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Saltwater Fishing
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…
Just in case you haven’t noticed, winter is here. Lots of saltwater anglers have already put away their gear until spring, but it doesn’t have to be that way! The fishing may be tough in the winter months for most people, but if you pick the right day, you can still catch an abundance of…
The fish bit well this week in most places. Most rivers are still swollen, except the St. Marys and Alapaha. Winds were terrible much of the week in saltwater, but the fish cooperated when you could get out to them. The Okefenokee Swamp level is great, and the fish are chewing. Alapaha River: Jonathon Pritchard fished the middle river this week and had a good trip. He fooled a bunch of redbreast and bass on Satilla Spins (the black hues worked best for him). Satilla River: Jamie Storey and Ward Highsmith fished the middle river this week, and they said the water was ripping. They found some slack areas and were able to catch a good number of bluegill, warmouth, pickerel and a few bass up to 3 pounds. They caught a total of about 25 fish and fooled them with bumblebee and bruiser Satilla Spins. Seth Carter and a friend…
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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…