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Fishing Reports
I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend and are able to work some fishing into your plans. Saltwater will be rough early in the weekend with very strong winds forecasted, but it should calm down late into the weekend. The Okefenokee and ponds are your best bet for the holiday weekend, but…
Altamaha River: Bass: Dan Stone reporting from the Charlottesville area on the river, said, “The river level is 4.54 and rising very slowly just below the confluence of the three rivers (Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha). The rivers are down in the banks, and the fish are biting. Water temp has risen into the 70s, and with…
It should be another great week of fishing, but afternoon thundershowers are starting to factor into the equation. The Satilla didn’t get quite warm enough and it’s headed back up again. Other rivers are in pretty good shape, and the Swamp is still great for pickerel and bowfin. The saltwater weekend weather forecast is pretty…
This is a great weekend to hitch up the boat. The rivers are falling to fishable levels, the Swamp is firing on all cylinders and saltwater is beginning to warm up (and tidal heights are better this weekend). It’s time to go! Alapaha River: The river dropped out last week, and reports have been great.…
With “Benchmark” minimum weights established two years ago, Georgia Lake & River Records continue to add new listings. Two new benchmark record fish have been certified and established for the Altamaha River, and one of them is for a species not often caught in the lower Altamaha near Jesup. “After a really rough week at…
Yes, gas prices are high and travel expensive, but that didn’t stop the boats from rolling in to the 18th edition of the Wayne County Catfish Tournament, June 4-5. In fact, there were even more than last year’s! The Wayne County Board of Tourism’s annual Altamaha River-based hoedown drew 89 boats and 208 fishermen for…
Blackshear’s Herman Hill keeps his fish grease sizzling for much of the year. “Once the crappie stop spawning, I start getting ready for warmouth,” he says. The 75-year-old Wayne County resident has been fishing for warmouth for decades. The sunfish he catches usually end up in a skillet of hot grease, but the warmouth he…
Altamaha River: Dan Stone reports, “The Altamaha River at Charlottesville is currently at 8.3 and falling. Flood stage is 13, and ideal stage is 1 to 4 feet. The current temp is 58 degrees, and the ideal temp is 70 plus. The wet winter months in January and February resulted in four to eight weeks of…
By Russell Headrick I thought I would share some pics and the story from our recent alligator hunt in the Altamaha River. The lucky hunter was Danny Cochran, of Dalton, and he used seven of his “sacred” priority points to draw a tag for Zone 7. We drove down to Darien on Thursday, Aug. 26…
Altamaha River: Level: 4.41 and rising at river mile 135 at Charlotteville 3 miles below the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. Recent rains in middle and north Georgia has had the level up and down. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Catfish: Dan Stone, of Charlotteville, reports, “Channel and Appaloosa catfish have been biting steady…
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