SOUTH GEORGIA — 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.
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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