According to the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, even though Head’s fish beats the current state record weight by 20 pounds, it was caught using a method called “jug fishing,” which ...

FORT GAINES, Ga. - Jug fishing is something Larry Baxley has enjoyed since his childhood days in Barbour County.

Jugfishing: The basics • Save your old jugs. • Lash them together with twine or monofilament. • Affix about 6 feet of heavy monofilament line to the cluster, with a large hook and lead ...

Like many other leisure activities, fishing has had its share of innovation and technological advances. But there’s something to be said for “old school” methods — a cane pole, a cork and ...

Ready to fish this summer in Georgia? These licenses expire in a year, here's how to renew or get yours online.

The summer season in Georgia is prime time for catfishing. Learn where to find these fish and how to catch them.

If the 23 ceramic vessels on view in the upcoming Georgia Museum of Art exhibit “Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina” could talk, oh, the stories they could tell.

A 21-year-old woman in Georgia just broke a nearly half-century-old fishing record. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced the new saltwater fish record on June 5.

Local News Crawford County residents get 'fired up' for 19th annual Georgia Jug Festival The festival has everything from the history of pottery to live music and silent auctions.

Bourgeois does most of his jug-lining in Lake Salvador, but he’s also had success right in front of Bourgeois Fishing Charters’ lodge on the Barataria Waterway.

But Head, of Warner Robins, won't go down in Georgia history because he caught the fish by "jug fishing," which is not eligible for record status. The tactic uses hooks attached to floating ...