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IFA Cancels Fernandina Beach Tournaments

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:38:20 -0400

LIZELLA, GEORGIA - Due to scheduling conflicts and time constraints with the IFA Championships, the final regular-season tournaments for the IFA Redfish and IFA Kayak Fishing Florida East Coast Division at Fernandina Beach, Florida is cancelled. The tournament was previously delayed due to severe weather conditions.

Water Safety Is 'Take-Home' In Ohoopee River Rescue Video

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:02:13 -0400

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga.- With thousands expected on Georgia reservoirs and rivers this weekend, a new Department of Natural Resources video stresses water safety through the story of a south Georgia fishing trip that almost turned tragic.

Georgia Public Fishing Areas Getting New Hours

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:39:58 -0400

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA - Visiting one of Georgia's Public Fishing Areas (PFAs) with the family is a great in-state way to entertain both the kids and adults this summer. Beginning on August 1, 2011, nine PFAs will have new days of operation, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division.

Berkley Bass Tank Headed to Snellville

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:25:05 -0400

COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 8, 2011) - The Berkley Bass Tank will be at the Academy Sports & Outdoors store in Snellville, Ga. The tank is scheduled for July 16-17 and will feature product demonstrations and technique seminars.

DNR Announces Opening of Georgia's Food Shrimp Season

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:23:07 -0400

Brunswick, GA - Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Mark Williams has announced that Georgia waters will open for commercial and recreational harvest of food shrimp at 6:00 am on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Effective this date, commercial food shrimp trawlers can operate in Georgia's territorial waters open to power-drawn trawls. Commercial and recreational cast netters, as well as persons using a beach seine can harvest food shrimp from waters open to the use of these gears. Recreational and commercial cast net fishermen are reminded that they are required to use cast nets with a minimum mesh size of 5/8-inch when harvesting food shrimp.

Know Minimum Age Requirements Before Operating A Vessel

Fri, 27 May 2011 11:18:19 -0400

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga.- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reminds boaters under the age of 16 that there is a minimum age requirement to operate a boat or personal watercraft (PWC) on public lakes and waterways. Young boaters can satisfy the minimum age requirements of this law by taking a boating safety course or by operating a boat under the supervision or in the accompaniment of an adult. The DNR encourages adults to NEVER leave young children unattended on vessels.

Georgia Closes Oyster Harvest In State Waters

Wed, 18 May 2011 10:56:49 -0400

Brunswick, GA - Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Mark Williams has announced that Georgia's territorial waters will close to commercial and recreational oyster harvest effective 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011 through midnight on Friday, September 30, 2011. A similar closure was made in 2010 to meet the requirements of Georgia's Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) control plan.

Mike Mcdonald Wins Sarasota IFA Kayak Fishing Event

Thu, 05 May 2011 10:42:18 -0400

LIZELLA, Ga. - Mike McDonald, of Sarasota, Fla., caught a redfish and speckled sea trout that measured a combined 51 inches in length to win the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing event at Sarasota on May 1. The event, which operated out of Centennial Park, was the second of three regular-season events for the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour's Florida West Division.

Storm Damage Temporarily Closes Portions of Georgia's Lake Burton

Mon, 02 May 2011 12:29:10 -0400

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA - Portions of Lake Burton have been closed to boater traffic until midnight, May 6, 2011 due to hazardous conditions, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Georgia Southern Wins Southeast Division College Event

Mon, 02 May 2011 12:24:47 -0400

EUFAULA, Alabama - The Georgia Southern team of Jed Thigpen of Waycross, and Wesley Maples of Statesboro, won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Southeast Division event on Lake Eufaula Saturday with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split between the university and the university's bass fishing club - $7,500 for the bass club and $2,500 for their school. The win also helped them advance to the Southeast Division Regional Championship.

BFL Savanna Division Heads to Hartwell

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:54:55 -0400

LAVONIA, Ga - The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Hartwell April 30 for the fourth of five stops in the Savannah River Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

IFA Redfish and IFA Kayak Fishing Tours Coming to Sarasota

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:37:13 -0400

LIZELLA, Ga. (April 21, 2011) - Anglers from across Florida and surrounding regions will converge on Sarasota, Fla., on April 30 - May 1 for the second regular-season tournament for the IFA Florida West Division. The IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's and the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, will operate out of Centennial Park.

Pro Anglers from 27 States Headed to LaGrange

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:49:53 -0400

Ninety-nine of the most talented anglers in bass fishing-representing 27 states and one foreign country-are headed to West Point Lake near LaGrange, Ga., for one of America's premier fishing competitions, May 5-8.

Millsaps Wins Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division On Lake Sinclair

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:42:58 -0400

WHAT: Boater David Millsaps of Ranger, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds April 16 to win $4,119 in the BFL Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Sinclair. He was using spinnerbaits in stained water about 3 to 5 feet deep.

Bobberthon Fishing Tournament Kicks Off April 16th

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:01:10 -0400

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. - Your chance at fun and prizes awaits you if you choose to participate in the 2nd Georgia Bobberthon fishing tournament! Bobberthon is a tournament at which registered anglers have approximately two months to catch tagged bream in any of four public fishing area lakes. The angler then must register their tag(s). These first few steps guarantee a reward - but then even more prizes are available at the Grand Bobberthon Tournament!