As hot, dry weather continues in South Georgia, the region's fishing industry is drying up.
Water levels on the Altamaha River are at the lowest they've ever been. The Satilla and Alapaha Rivers also are running low, with no relief in sight.
For towns and businesses that depend on fishermen and boaters, it's been a long, hot summer. Angie Pye sells bait and tackle on the Altamaha River near Jesup.
"It's real slow right now," Pye said. "We don't have that much business because the water is so low, people can't get in and out with their boats and they're afraid they're going to mess their boats up when they get in."
Pye says, she sees maybe two or three customers a day and just a few more on the weekend.
Campgrounds and tour operators also are reporting business at levels more resembling the dead of winter than the week before Labor Day.
Water levels on the Altamaha River are at the lowest they've ever been. The Satilla and Alapaha Rivers also are running low, with no relief in sight.
For towns and businesses that depend on fishermen and boaters, it's been a long, hot summer. Angie Pye sells bait and tackle on the Altamaha River near Jesup.
"It's real slow right now," Pye said. "We don't have that much business because the water is so low, people can't get in and out with their boats and they're afraid they're going to mess their boats up when they get in."
Pye says, she sees maybe two or three customers a day and just a few more on the weekend.
Campgrounds and tour operators also are reporting business at levels more resembling the dead of winter than the week before Labor Day.
