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Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River flows from the Lake Jackson dam, creating a tailwater fishery that includes shoal bass. The flow meanders through the city of Macon and ultimately joins the Oconee River 241 miles downstream from Jackson, where the two rivers form the Altamaha River near Lumber City. The lower stretch of the Ocmulgee is known for big catfish and good bass fishing.
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When my friend Garrett Harrison, of Hazlehurst, texted a photo of him and his wife LeeAnn standing beside a giant dead alligator, I was impressed. Garrett is not a small man, and just the gator’s tail was longer than Garrett was tall. I was curious as to whether he got it with a guide on…
Miles Zachary was not surprised this time. He had already done it once, not even a year before, but now, on Sunday, April 30, 2023, he looked at his rare catch with amusement and awe. The Baxley native had just caught his second flounder around the confluence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers where the…
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge recently added more land that is open to hunters this fall and will soon be the home of a brand-new boat ramp on the Ocmulgee River. Bond Swamp was established in 1989 to protect wetlands along the Ocmulgee River and is located just a few miles south of Macon.…
When someone drops a tempting live bait into any Georgia waters, one never knows what might pull on the line. Blake McCann, of Hahira, and his crew headed to the Ocmulgee River to do a little camping. His girlfriend, Reece Erin Holtzclaw, and their friends, Hunter Guay and his wife Kayla, wanted to catch some…
What is bass fishing like on the Ocmulgee River? Well, there’s shallow, fishy-looking cover everywhere, with current breaks offering ambush points. Willows line the bank, and blowdowns reach into the seams of chocolate-green, slow-moving current—some laydowns almost blocking the whole river. No hindsight ip unit displayed. Bass fishing here is unique, target-rich and fun! The…
Ocmulgee River Fishing Reports
I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend and are able to work some fishing into your plans. Saltwater will be rough early in the weekend with very strong winds forecasted, but it should calm down late into the weekend. The Okefenokee and ponds are your best bet for the holiday weekend, but…
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Ocmulgee River Record Fish
| Largemouth Bass | 22-lbs., 4-ozs.** | George Perry | 06/02/32 |
| Shoal Bass | 7-lbs., 8.8-ozs. | Charles Mitchell | 05/17/06 |
| Spotted Bass | 5-lbs., 12-ozs. | C.J. Rice | 03/09/14 |
| Channel Catfish | 33-lbs., 8-ozs. | Travis Wilson | 05/12/08 |
| Flathead Catfish | 59-lbs., 2-ozs. | Hiram Baughcum | 07/02/02 |
| Green Sunfish | 1-lbs., 8-ozs. | Rodney Robertson | 07/19/08 |
| Shellcracker | 3-lbs., 4-ozs. | Terry Stone | 06/16/07 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 6-ozs. | Stanley Wiggins | 06/26/19 |
| Hybrid Bass | 7-lbs., 11.84-ozs. | Josh McDonald | 04/04/20 |
| Redbreast | 12.8-ozs. | A.J. Lewis | 06/06/20 |