/21 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 3.2-ozs. | Stephen Lewis | 04/22/25 |