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Two free, public forums aimed at developing more effective outreach strategies for promoting Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary will be held in Savannah this month. The Nature Conservancy will host the forums at Bass Pro Shop, 14045 Abercorn Street, Savannah, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday June 11 and on Thursday June 13,…
Chris Cockerham and Ryan Hall are fishing buds. There isn’t a much better way to describe it. They live about 2 1/2 hours from each other and still find a way to fish together almost every weekend. Ryan lives in Hawkinsville, while Chris lives in Hilliard, Fla. When they met 3 1/2 years ago, they…
The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is investigating series of events that occurred Friday, May 31, 2019, on the north end of Tybee Island in an area under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. A city of Tybee police officer allegedly drove an all-terrain vehicle into the…
At 3 a.m. I was receiving my boat instructions to ensure a safe journey 65 miles east to the blue waters of the Gulf Stream. “Get comfortable. We have a four-hour ride,” said Capt. Ryan Howard. Ryan would be our captain aboard the 31-foot Crap Shoot, a Custom Carolina boat made by Clem Willis that…
I had a charter cancel at the last minute, but the trout were biting. The boat was loaded and ready to go, and I had the rare chance to go fun fishing by myself and to do it when the conditions were right. It was a beautiful May morning as I went across the sound.…
The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament is still going on through May 12. Check out details in the Satilla River section below. Fishing has been very good all over the place, so take your pick this weekend. There is a strong cold front coming just in time for the weekend, so choose your species carefully (crappie are typically fickle behind a cold front). Alapaha River: Stan Rhodes and David McGlamry fished the river on Friday and had a great catch of fish. They kept 44 and caught a bunch more than that. About half their fish were bluegill and half redbreast with a few warmouth and shellcracker mixed in the catch. Stan said the water was still up and cool, but they had some really nice fish. Most of their fish ate crawfish Satilla Spins, but they caught a few on crickets and crawfish. Altamaha River: The river fishing is…
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Saltwater Recipes
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…
This is one of the many recipes from the book Black Belt Bounty. This recipe is from Chris Blankenship, the commissioner of Alabama DCNR. 2 pounds red snapper, bass or any white, flaky fish 1 cup yellow mustard 1 box Zatarain’s Crispy Southern-Style Fish-Fri Vegetable or Canola oil Once filets are properly cleaned and cut…
The only thing that might be more fun than catching a redfish is eating one. This is the author’s favorite recipe for preparing his catch: Season redfish fillets with Redfish Magic seasoning (other blackening seasonings will work, also). Grill at 450 for one minute on each side, and then finish cooking filets on a sheet…