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Fishing
“Shark! It’s a dadgum shark.” If I heard my dad say that once while I was growing up, I heard it a thousand times. And the very next words I always heard were, “Get the knife,” after which he would promptly cut the line. My father hated sharks. I grew up hating sharks because of…
Saltwater: Inshore & Nearshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “This past week has been one of the best weeks of fishing I have seen in a long time. Redfish, trout, black drum, sharks and tarpon are all biting. The trout have been all over the sounds. Some really big trout have been caught, and a lot…
In April of last year, we did an article on catching tripletail off the beach at Jekyll Island. In what most biologists believe is a spawning gathering, these fish float along on their sides just under the surface. It’s sight fishing at its finest, and it happens each year beginning in late March and early…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The trout bite has been really good the last few weeks. The key to catching trout has been finding clear water. During June, a lot of trout will be caught on the beach fronts. The usual slip-float rig will work on the beach with a live shrimp or a…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of DNR recently sunk 50 fish-aggregating devices (FADs) at the Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site. The structure is part of ongoing efforts to increase fish habitat and angling opportunities in coastal Georgia. Joe’s Cut inshore artificial reef site is located in Wassaw Sound at the mouth of Romerly Marsh…
Saltwater fishing and writing about saltwater fishing for GON can be challenging. We try to fish immediately prior to the current month’s issue to show you where and how to catch a particular species of fish. In the freshwater world, bass, as an example, will always be present in a lake or reservoir. In saltwater,…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The redfish and trout fishing has been a little off, but the whiting and sheepshead have been hot. The whiting bite has been just short of incredible. I have had a lot of 4-hour trips with around 100 or more fish. The whiting will bite all summer, but the…
It happens each year. Fish move with the seasons. Sometimes it’s a move to spawn; sometimes it’s a move to warmer or cooler water; sometimes it’s a move with the tidal currents. But the irrefutable fact is that they do move. That’s a handy piece of information to have when you are fishing a particular…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temperatures are in the low 70s already. Whiting, sheepshead, redfish and trout are already in full springtime mode hungry and biting. The whiting bite is wide open, and there has been a lot of them, and some of the biggest ones I have seen in years. A…
With unpredictable weather fronts this time of year, fishing can be iffy. There are, however, fish to be caught this time of year that can’t be caught any other time of year. We’re talking about striped bass, hickory shad and American shad. Specifically, the American and hickory shad are in the heart of their run…
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