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Saltwater Fishing
With unpredictable weather fronts this time of year, fishing can be iffy. There are, however, fish to be caught this time of year that can’t be caught any other time of year. We’re talking about striped bass, hickory shad and American shad. Specifically, the American and hickory shad are in the heart of their run…
Wassaw Sound is grumpy. Its muttering is clearly audible as the boat sloshes slowly and heavily eastward toward the rising sun and open water. From the looks of things, we’re not going to be seeing much of that sun. Beyond the headland, its trees swaying, the sea and dull gray clouds appear, somewhere far, far…
When you think of the most popular fish to catch in Georgia, I doubt a white catfish will be high on your list. In fact, you would probably have to dig deep to even describe what the species looks like… if you know. That is a shame, as the lesser-known whiskerfish is extremely abundant in…
March is the month saltwater anglers look forward to with anticipation. The colder weather is starting to be behind us, and while the wind may blow a bit, the water is warming, and the saltwater fishing will be really hot very soon. The first fish we look forward to tackling as the weather begins to…
Sheepshead are where you find them, and for some anglers they are hard to find. This is especially true in the winter here in Georgia. But, many of us are looking in the wrong places—places where you caught them in the summer. Guess what? They aren’t there this time of year! Ordinarily we can find…
I hope that each of you had a safe New Year! The bites all over southeast Georgia and north Florida have been really good. Crappie, seatrout, bass and bowfin have been tops from the folks I’ve talked with. Satilla River: The river is fishable and the bass and crappie have been biting. I saw photos of some good catches from all areas of the river, and the biggest crappie I heard of was 1.55 pounds. Oxbow lakes have produced the most fish. Blake Edwards and Charlie Carter fished the lower river on Saturday and caught 19 total fish in about four hours. They used minnows on jig heads and under floats and caught a dozen crappie, a bass, a chain pickerel (jackfish) and five bowfin (mudfish). Michael Deen ushered in the new year in the upper river and caught seven bass (all keeper sized) up to about 2 pounds by flinging…
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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…