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Fishing
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. The following account is provided from DNR LED. When you look at this picture above from 2020, remember that the red snapper…
A Midway man is now tied as a state record holder for sheepshead after the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) certified his catch today. Ben Golden III, 63, landed the 14-lb., 14.37-oz. sheepshead near the Sunbury community outside of Midway on Friday. His catch qualifies as a tie with the existing record of 14-lbs.,…
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. When fishing, be as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto…
The public boat ramp at Village Creek Landing on South Harrington Road on St. Simons Island will close for repairs today for approximately 75 days. Crews with JOC Construction are replacing the concrete boat ramp, placing large rocks for bank stabilization, and installing a new aluminum floating dock, according to the Georgia Department of Natural…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “December has been a good month of fish catching. Warm weather has kept the fish biting. Water temps were still in the high 50s on Dec. 18. That may change in the next few weeks. As long as it stays above 50, the fish will keep biting. Redfish have…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “During December, all fish from spotted seatrout to flounder to redfish are doing what they do best, and that’s bulking up for those unpredictable but fast-on-the-way, cold-weather patterns. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold front. The fish usually feed…
Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “October has been the best month of catching redfish that I have seen in 50 years. I have averaged around 50 a trip. We have a huge crop of redfish. I have caught them in water from 1 to 30 feet deep from the brackish water up the Ogeechee to the…
A Florida woman has tied the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Record for Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) after her catch was certified by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week. Cathy Sanders of Palm Coast, Fla., caught a 1-lb., 7.68-oz. Florida Pompano while surf fishing on St. Simons Island on Oct. 9 that officially…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces the opening of a 12-day fall red snapper season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire operations in the Gulf of Mexico on the following weekends: Oct. 8-9 Oct. 15-16 Oct. 22-23 Nov. 11-13 Nov. 25-27 During this season, private recreational anglers may harvest red snapper…
As cool air begins to blow and temperatures drop this month, the majority of Peach State fishermen hang their poles up in the shed, grab their favorite rifle or bow and head to the woods hoping to knock down a big whitetail. Not Don Driggers. Don fishes the salt year-round, but he says that it’s…
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