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Fishing
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),…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “In December, fish catching can happen. Spotted seatrout, flounder and redfish are bulking up for those unpredictable but fast-on-the-way cold-weather patterns. It’s also a great time to be a weather watcher. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold…
In May 2021, South Carolina lawmakers funded the development of a program to stock young flounder into state waterways. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists are now making headway on the project, with facility renovation plans, genetic sequencing, adult fish collection and visits to flounder-growing facilities underway. Southern flounder are one of the…
Georgia November Saltwater Fishing Reports Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “October fishing has been really good. Redfish have been really good. I have had a lot of days with more than 50 redfish caught in a couple of hours. They have been all over the place, in the sound, on the beach, up the river. Redfish…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Anglers and SCUBA divers now have three new fishing and recreation opportunities at Georgia offshore reefs. The Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD) recently sank three more vessels at artificial reefs off St. Catherines and Ossabaw islands as part of a partnership between CRD, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of…
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