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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The best fishing of the year is finally here. The redfish bite should be nothing short of incredible this fall. We have a really big crop of slot-limit fish. Yesterday I kept 10 legal fish and released 35 more redfish in a little over an hour. The slot-limit fish…
I was watching a school of menhaden, also called pogies, getting attacked from big fish on all sides. I had a client with a rod ready to throw a hooked pogie into the fray. A perfect cast, and we had a tarpon 6 feet in the air peeling line off a reel like a hooked…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, whiting and sharks can be caught just about anywhere while fishing the sounds and beachfronts. The best baits are going to be the lively ones, such as peanut menhaden, shrimp, mud minnows, finger mullet and small yellow tail. Most of these baits can be caught by…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of Georgia DNR is seeking help from recreational saltwater anglers in collecting data during the upcoming red snapper harvest season July 10-12 and July 17. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is allowing the harvest of one red snapper per person per day in federal waters at least 3…
To encourage best fishing practices and improve fish survival, NOAA Fisheries recently announced new gear requirements that will apply to offshore anglers from North Carolina through the Florida East Coast. Beginning July 15, 2020, anglers targeting snapper or grouper species, including in Georgia and South Carolina, will be required to have a descending device on…
To most Georgia anglers, the thought of chasing big king or Spanish mackerel offshore can be quite daunting. The image of speeding in big expensive boats over miles of sometimes rough waters to get to productive fishing grounds makes the prospect of experiencing that adventure questionable at best. So, a lot of us don’t even…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Water temperatures are in the low 80s, and almost all the usual summertime fishing patterns are working. The flounder bite jumped in gear this week. I have been catching a good number of flounder and a lot of really big ones. All the usual spots in the sound seem…
It’s that time of year when you may be fishing for snapper and grouper. Continue your role as a conservationist when releasing fish by looking out for signs of barotrauma and being prepared to respond. Barotrauma is a condition seen in many fish caught at depths greater than 50 feet caused by pressure changes leading…
The habitat and the fishing off Georgia’s coast continues to see man-made improvements. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week added two vessels to reefs approximately 17 miles east of Ossabaw Island and 22 miles east of St. Catherines Island. DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD) facilitated the sinking of a 180-foot former menhaden…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Inshore fisherman can leave the dock without bait because peanut menhaden, finger mullet and mud minnows are plentiful. As the temps warms, the shrimp population gets stronger. I suggest always checking with the local baits shops to see if they have been carrying live shrimp. If so, then most…
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