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Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water has warmed up to the low 70s. We seem to have a real good shrimp crop, which usually means good fishing. May is usually a really good trout catching month. The trout will be moving out into the sounds as they are getting ready to start spawning.…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new men’s state saltwater gamefish record for vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens), also known as beeliners. Mark Brandon Neville, of Richmond Hill, landed the 5-lb., 11.68-oz. vermilion snapper on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Artificial Reef DW, about 70 nautical miles east of Sapelo Island. Neville’s…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Bait shops should start to catch and carry live shrimp. With live shrimp in the well, traditional adjustable floats from large to small and popping corks are going to be your best bet for not only finding but catching fish. If a redfish, spotted seatrout or flounder gets close to this…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the closure of the recreational bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) fishery in March and April 2022. Georgia law allows for the Commissioner of Natural Resources, Mark Williams, to close a fishery for up to six months through an administrative order. This law gives the Commissioner flexibility in situations like…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “February weather has been a real roller-coaster ride, cold for a few days and then hot. Water temps have been from 46 a few weeks back to 57 degrees this morning. The sudden warming trend has kicked the fish activity into high gear. Redfish and trout activity should be…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore fishing in February can be very good for redfish, but you need to keep in mind that the water is a lot clearer, causing the fish to be a bit more skittish. Keep things as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto bars…
Boat ramps in Liberty and Bryan counties will undergo repair work beginning tomorrow, Jan. 13, 2022, and continuing into the following week. A contractor for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will repair the courtesy docks at the Sunbury boat ramp in Liberty County and the Demeries Creek boat ramp in Bryan County. The boat…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Coastal Pines Technical College Foundation today announced a new scholarship and endowment program to invest in the next generation of Georgia’s commercial fishermen. The “Georgia Commercial Fishing Sustainability and Resilience Endowment“ and the “Georgia Commercial Fishing Scholarship,” funded by DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD), will aid Coastal…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “December fishing has been really good. Trout, redfish, black drum and stripers have been active up the rivers. Water temperatures have been all over the place. Two weeks ago it was around 53 degrees, and on Dec. 19 it was 62 degrees. January fish catching will all depend on…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced a proposed rule change to saltwater fishing regulations that would allow for the landing of billfish in Georgia for the first time in 20 years. The three billfish species that would be impacted by the rule change are Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans),…
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