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Fishing
Seeing one rattlesnake is enough to get your blood pumping. Imagine finding not just one, but five rattlesnakes at one time. That’s just what one man did Memorial Day weekend. Chris Swilling was leaving his family cabin in Bucktown, just outside of Ellijay in Gilmer County, on Monday June 1 around lunch. Approximately 100 yards…
Brunswick, GA (June 5, 2015) – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced a new women’s record for grey snapper, Lutjanus griseus, landed in Georgia by Becky Manley of Guyton, Georgia. The 10-pound, 4-ounce snapper was caught May 3, 2015, and establishes a State of Georgia women’s record for this species. Manley caught the…
It’s flounder time once again in Georgia coastal waters. The warmer water has enticed the doormats from their winter retreats on offshore reefs and wrecks. They have made their way back into the estuaries, the creeks and the passes, and they can be caught all along the Georgia coast this month. Flounder tend to be…
Northeast Georgia’s Lake Lanier is one of the premier lakes for striped bass fishing in the Southeast, and June is a great month to catch your limit of these hard-fighting fish. June is a transition month for striped bass as they move from their late-spring shallow-water pattern to their summer deep-water pattern. Typically, June starts…
GON is again offering a hunter-education course on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during at the Outdoor Blast. This course will get young hunters certified, but there are some special requirements for the course. • Known as a “Refresher Course,” this hunter-education course at the Outdoor Blast is only for those individuals who…
Here’s a bit of good news. About the same time the GON e-mail in-boxes began filling with trail-camera pics of newborn fawns and turkey poults, they also began filling with pictures of dead coyotes. A few are pictured here, and more will appear in the July issue. Taking out a few coyotes while critters are…
How many ways can you catch a catfish? There’s a bunch of ways to get them in the boat, and with very liberal limits on channels and flatheads (ok, how about no limit), you can get all you want. With a population that is very prolific in all Georgia lakes, rivers and reservoirs, your chances…
Yep, it’s that time of year. With the warming waters of the Atlantic, the king mackerel are beginning their migration into shallower water, and with them come the anglers who love to chase these lightning-fast fish. They often do so in professionally run tournament events that can pay the winning boat thousands of dollars. One…
Rattlesnake Chili If you kill a rattlesnake, don’t just discard it. There’s some great meat there. Here’s a recipe from the famous Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Ala., which features a variety of rattlesnake cuisine. 1 lb. rattlesnake filets 1 small onion, chopped 1 tsp. salt 1 10-oz. can tomato sauce 3 tblsp. chili powder 1…
Irvin Rich caught a 36-lb., 5-oz. record flathead catfish on the Conasauga on June 1, 2015.
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