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Saltwater Fishing
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…
An African pompano caught 54 miles off the Georgia coast by a lady angler is pending state-record approval from DNR’s Coastal Resources Division. To date, there’s never been an African pompano submitted for a Georgia state record. “We were just fishing for fun, for kings, mahi and stuff like that,” said Capt. Danny Johnson, of…
“Shark! It’s a dadgum shark.” If I heard my dad say that once while I was growing up, I heard it a thousand times. And the very next words I always heard were, “Get the knife,” after which he would promptly cut the line. My father hated sharks. I grew up hating sharks because of…
In April of last year, we did an article on catching tripletail off the beach at Jekyll Island. In what most biologists believe is a spawning gathering, these fish float along on their sides just under the surface. It’s sight fishing at its finest, and it happens each year beginning in late March and early…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of DNR recently sunk 50 fish-aggregating devices (FADs) at the Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site. The structure is part of ongoing efforts to increase fish habitat and angling opportunities in coastal Georgia. Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site is located in Wassaw Sound at the mouth of Romerly Marsh…
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…