New Georgia State Record Blue Catfish Caught on Altamaha River
by TBC Press on 10/18/17
A day of fishing is good. A day you catch a new state record – and beat the old one by more than 12 pounds – is great! Richard Barrett is the new state record holder for the blue catfish. His catch, weighing 93 lb, 0 oz, beat the previous 2010 record of 80 lb, 4 oz., according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Barrett, of Axson, hooked this new state record blue catfish on the Altamaha River on October 14, 2017 using... READ MORE
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