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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “This year’s cold-water seatrout bite was very good. Normally the spotted seatrout bite is about to really turn on. However, it really never shut off! For those who have had trouble finding a solid inshore bite up to this point, this is about to end. You need to know…
A new Georgia state record has been set for the heaviest vermilion snapper caught by a woman angler. The record-setting fish was caught by Stacey T. Pope, of Brunswick, on April 7, 2023. The fish weighed 5-lbs., 5.56-ozs., breaking the previous record of 3-lbs., 14.4-ozs. set in 2018 by Alli DeYoung, of Savannah. Pope caught…
How often do we drive over a body of water, gaze out and muse, “There ought to be fish there… and there, and there…” and wish we were in a boat checking out those hunches? Motoring over Lake Sinclair on 441, past Little River and Lakeside landings, drives me nuts. I’m crisscrossing the Oconee, Ogeechee,…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The only way to describe the last few weeks is redfish galore. This morning at 8, I had 15 in the livewell, and by 10, we had released 30 more good redfish. In my 50-plus years of fishing this area, I have never seen this many redfish. We have…
A Richmond Hill angler has set a new state saltwater game fish record for pinfish, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today. Spencer N. Schutte, 28, caught a pinfish (Lagodon rhombiodes) weighing 2-lbs., 3.2-ozs. and measuring 14 1/2 inches total length. The angler was fishing in Kilkenny Creek in Bryan County on March…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore bottom fishing in the sound just got more interesting! Bull whiting should start showing up near sandbars in the sound. The best bait for this great size panfish is going to be small pieces of peeled shrimp laced on small hooks fished directly on the…
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…
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