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Will Davis Jr. hoisted the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Trophy a year ago, and by all accounts, it looks like he wants to hold on to the hardware that is awarded annually to the winner of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. Davis, in second place after Day 1 with 16-lbs., 1-oz., jumped into the…
Tim Dube had never fished a competitive round on Lake Hartwell prior to Wednesday’s start of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. But he went out and treated the place like home water. Dube, a 29-year-old New Hampshire resident, caught a limit of five spotted bass for a total of 16-lbs., 3-ozs. That was enough…
Butts County proudly bills itself as Georgia’s Outdoor Capital, but there is concern. An aerial shot of Butts and surrounding counties reveals a threat to those thousands of acres of forests and fields. It is a man-made threat that is creeping across that landscape at kudzu-like speed. Multi-million-square-foot warehouses and distribution centers are dominating the…
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,…
Upcoming meetings to be conducted by the Fishing Access to Freshwater Resources House Study Committee include: • Oct. 25: Ogeechee River, 12 noon at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. The issue of fishing access and which rivers and streams are considered navigable or non-navigable waters may have come to a head on Flint River at Yellow…
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Floyd County Commissioner Chair Allison Watters said definition of “Working Dog” in proposed spay/neuter mandate will include hunting and sent the following language. Working Dog: Animals deemed to be “Working Dogs” are defined as: a dog suitable by size, breeding, or training for useful work (such as draft, herding, show, sporting and…
A crowd spilled outside the building and vehicles filled the available parking during the first public meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives Study Committee to discuss fishing access to rivers and streams. The meeting was held yesterday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Towerhouse Farm Brewery in Meriwether County, mere miles from the upper Flint River,…
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) and Glasslined Technologies, Inc. hosted 14 Purple Heart recipients during its inaugural Wounded Veterans ‘Cast and Blast’ event at the beautiful Lake Oconee from Sept. 18-20. This inaugural event provided veterans—including their family members or guests, an all-expenses-paid retreat—allowing them to rest, relax and experience Lake Oconee,…
The issue of fishing access and what constitutes a navigable waterway will be the topic at upcoming public meetings. The first hearing is in Meriwether County at 10 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Towerhouse Farm Brewery in Gay. Anyone wishing to provide public comment must first be put on the agenda by emailing [email protected]. The…
DNR Fisheries staff recently captured non-native flathead catfish while sampling in the Ogeechee River. WRD staff conducts annual catfish sampling in coastal rivers to monitor native species and detect any potential non-native species. In December 2021, a single flathead was caught by a commercial fisherman. Until then, no flatheads had been reported in…