John Burke
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COASTAL OUTDOORS: Redfish action this year about as good as it gets
Call it the year of the reds? One would tend to believe that. Catch reports and photos received for the several weeks find the species dominating the coastal catch action, both harvest and release.The fact is, overall it has been an excellent fishing year from the Gulf Stream to the inshore creeks for a wide range of species. If Mom Nature will ease up on her weather and temp tantrums, there… → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Anglers stay busy; deer hunters prepare for season
Welcome to the late fall and early winter seasons. There is a lot going on in the fishing and hunting arenas. On the fishing side of the coin, and in → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: New month is the peak season for coastal saltwater fishing
Welcome to October and to the peak season of the year for coastal saltwater fishing. If one has any doubts as to the bite action along this sector of the → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Getting too close for comfort with a bear in the wild
Another potpourri presentation, this one a mix of the present and past, of who is catching what now, of a hunting sport seemingly continuing to fade into → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: 2020 looking like a banner year for fishing
Action, action and more action! The coastal fall season is about get into full forward, and on the fishing side of the coin, catch numbers are showing it. → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Busy holiday Labor Day weekend for hunters, anglers
Welcome to the ninth month of the year and the Labor Day weekend. As noted many times in past writings, this is a big weekend for those who love to dove → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Take care of yourself, and your hunting dog, in the head and humidity
A couple of weeks ago, I started this column with the question "Are you ready?" It was a so-called official announcement that the 2020 fall hunting season was set to begin in both Georgia and South Carolina.I asked the question again today. Are you ready? Dove season opens in both states next Saturday — this year the start is on Labor Day weekend — and historically an exciting date as doves… → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Deer, dove and marsh hen hunting seasons arrive in fall
Are you ready? While the heat of summer is far from over, there is a stirring restlessness in the air, one that tends to generate excitement that the 2020- → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Local anglers going near and far to get a bite
Welcome to March 2020, the spring saltwater and freshwater spring fishing season now well-established but still unable to shake off the effects of a prolonged wet and warm start.There is a lot of freshwater continuing to drain from the various river system for a major shift factor in near-shore and inshore bite action. This is true particularly with two of the most sought-after species, namely… → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: The bite is still on for anglers willing to brave the wet, windy conditions
Rain, rain, go away! The time-honored nursery rhyme seems to fit well as Mom Nature continues to bombard 2020 with stormy wet weather and little indication she is in any mood to change as the winter season soon will be history.Each week we take a peek at The Weather Channel’s Tybee Island 10-day Marine Weather Forecast, and it shows much the same relative to developing showers and easterly winds… → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Favorable fishing outlook continues
Welcome to another potpourri of fishing info and chitchat. With 2020 now in full gear, there are strong indications the excellent coastal fishing action → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Sheepshead making a run to top of the harvest lists
Welcome to February 2020 and another excellent salt water fishing year in the making. Other than Mom Nature’s fickle weather moods, the catch action since the start of the current year is about as good as it gets.Reports this week show a lot of activity both inshore and offshore, with sheepshead fast climbing into top of the harvest lists in both locations and a lot of catch-and-release of… → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Fishing forecast remains favorable
Fishing flags are still flying high as January exits and February makes it debut.Our report this week is a potpourri of happenings and a mix of offshore → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Cold temps could affect local fishing
If there was any doubt that 2020 would makes its debut with coastal fishing flags still flying high from 2019 -- the bite action continues to be about as → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Thankful for an outdoor life
To all, a very happy Thanksgiving. This week’s presentation of what is going on in this neck of the woods, relative to the outdoor world, is → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Anglers excited about fall fishing season
Fall is officially here, and while water and air temps have yet to show any signs of cooling, the fishing and hunting seasons are falling into place as → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Fish are biting, despite tough conditions
Hurricane threats and Mom Nature’s continued insistence in tormenting coastal anglers with windy conditions and choppy waters has apparently done → Read More
COASTAL OUTDOORS: Fall fishing season kicks into gear
It didn’t take long for Hurricane Dorian to get out of the way before coastal fishing action picked up again, and for good reason. The bite is on, → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Steady fishing could be affected by Hurricane Dorian
“These summer days are beginning to look like fall,” Capt. Jack McGowan (Coastal River Charters, 912-441-9930) said as he was recently → Read More
Coastal Outdoors: Excellent summer season is winding down
There is lots going on as the summer season moves into the late summer and early fall modes.There are no reports yet on the red snapper harvest this year, → Read More