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Saltwater Fishing
Shantel Curlett, 53, caught a 2-lb., 3.52-oz. pompano Oct. 8 on East Beach of St. Simons Island while participating in the Kids Can Fish Foundation’s Running of the Bulls Charity Redfish Tournament, setting a new Georgia women’s saltwater record. She beat the previous Florida pompano record of 1-lb., 7.68-ozs. held in a tie by Cathy…
There’s new offshore fish habitat in about 50 feet of water off Georgia’s southern coast. The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of Georgia DNR sank a retired tugboat offshore for use as an artificial reef. The 41-foot tugboat named Brenda K. was sunk at Artificial Reef KBY, 8 nautical miles east of Cumberland Island (GPS: 30.805283,…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is seeking help from recreational saltwater anglers in collecting data during the upcoming red snapper harvest season July 14 and 15. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is allowing the recreational harvest of one red snapper per person per day with no minimum…
“We didn’t have depthfinders. We had a lead sinker with soap on a string.” The world—including the serene, salt-flecked beauty of the coast around Darien—was a different place 60 years ago. So was making a living, off the land or water. And sometimes both. Henry Arden “Skip” Skipper, Jr. is the current patriarch of that…
Recent reports of a nearly 1,200-lb. great white shark being tracked via satellite off the coast of Georgia have created a buzz. For many Georgia citizens, the report may have come as a surprise since the Georgia coast is not where the public would typically picture this type of shark. However, a Georgia Coastal Resources…
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…