According to Georgia Wildlife, almost 1.3 million anglers fish from the state's freshwater bodies and, according to the Native Fish Coalition, 265 native species of freshwater fish call Georgia home.

Anglers have a chance to be recognized for completing the 2026 Bass Slam. To complete the challenge, anglers must catch at ...

A fisherman in Georgia is now the second angler to set a new record for the same fish in the span of two months. Brian C. Richburg, 29, from Brunswick, Georgia, is now the official record holder for ...

The Georgia DNR announced this week that angler Jamie Boyett, of Portal, GA was fishing in Ogeechee River on June 15, when he caught a record-breaking Spotted sunfish. According to the DNR, Boyett’s ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — It was the first catch of its kind to be recorded in Georgia and now it’s a new state record. Angler, Ryan R. Simons, 38, from Richmond Hill, Georgia, was bottom fishing on April 7 ...

Everyone knows Georgia as the Peach State and that former president Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer at his home in Plains. Those being symbols in Georgia wouldn't be too surprising to learn. But ...

GEORGIA, USA — Two Georgia residents are the Peach State's newest saltwater fish record holders, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Jason Rich, of McRae-Helena, reeled in a hefty ...

Georgia is home to some of the most diverse wildlife in the country because of its many rivers, mountains, coastal areas and forests. Chances are, you’ve seen several of Georgia’s official state ...

SHARON, Ga. — State agencies are investigating a significant fish kill in a stream east of Atlanta. It happened in a creek in Taliaferro County, east of metro Atlanta, and the source is tied to a ...

A fisherman in Georgia is now the second angler to set a new record for the same fish in the span of two months. Brian C. Richburg, 29, from Brunswick, Georgia, is now the official record holder for ...