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T.R. Clark, of LaGrange, may be the only angler on GON’s Georgia Lake & River Records listings to have a 50-pound-plus fish that was caught from a kayak. His recent 54-lb. blue catfish from West Point Lake taken while fishing from a Feel Free Lure 11.5 kayak smashed the old record of 37-lbs, 5.44-ozs. set…
Alfa Insurance has signed on to support the 2021 Alabama Classic Bass Tournament as a title sponsor, bumping the total guaranteed purse for the top bass fishermen in the event. The benefit tournament supports charitable organizations. “Time is closing in on our 21st annual fundraising tournament,” said organizer Sam Williams, a Eufaula fishing guide. “We…
With zebra mussels found on a boat in the Lake Lanier area, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is urging boat owners to CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY their boats, and be aware of the potential for transferring these invasive mussels from waters in other states. Owners of a boat taken to Lanier after being used…
My name is Hunter King, and I am 14 years old. I live in Royston, and I caught a 14.5-lb. bass and an 11.2-lb. bass 30 minutes apart in a private 3-acre pond in Hart County on April 8. My friend Ben Jones and I went to a brand-new pond that neither of us had…
After 54 years, the black crappie record has been broken on Lake Allatoona. The angler was Ralph Evans, of Marietta, who caught the 3-lb., 2-oz. fish on April 6. Below he shares the story of the catch as he pays tribute to a close fishing partner who passed away recently from COVID. By Ralph Evans…
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Wild Turkey Records Program began in the fall of 1982 and has since been the authority on wild turkey records for anywhere wild turkeys are legally harvested, accumulating more than 27,000 registered birds. And with recent upgrades to the NWTF’s website, the program will now allow harvests to be submitted…
Lake Eufaula, Alabama Water Level 189.92 Water Temp 70s Water clarity Heavy stain to muddy Capt. Sam Williams, of Hawk’s Fishing Guide Service, reports: We had 4 inches of rain last weekend and it had muddied up the river in a big way. They are pulling water fairly steady and it is helping to clear…
Losing access to private hunting land can be devastating. Finding another private tract and getting access to hunt is like finding a needle in a haystack. What’s a hunter to do? For Kevin Penn, of Metter, it was time to consider public land if he wanted venison in the freezer last season. “Me and my…
For the second time in about a month the largemouth record on the Chattahoochee River between Buford Dam and Bull Sluice has been broken. The latest largemouth record was broken by Joshua Little on March 30, and the bass weighed exactly 8 pounds. Joshua, of Cartersville, was fishing in a Hobie Pro Angler kayak with…
An eight-bearded gobbler was recently killed in Marion County that should become the new No. 3 atypical Georgia gobbler of all time. The bird scores 186.22 and is currently going through the certification process by the National Wildlife Turkey Federation in Edgefield, S.C. The NWTF is the gate keeper for turkey records. Nick Mandese, of…
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