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Fishing
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 in the fishing mode, I suggest keeping as quiet as possible.…
Georgia’s commercial and recreational food shrimp season closes at 6:20 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The closure affects Georgia’s territorial waters three nautical miles out to sea. Federal waters three to 200 nautical miles offshore remain open. The season’s closure means commercial shrimping, as well as recreational harvest using cast or seine nets for…
Two retired 72-foot subway cars and 1,000 tons of discarded concrete culvert pipe are the latest additions to Georgia’s marine artificial reefs. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) partnered to deploy the railcars to Artificial Reef L in about 60 feet of water approximately 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “On Dec. 18, the water temps were around 53 degrees. It looks like we may be in for a cold winter. When the water gets in the low 50s, everything changes. The redfish slow down and can get a little harder to make bite. A couple days of sunshine and…
Recent sightings of a large, non-native land crab along the South Atlantic coast, including in coastal Georgia, are a cause for concern, according to WRD. Blue land crabs are native from Brazil to south Florida and can be as large as 5 to 6 inches. Sightings recently have been reported well north of the crabs’…
Graham Lewis, a 10-year-old from Brunswick, recently caught a youth-division,world-record redfish from the surf on Saint Simons Island. The catch took place Sept. 24 and was just processed by the International Game Fish Association. The fished measured 105 cm (41.3 inches) to the fork. “A bunch of people at school have been asking me if I…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “Normally, the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold front. The best natural bait is going to be live shrimp, and the best artificial baits are those that imitate them. Live shrimp will work under popping or traditional adjustable…
The November bite is absolutely smoking hot. The last few days I have brought home more than 50 fish a trip with trout, redfish, flounder and black drum. Water temps fell to 62 degrees, which is perfect. The redfish bite is absolutely crazy good. Caught 50-plus today from 14 to 38 inches. I have caught…
With deer season in full swing this month, many anglers trade rods for rifles in hopes of killing a big-horned buck… maybe even one that might end up getting them in the GON Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. However, when the crisp November fog clears each morning, you won’t find Tyler Bean in a deer stand. As a…
A Brunswick man has set a new Georgia state record for an almaco jack weighing in at 7 pounds, 0.7 ounces. The fish is a new species in the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Program and no prior record existed. The records program committee, made of Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff and biologists, approved the addition…
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