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Other Georgia Fishing
Based on the title of this story, I’m surprised and grateful for those who have stopped in to read it. Give me three minutes and it will come full circle… I promise. There is not a more hated and despised fish in Georgia’s waters to my knowledge than a bowfin. Ugly, nasty, slimy, are some…
For the second time in less than a month, the Lake Oconee longnose gar record has been broken. The latest angler to hold the record is Dustin Turk, of Eatonton. Dustin caught his fish on Oct. 5, and it weighed 20-lbs., 13-ozs. and was 52 inches long. “Me, my son Maddox and Michael Brock were…
Mike Spampinato, of Valdosta, and Cecil Bodrey, of Sycamore, were fishing a Southern Angler Series bass tournament July 21 on Lake Seminole when Mike caught a 4.8-lb. tilapia on a wacky-rigged Senko. Cecil, owner of Rippin’ Lipz Custom Lures, said he lost a much larger one on a Texas-rigged Zoom lizard. “We were fishing in…
“I got one!” Oh yeah, my favorite words to hear on the water. I wheeled around to see George’s rod bent over double. Seconds later, a dark fish rocketed out the water and did a 5-foot tailwalk across the top of the black glass. I was hollering, “Reel, reel, reel! Keep him tight!” I coached…
Anglers can no longer keep shoal bass from the only Florida river with a naturally reproducing, pure-strain population of the unique river bass. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued an executive order on June 5, suspending the harvest and possession of shoal bass from the Chipola River and its tributaries effective immediately.…
Jenna Thomas, 22, of Rome, nearly doubled the Coosa River freshwater drum record on May 16. Her 10-lb., 13.6-oz. fish beat the previous record of 5-lbs., 11.3-ozs. When she broke the record, she was fishing with her friends, Brian Justice and Noah Guy. “We were fishing from the bank on some private land. We bank…
Any angler who has spent time up the Oconee River during the annual spring white bass runs is either casting or has seen someone throwing an Original Lucas Catch All. This small inline spinner has been a local standard for about 30 years. The Lucas Catch All is made by Lynn Lucas, of Eatonton,…
Out of the gloom, a large, scaly creature materialized at the water surface in the transition zone where a bubble of light merged into clutching darkness. Suddenly, a heavy barbed projectile flashed through the thick, humid air, smacking into the beast. Water churned as it went through its death throes. Another very large carp met…
We almost had a new state record fish in Georgia already in 2019. On Feb. 16, Lukas Ricci, 15, of Toccoa, caught a yellow perch that weighed 2-lbs., 7-ozs. Lukas beat the old Tugalo lake record by a half pound, and he came very close to setting a new Georgia state record. On the morning…
The Coosa River has a new mark for walleye, and it’s a 7-lb., 4-oz. fish caught 30 years ago. On Feb. 5, 1989, Samuel Luster, of Powder Springs, was fishing with two friends at the Lock & Dam on the Coosa River upstream of Lake Weiss when he hooked the record walleye. “We were fishing…
Other Fish Recipes
Freeze in Cool Whip bowls for a great, quick microwave meal. Any boiled fish, flaked 1/4 stick butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 small onion, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 1 garlic clove, minced 3 ounces tomato sauce 2 cups fish stock 2 teaspoons Cajun Seasoning 1 beer 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 cup heavy cream…
Don’t laugh. The freshwater drum is a close relative to the saltwater redfish, which is considered a delicacy. I tried this and told everyone it was redfish, and everybody thought it was pretty danged good! 2 lbs. drum filets 2 qts. peanut oil for frying 1/2 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp salt…