How can you make family memories that will last a lifetime? For many anglers, fond childhood memories involve a family fishing trip and a stringer of bream. So, don’t delay – take them fishing today! Where to go? Visit a nearby public fishing area. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division currently operates and manages ten PFAs across the state in an effort to provide the best possible fishing and access for family-friendly outings. Bluegill and redear sunfish (shellcrackers), both part of the bream family, are stocked on nearly every PFA pond or lake.
Looking for a way to spend more time with a child or grandchild this summer? Introduce them to fishing. Research shows that most people are introduced to fishing by a family member, and most consider a family member to be their best fishing friend. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division encourages adults, especially those with little or no angling experience, to introduce a child to fishing at one of the many statewide kids fishing events scheduled this spring and summer.
The first manatees of the season will soon be spotted along the coast of South Carolina, which means the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is again reminding boaters to be on the lookout to avoid collisions with the endangered animals.
South Carolina’s brook trout record, which until 2010 had stood for more than 30 years, was recently broken three times in less than a week as mature brood fish from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery were stocked in Upstate streams. In all, the state’s brook trout record has been broken five times in 2010.
Beginning May 1st, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will start accepting online applications for the 2010 Public Alligator Hunting season at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html.
The four-month closure of fishing for shallow water groupers in federal waters off Atlantic Coast states from North Carolina through Florida will end at midnight on April 30th.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Division is preparing for the 2010 saltwater tournament fishing season and would like to remind all Tournament Organizers of the current state regulations.
Governor Mark Sanford and the General Assembly have extended the law limiting the harvest of Arkansas blue catfish in the waters of Lake Marion, the Diversion Canal, the Rediversion Canal above St. Stephen Dam, and Lake Moultrie. Originally signed into law in 2007, this bill will be extended for three years with consideration for renewal in 2013.
Midlands Striper Club formally donated nearly $6000 on April 16 to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The $5,890.42 will fund an oxygenation system for the striped bass fingerling stocking transport truck to help ensure fingerling survivability. Midlands Striper Club’s President, Cam Littlejohn of Columbia, presented a mock check during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) monthly board meeting in Columbia.
Do you fish for American or hickory shad? If so, please plan to attend a meeting at Holton’s Restaurant in Midway, Georgia at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Staff from the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) and Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present information about recent activities of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and how those activities will affect management of Georgia’s shad fisheries.
