Altamaha river record shellcracker georgia outdoor news. Alabama 4 pounds, 4 ounces, chattahoochee state park, 050562, angler. The main goal of this website is to equip the general. Guide to fishing rocky mountain pfa georgia department of. Record catches range from handsized spot, perch and sunfish a bit more than a pound each to massive denizens of the deep such as the 1,780pound tiger shark caught in 1964 off cherry grove myrtle beach by one w. Thirteenyearold jackson of rocky mount, made the record on may 19, 2008. Current regulations require the immediate release of these fish and therefore are not eligible for state records. Bluegill and shellcrackers like to spawn over sandy areas with good hard bottoms. Click to see john weaver with his seminole shellcracker. Perrys worldrecord bass 86 years old and counting news.
The article reports that a 4pound, 15ounce shellcracker caught by travis jackson sets a new record for north carolina. I like to catch plenty of fish that fight hard, test my tackle and my angling skills and taste delicious when i eat them. In fact, record applications are already in the works. For more information on saltwater records, go to coastal resources division at 9122647218. Georgia cracker refers to the original american pioneer settlers of the province of georgia later, the state of georgia, and their descendants in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, georgia ranchers came to be known as georgia crackers by floridians when they drove their cattle down into the grassy flatlands of central florida to graze in the winter, stopping. In 2016, three new river records were certified by gon for the altamaha river. Bartrams bass are found above the fall line in the savannah river basins. I am surprised the record has held for 12 years, carnley reflected. Georgia lake seminole and worldrecord shellcrackers caught click to enlarge.
Redear sunfishshellcrackers bite worms more often and bluegill are going after. Only luck can explain a cotton state bluegill record unbroken for 57 years even though the species is found in nearly every body of water in the state. Fish identification georgia department of natural resources. On june 15, 1996, ronnie carnley of opp caught the staterecord redbreast sunfish, a ouncer, from the pea river. An average redbreast weighs between 4 and 8 ounces. We would anchor the boat, put a gob of red wigglers on the hook and cast out about six different outfits, put them in rod holders and then sit back and watch for the line to. Freshwater fish identification georgia fishing regulations guide. The two channel catfish he caught weighed a combined 18 lb. And california, which also borders the 19,300acre impoundment, lists a 5pound, 3ounce fish taken from the folsom south canal in 1994 as its top redear, which means brito could bag dual state records as well. South carolina 5 pounds, 7 ounces, diversion canal, 1998, angler. Additionally, chickasawhatchee creek down below newton, ga. The igfa all tackle world record for the species stands at 2. Redear sunfish lepomis microlophus texas parks and wildlife. Georgia lake seminole and world record shellcrackers caught.
Im sure there are anglers who have caught bigger fish, but just did not weigh them. Young angler jose reyes caught two awardwinning fish on the same day at paradise public fishing area. We also have south carolina saltwater fishing records, south carolina bow fishing records. The state s oldest record is a 65pound great barracuda caught off georgetown by henry. Southeastern outdoors south carolina state fishing records. I like to catch plenty of fish that fight hard, test my tackle and my angling skills an d taste delicious when i eat them. I went fishing for shellcracker at clarks hill the week after easter last year. Current records for various species of fish in georgia. New north carolina shell cracker record established by teenage fisherman. Georgia s state record shellcracker was 4 pounds, 2 ounces, caught in june 1995 in augusta by pat lawrence.
Its not that some huge fish shattered a georgia lake record or state. These characteristics describe the shellcracker redear sunfish with its nicknames of stumpknocker and yellow bream. Joseph floyd georgia 4 pounds, 2 ounces, richmond county pond, 060695, angler. Lake seminole record shellcracker georgia outdoor news. Georgia fishing records lake lanier striper fishing. Anglers there catch shellcrackers, bluegills, crappie and big bass. Although we caught only a few fish on that trip since it was too early, it did bring back memories of how much fun bream fishing can be. Fishing floridas largest bluegill, the shellcracker. The following list of state record fish is according to the south carolina department of natural resources and includes south carolinas two world record fish, the channel catfish and redbreast sunfish.
The record shellcracker was caught 46 years ago, with the most recent panfish record. You may be supervised to learn that the full moon plays a major role. The world record weighed 2 pounds, 1 ounce and was caught from florida. Georgias saltwater gamefish records georgia fishing. The redear sunfish lepomis microlophus, also known as the shellcracker, georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch is a freshwater fish in the family centrarchidae and is native to the southeastern united states.
Georgia crappie record challenged with clarks hill fish. Pat lawrence alabama 4 pounds, 4 ounces, chattahoochee state park, 050562, angler. Now, grab those hand warmers, bundle up and go fish georgia. Due to the maximum 23 inch size limit on red drum, a state record cannot be submitted. Lawlers fish is also listed as the arizona state record for the colorado river waters division. And california, which also borders the 19,300acre impoundment, lists a 5pound, 3ounce fish taken from the folsom south canal in 1994 as its top redear, which means brito could bag dual state records. The souths best shellcracker holes night hawk publications. Giant peacock bass in miami compared to state record. Shellcracker, georgia bream, cherry gill, sunny, sun perch. See what triggers this bully bluegill to bite and what bait to use. Freshwater fish records georgia fishing regulations. In texas the species is native to the eastern twothirds of the state from the red.
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