Georgia Fishing Report: May 10, 2024
Georgia Wildlife Resources Division fisheries staff are hard at work with fish production and fish stocking. In fact, fish hatchery production has been so successful that we have now stocked...
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Georgia Fishing Report: May 3, 2024
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Tackle 2024 with a Trout Slam! Catch all 3 species of trout (brook, rainbow, brown) found in Georgia and you have a Trout Slam. With trout stockings currently in full...
Anniversary for an Island of Giants
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Jason Lee likes to think the Altamaha River had a hand in sparing Georgia’s largest known virgin stand of tidal-swamp bald cypress and water tupelo on Lewis Island.
Georgia Fishing Report: April 26, 2024
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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And, just like that, April is almost over and we are moving into May next week. Have you taken a fishing trip yet? We have a full moon coming and...
Georgia Fishing Report: April 19, 2024
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Dust off the pollen-covered camp chairs, re-line the fishing poles and give a quick refresh and replenishment to the ‘ole tackle box. The weather is improving and that means it’s...
Georgia Fishing Report: April 12, 2024
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Four so far in 2024. Two freshwater AND two saltwater state record fish have already been caught in 2024. Have you got your fishing license yet? It’s time to get...
My Angling Journey and Keys to Georgia Bass Slam Success
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Angler Jason McRae is the ONLY angler to successfully complete the Georgia Bass Slam SEVEN years in a row AND he also caught all 10 species each year! In 2023,...
Georgia Fishing Report: April 5, 2024
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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If you have never tried trout fishing, now is the perfect time to start because trout stocking is officially underway! Last week, roughly 45,000 trout were distributed across 52 streams...
Indigo Snake: Jewel of the Pine Savanna
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Learn about the big and rare eastern indigo and how DNR and others are working to protect it.
Meet Our Biologists: Buck Marchinton
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By Rylee Owens Introducing Buck Marchinton, a wildlife biologist who plays a crucial role in DNR’s Private Lands Program. Buck builds partnerships with private landowners across North Georgia to develop...