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Saltwater Fishing
The two favorite months in the year for fishing in most anglers’ opinions are April and October. In April, the cooler weather has parted, and the slightly warmer days make for comfortable fishing. The reverse is true with October, when the hot, summer days give way to fall and a hint of cooler temperatures in…
August was very hot, and September promises to be almost as hot. Lots of fishermen tend to stay at home during the late dog days. If they do, they will miss out on some fine saltwater action in the creeks and rivers on the Georgia coast. The baitfish are flooding the estuaries and are in…
During the heat of the summer, it sometimes seems impossible to find a trout in the shallow waters of the inshore marsh. High water temperatures tend to drive the fish deep, and a long, hot day on the water can be tough and often fishless. Tripp Lang, of St. Marys, has an option for you…
A new women’s record has been set and approved by the DNR’s Coastal Resource Division for king mackerel. The fish was caught 49 miles east of Blackbeard Island. Jessica Pace, of Savannah, was fishing in a women’s fishing tournament on May 21 when she reeled in the record-breaking king mackerel weighing 45-lbs., 7-ozs. “Honestly, I…
The book on tarpon is that you will hook only one in 10 tarpon you see and only one in five that strike a lure. After that you will boat only one of five that you hook. They are notorious for being difficult to hook and get to the boat. Tarpon have a very hard…
Get ready for some great fishing over the next month as the water warms and rivers drop out to perfect levels. The Okefenokee, ponds and St Marys River are great locations for this weekend, but different sections of some other rivers are getting right. Saltwater tides will be reasonable late this week, but they are increasing as we approach New Moon. Satilla River: The first angler award-sized redbreast was caught this weekend on the Satilla. It was 1.08 pounds. He caught it on a crankbait. Scott, Raigan and Amiee fished the upper Satilla on Sunday and caught a 5-gallon bucket of nice catfish by fishing shrimp on the bottom. Their biggest was 2 1/2 pounds. They also had some nice redbreasts on Satilla Spins. The water is still high, but lots of quality fish are going to be caught this week. The key on the Satilla is to fish it…
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Saltwater Recipes
Bacon-Wrapped Georgia Shrimp Whet the appetites of backyard grill fans with a serving of bacon-wrapped shrimp. Keep an eye out for the opening of Georgia’s recreation shrimp season, which typically runs from early June to the end of January. Use your cast net or seine to take advantage of this plentiful natural bounty on our…
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…