Posts by Craig James
Satilla River Bluegill Record Broken Twice In Two Days, From The Same Boat
With rivers falling out quickly and water temperatures on the rise, it’s a common occurrence for new record fish to hit the scales this time of year. What’s not common is when a new river record is set two days in a row out of the same boat. However, for Zach Johns, of Brantley County,…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Trembling Part Five
In the days leading up to the final hunt, Mark was entirely focused on the task at hand. While the rest of the world was in full Christmas mode, Mark was using all of his spare time to prepare for his final trip to the refuge. Determined to not let Glen down, Mark carefully studied…
Read MoreBrantley County Back Porch Buck
Ricky Lee, of Brantley County, has been an avid deer hunter his whole life, and he’s spent countless hours chasing bucks in the swamps and hardwood bottoms of south Georgia. He’s always hoped one day he’d cross paths with a monster buck, and on Oct. 29 that’s exactly what happened. The only thing…. Ricky wasn’t…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Trembling Part Four
Blackwater Bill was sitting on his porch in his weathered rocking chair when Glen and Mark turned off the dirt road and headed down his driveway. “How are you doing there Blackwater Bill? I reckon rocking chairs and retirement go hand and hand,” Glen said with a laugh. “They do, as long as you keep…
Read MorePierce County Buck Expected To Crack Top-10
On Friday, Oct. 22, fate, luck and nearly a decade of hard work all came together for Dillon Veal, of Blackshear, on a late-afternoon hunt on his family lease. “My family has been hunting the lease in Pierce County for roughly eight years, and we’ve done our best to manage it for quality bucks. It’s nice…
Read MoreDooly County Bow Buck Should Crack Top-10
When Joseph Smith and his dad Bryan Smith, both of Cordele, first started getting pictures of a large 10-pointer on their Dooly County lease late this summer, they were hopeful that somehow, someway their paths would cross with the buck. “He showed up on daddy’s camera first, and since it was set to video mode,…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Trembling Part Three
“Mark, what on earth are you talking about? It can’t be gone. There’s no one way back in here but us,” Glen said, half asleep crawling out of the tent to take a look for himself. Mark looked on as Glen began to frantically scan left to right for any sign of the missing canoe…
Read MoreMessage In A Bottle Found On Satilla River
On Labor Day afternoon, Will Smith and good friend Tyler Powell, both from Patterson, made the decision to knock off work early and head to the Satilla River for a relaxing afternoon of fishing. Little did they know, it would soon be a trip they would never forget. “Work was slow with it being Labor Day…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Trembling Part Two
Glen and Mark arrived at the refuge at noon on Aug. 24, and after finding a good shady camping spot, the pair began to set up their living quarters for the next week. “One of these days we really need to work out a sponsorship deal with the folks at Thermacell. These swamp skeeters will…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Trembling Part One
Glen Johnson stood in line at Big Pa’s Bait and Tackle. Drenched with sweat, it was the hottest day swinging a hammer that he could remember in a long time. He figured the only way to end a day this hot would be with a couple of ice-cold Gatorades and a box of worms. While…
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