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Saltwater Fishing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Anglers and SCUBA divers now have three new fishing and recreation opportunities at Georgia offshore reefs. The Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD) recently sank three more vessels at artificial reefs off St. Catherines and Ossabaw islands as part of a partnership between CRD, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of…
A 49-year-old Kingsland man boated a record-breaking red grouper off the Georgia coast Oct. 4 and has been certified as the new state record holder for that species. Bruce C. Bartlett Jr. caught the 26-lb., 6.4-oz. red grouper (Epinephelus morio) that measuring 34.5 inches while fishing east of Navy Tower R4 aboard his boat Fishslaya Duece.…
Fishing is great, and one reason is that you never really know what lurks down there and might take an interest in your lure. However, when you’re dragging a Carolina-rigged lizard in the Ocmulgee River and feel that tap-tap, an angler has to think largemouth bass. Not so fast… Wayne Nall, a longtime GON subscriber…
Funny, the things that run through your mind at a time like this… “It’s an overlooked fishery,” guide Capt. Garrett Ross had said. Three fishermen in a boat 75 yards away have been fruitlessly beating the bank’s rip-rap up and down for at least the last 20 minutes. Mere yards beyond them, the 8 a.m.…
Georgia DNR is working with NOAA Fisheries to collect data on harvest, discards and fishing effort during the red snapper recreational mini-season scheduled to open later next week. Recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic during the weekend of July 9-11. Each recreational angler is allowed…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “April has been a good month for trout and redfish. A lot of big trout and plenty of redfish have been caught all month. Water temps are around 72 degrees and getting warmer. May is a real change on the coast. A lot of fish start showing up as the weather warms up and summer gets here. Redfish should be all over the place. They will be all over the sounds and up in the creeks. Fish around oyster shells in 2 to 3 feet of water with a shrimp under a cork. Big roe trout should be schooled up in the sounds. By May, they should be moving near the beaches getting ready to spawn. Float a shrimp under a cork around points that have current around them. They can be shallow and in 20 feet of water. When you catch one, there should…
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Saltwater Recipes
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…
This is one of the many recipes from the book Black Belt Bounty. This recipe is from Chris Blankenship, the commissioner of Alabama DCNR. 2 pounds red snapper, bass or any white, flaky fish 1 cup yellow mustard 1 box Zatarain’s Crispy Southern-Style Fish-Fri Vegetable or Canola oil Once filets are properly cleaned and cut…
The only thing that might be more fun than catching a redfish is eating one. This is the author’s favorite recipe for preparing his catch: Season redfish fillets with Redfish Magic seasoning (other blackening seasonings will work, also). Grill at 450 for one minute on each side, and then finish cooking filets on a sheet…