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Saltwater Fishing
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers they can participate in the FishSmart Red Snapper and Red Drum Conservation Project. This innovative project is an evolution in sportfishing and enhances anglers’ long-established role as conservationists. Nearly 350 million fish are caught each year by recreational anglers in the South Atlantic, and of those, approximately 60…
If you fish on the Georgia or South Carolina coast, chances are you’re no stranger to the bonnethead shark. These small, unusual members of the hammerhead family are one of the most common shark species caught both on rod and reel and in trawl nets—but despite their familiarity to anglers, little is known about how…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved several draft rule changes for spotted seatrout. Based on public comment at the meeting in Cape Canaveral, the Commission also directed staff to continue considering public input and update the proposal as needed prior to bringing this back at a future meeting for final approval.…
Approximately 26 short-finned pilot whales stranded on or near St. Catherines Island Wednesday, Sept. 25, leaving 15 dead in Georgia’s second mass stranding of these large marine mammals this year. Staff from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have also helped. Why the whales beached themselves isn’t known.…
If you know of a better month than October for targeting inshore redfish in our Georgia waters, I’d love to know when. After a long, hot summer, cool and breezy days send the water temperature tumbling, causing several species of fish to feed with a ferocity. Whether you call them redfish, spottail bass, reds, red…
All the southeast Georgia rivers are flooded or high from last week’s rains, except the St. Marys, Suwannee, and Ocmulgee. It’s still in good shape. Saltwater has produced some good catches, but the tides will get big in time for this weekend. Very few folks have been fishing the Okefenokee Swamp, but the bite has been really good. Altamaha River: A couple of Waycross anglers fished the lower river Saturday morning before it came up and said that it was in great shape at that time (and even clear). They fooled 18 bass up to about 3 pounds. A couple hit buzzbaits, but the vast majority were caught by pitching plastic creature baits to cover. Okefenokee Swamp: Very few folks are fishing the Swamp. The main bite right now is bowfin, but you can catch fliers and pickerel if you know how to target them. Catfishing on the…
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Saltwater Recipes
Crab-Stuffed Shrimp The dish that caused the judging to go into overtime at the 2024 AWF Wildgame Cookoff was a crab-stuffed shrimp dish prepared by the Hog Heaven team of Hartselle. Jody Wynn said he used 9-12 count (number of shrimp per pound) white shrimp to prepare the dish. 1 pound blue crab claw meat…
Smoke On The Water Red Snapper Another example of using prime Alabama Gulf Seafood landed the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department’s team in third place in the 2024 AWF Wildgame Cookoff competition that featured a plethora of delicious wild game, fish and fowl preparations. 6 fresh or frozen red snapper filets, preferably sliced into ½-inch-thick pieces…
1 lb. large fresh shrimp 1 tsp. Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning 1 7-oz. can corn kernels 1/4 cup dry parsley 1/4 cup dry basil 1/4 cup dry white wine 3 ozs. Andouille sausage 1 medium zucchini 1 large red bell pepper 2 tbsp. olive oil Slice the Andouille sausage and zucchini into thin slices. Core…