fishing

Celebrate National Fishing and Boating week on the water!

SOCIAL CIRCLE – Need a reason to go fishing? It is a great way to connect with family and spend quality time together in the outdoors. Want one more? There is no better time to get outdoors than during National Fishing and Boating Week, June 2-10, 2018 according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.

Chris Doster, owner and operator of Spooled Out Guide Service

Gwinnett County native able to combine career with love of fishing

There are few better stories among the annals of sports than locking horns with “The Biggun.” The Biggun, in this case, is usually the one that got away. Among fishermen, the one that got away is always a little bigger, a little craftier, and a little meaner than the ones you reeled in.

Georgia Angler Award Program celebrates your great catches!

Georgia Angler Award Program celebrates your great catches!

Each year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division recognizes anglers for outstanding catches. Anglers who catch a fish that meets or beats a specific weight or length limit for that species are eligible for a free Angler Award. 

Chad Doughty sets new state record with big brown trout

Big Brown Trout caught in Chattahoochee River becomes new state record

Catching a big fish is awesome, how about if the first fish you catch that day is a new state record? Chad Doughty, age 27, of Winder hooked and “battled” the new state record brown trout for about 45 minutes while kayak fishing on the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam on July 27.