Oconee’s New Flathead Record Takes An Hour To Net

Sam Collis, of Eatonton, broke the flathead catfish record at Lake Oconee with an almost 50-pounder he reeled in Friday, Sept. 9. Sam had originally planned to put his boat in early that morning at Waterfront Marina in Lick Creek, but after some boat trouble, his fishing time was pushed back until after lunch. Around…

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Mentor Program Creating Conservation Kids

  In 2008, Beau Turner created the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center (BTYCC) in north Florida for young people to have a place to go and discover and enjoy the outdoors. The center hosts several programs throughout the year that allow kids to learn about northern Florida, wildlife management and renewable energy sources. They are…

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80 Pound Altamaha River Flathead

For the past several years, Gary Harrell, of Douglas, has camped out six nights a week at the Altamaha Regional Park in Glynn County, just to fish. Every evening he sets out many limb lines baited with bream in hopes of catching a monster catfish. “Since my father passed away, I had to find something…

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Striper Fishermen Angle For Live-Bait Fishing Below Morgan Falls

The Fisheries Section of Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) is in the beginning stages of working with the Chattahoochee River National Park (CRNP) to potentially change a fishing regulation that would allow live bait to be used in the Chattahoochee River between Morgan Falls Dam in Roswell and Peachtree Creek. Currently, the use of live…

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Giant Flathead Breaks Lake Jackson Record

  A night of catfishing from the bank turned into a record-setting experience for a Lake Jackson angler. Donald Kennedy, of Monticello, reeled in a monster flathead catfish on Wednesday, April 13, from Jackson. Donald reached his spot on the bank near the split of the South and Yellow rivers at about 5:30 p.m. He immediately began…

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New High School Bass Trail Already Soaring

High school bass anglers in northwest Georgia now have a closer-to-home avenue to compete on a regular bass-tournament circuit without having to drive to middle and south Georgia, where most of Georgia’s tournament fishing takes place. Bradley Nelson and Greg Crider, founders of the Northwest Georgia High School Anglers Association (NGHSAA), report that they have experienced…

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A Georgia Buck Named Trashy

This past deer season, C.E. Phelps Jr., of Warrenton, ended his quest for the buck of a lifetime. It began during the second week of gun season when C.E. got pictures of a giant non-typical buck on his trail cameras in Warren County. “I immediately called my son and grandkids to come look at the pictures of him,” said…

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Altama Plantation New Coastal WMA Open For Business

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently announced the opening of a 3,986-acre tract in Glynn County along I-95 and the Altamaha River, known as Altama Plantation WMA. Altama Plantation WMA will provide outdoor recreation for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities, while protecting the water quality around the Altamaha River, the largest recreational and…

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Bullwinkle Buck Killed In Irwin County

Luther Covington, of Ocilla, recently killed a rare buck in Irwin County. The buck was so rare that according to WRD Biologist Charlie Killmaster, the deer is only the third reported case in the state. “I didn’t recognize him on my cameras until after I got him,” said Luther. “After reviewing my pictures, I saw the…

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