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Saltwater Fishing
If there’s one thing a fisherman loves, it’s that quiet, tucked-away spot he can escape to all by his lonesome, with no competing boats buzzing by to bother his fish. Well, how about an ocean? The Georgia coastline, and beyond, can provide an overlooked fishing bonanza during the fall and winter months. Hunters are in…
A giant tarpon brought boatside and released on Sept. 4 is the latest exclamation point on fantastic tarpon fishing off the Georgia coast. Jeff Pierce, of Atlanta, was fishing with Capt. Greg Hildreth when he caught and released what certainly would have been a new Georgia state record. However, like with almost every big tarpon…
Ever stood on a beach, looked out over the waves and asked, “I wonder what’s really swimming around out there?” Capt. David Newlin can help answer that question. For 34 years, Newlin has been taking fishermen out on both inshore and offshore excursions from Richmond Hill’s Kilkenny Marina, south of Savannah, for the best saltwater…
Each summer our numerous shallow waters and sandbar-strewn sounds play host to a wide variety of sharks that migrate here to spawn or feed on bait from our super-productive estuaries. Many an angler has griped about hooking the toothy critters, not giving respect to this top predator. Their sheer numbers and feisty battle should earn…
Earlier in the year, Crooked River State Park in extreme southeast Georgia won the “Most Outstanding Park Operations” award for a combination of being run efficiently, as well as having outstanding interpretive programs and facilities. With such an awesome assortment of parks and historic sites across our great state, that is quite an honor. A…
Fishing is heating up with the current warm-up! The flatwater produced the best reports this week. Rivers are still high but are getting fishable. Alapaha River: The exciting news from the river this week was an Angler Award and new river record channel catfish caught by Christopher Quiggins. He fooled the giant with a minnow. It pulled the scales down to just shy of 13-lbs., 15-ozs., and measured 31 inches long. St. Marys River: The Temple Landing, recently rebuilt by the GA Wildlife Resources Division, is scheduled to reopen by the time you read this. The weather didn’t always cooperate, but they were able to do a great job with the rebuild. The new facilities will serve boaters and anglers well for decades to come. Okefenokee Swamp: Buck Johnson fished the east side on Friday and did well on warmouth. He pitched chartreuse pearl artificials on Zombi Eye jig heads…
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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…