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Fishing
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The redfish are as thick as I have ever seen them in my 42 years of fishing for a living. They have been from 13 inches to 48 inches all mixed up in the same places. Every trip this month, we have caught a bunch of redfish. Some days we…
Shantel Curlett, 53, caught a 2-lb., 3.52-oz. pompano Oct. 8 on East Beach of St. Simons Island while participating in the Kids Can Fish Foundation’s Running of the Bulls Charity Redfish Tournament, setting a new Georgia women’s saltwater record. She beat the previous Florida pompano record of 1-lb., 7.68-ozs. held in a tie by Cathy…
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,…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “I consider the month of October as being one of the best fishing months for both fish and fishermen. Inshore and offshore fish are in full migration mode. With water temperatures on the fall, the redfish, spotted seatrout and flounder bites get more predictable. Places…
Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The last couple of days the redfish bite has been smoking. It happens most years around this time. This morning (Sept. 9), we had a 15-fish limit in the boat in about 25 minutes. We released another 30 slot-limit fish and several around 30 inches before 10:30. It doesn’t ever get any better…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “In September, once you get the bite going, it’s easy to change your bait. For instance, if you start using live shrimp and they all happen to die or you run out, your best bet then is to change over to any leftover parts from previous hits and/or start…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “We have one of the biggest crops of redfish that I have ever seen. Some days it has been hard to get away from the small redfish. By the middle of August, catching a limit of legal fish should be easy. These small redfish will hit a shrimp any way…
Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The Fourth of July week has been a busy week of boats on the water and fish catching. Some really nice catches of flounder have happened this week. Big flounder have been biting really good for me on the outgoing tide. Live shrimp fished just off the bottom under a cork has been…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is seeking help from recreational saltwater anglers in collecting data during the upcoming red snapper harvest season July 14 and 15. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is allowing the recreational harvest of one red snapper per person per day with no minimum…
“We didn’t have depthfinders. We had a lead sinker with soap on a string.” The world—including the serene, salt-flecked beauty of the coast around Darien—was a different place 60 years ago. So was making a living, off the land or water. And sometimes both. Henry Arden “Skip” Skipper, Jr. is the current patriarch of that…
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