A new freshwater record for a spotted sunfish is on the books in Georgia. The June 15 catch weighed 12 ounces, state officials said. Photo by Andrey Trusov via Unsplash An angler was fishing with his ...

Atkinson County angler Wesley Daniels reeled in a record-tying palm-sized panfish Tuesday while fishing for catfish. Weighing in at 12 ounces and measuring 8 ½ inches long, the spotted sunfish Daniels ...

ATKINSON COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - A new record spotted sunfish was hooked right here in South Georgia on the Suwannee River. Pearson resident, Wesley Daniels, was having a slow day on the water when an ...

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. PEARSON, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia has its first freshwater fish state record tie of the year, ...