08-05-2025
GA fishers keep setting records catching spotted sunfish
Georgia fishers have been breaking records lately when it comes to catching spotted sunfish.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources posted photos of Josh Forsythe of Homerville and his record-breaking 13-oz, nine-inch spotted sunfish that he caught in the Suwannee River on Monday.
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It's the third time in less than a year that a new spotted sunfish record has been set.
The streak started in June with a 12-oz fish in the Ogeechee River.
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That was tied last month with another 12-ouncer pulled from the Suwannee River.
Officials say most spotted sunfish average around 8 oz. or less and are found in the Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, Ochlockonee, Suwanee, St. Mary's, Satilla, and Savannah River basins.
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