As spring draws closer and Georgia warms up, more families will be spending time on the water. The state has more than 425,000 acres of lakes, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Discover the joy of fishing and build lifelong memories with your family this summer! If you’re not sure how to get started, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division ...

Twilight is descending on tiny Rock Creek Lake, a pond in the hills above Suches. Pink light hovers in the trees. The crickets trill. Barking frogs send up a serenade that sounds like a smoker’s cough ...

Kobi Cross and her uncle, Willie Mobley, fish during the annual Kids Fishing Derby Saturday at Javors Lucas Lake. Larry Sullivan II Warmer days are ahead, Georgia. And that means plenty of fun in the ...

Location: Covers a 35-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River between Franklin, Ga., and West Point, Ga. Most popular fish species: Spotted bass, largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass and crappie.

PERRY, Ga. — For some of us, it wouldn't be summertime without a little fishing, but you might be a little wishy-washy when it comes to handling bait and reeling in a bass. The state has just the ...

There’s plenty of fishing in Georgia, even in your own backyard. A few years back two of Tom More Smith’s children gave him a piece of paper with five words on it: “I’ll go fishing with you.“ It was ...

THOMASTON, Ga. — It may not have the same fan fare as football in the south, or even baseball and basketball. However, students in Georgia will now be able to compete in bass fishing. Georgia has ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - A North Atlantic right whale was freed from fishing gear off the Georgia coast after a two-day ...