A fisheries biologist by occupation, and a freelance outdoor writer by avocation, Kevin Dallmier has published more than 100 magazine articles on fish and fishing in Georgia. Mr. Dallmier is a resident of northwest Georgia and spends most of his spare time in pursuit of anything with fins.

It was about 100 degrees in the shade that afternoon, but this nice largemouth bass still came up for a Zara Spook in a backwater slough on the Coosa River (Site 2).

The Coosa River again, but this day it was about 45 degrees, and the spotted bass bite was on.

A 9 lb. hybrid striped bass from the Savannah River at Houlihan Park (Site 79). Those hybrids pull like a mule, especially when the tide is running strong. Houlihan Bridge is in the background.

A nice crappie from Antioch Lake at Rocky Mountain Recreation and Public Fishing Area (Site 3).

So weird I had to throw it in. This is a 29 lb. 4 oz. grass carp (white amur) I caught from Heath Lake at Rocky Mountain Recreation and Public Fishing Area (Site 3). I was throwing a jig for crappie on an ultralight spinning outfit spooled with 6-lb test when I caught this behometh. Took me more than 30 minutes to put it in the boat. It was foul-hooked at the base of the tail, so the fish put up quite a battle. I don't know how it happened, but it sure was fun!