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Georgia Fishing - Lakes, Streams, Rivers
Guide picks
Lakes rivers and streams where you can fish in Georgia.

FAQ's on Lake Lanier, GA
Guide Harold Nash answers some frequently asked questions about fishing at Lanier.

Lake Allatoona
Almost in the city limits of Atlanta, Allatoona is a 12,000 acre public lake with fishing for a variety of species. Current fishing report

Altamaha River
One of Georgia's largest coastal rivers, excellent for bass, bream and catfish.

The Angler's Club at Gillionville
A fishing and hunting plantation in south Georgia, offering bass fishing on private waters.

Banks Lake NWR
Georgia's largest Carolina Bay offers 1000 acres of open water to fish, as well as an additional 2500 acres of marsh and wetlands. Click on map to get to page on this area.

Bartletts Ferry Lake
Just north of Columbus, this Georgia Power lake also know as Lake Harding has good populations of largemouth and spotted bass, as well as hybrids, crappie, cats and bream.

Blackbeard Island NWR
You have to go to this island off the coast by boat but it has 1163 acres of open freshwater and freshwater marsh to fish. Watch out for the alligators!

Lake Blackshear
South Georgia Lake on the Flint River with good bass and catfish populations.

Lake Burton
Fishing report for this north Georgia lake

Callaway Gardens
Resort located in west central Georgia, trout fishing is available during the winter.

Carters Lake
A north Georgia lake with four species of bass as well as other fish to catch. One of the few lakes in Georgia with smallmouth bass. Check a current fishing report. Also check the North Georgia Magazine site and the Welcome to Carters Lake site.

Lake Conasauga
17 acre lake with bass, crappie and trout

Trout
are caught in downtown Atlanta in this river.  December is a good month in the Whitewater Creek area.

Lake Chatuge
Another north Georgia lake with clear water, check out an up-to-date fishing report here.

Clark's Hill
Also called Thurmond Lake, 78,000 acres of excellent bass, striper, hybrid and catfish fishing, on the South Carolina border. Current fishing report.

Coosawattee River
A great spotted bass river in north Georgia, it also has a striper and hybrid run.

Dukes Creek
February report on trout fishing on this north Georgia trout stream

Lake Eufaula,
A well known bass and crappie lake also known as Walter F. George. Site includes number to get power generating schedule. Check a current fishing report from Georgia Outdoor News, also one from Jay Grogan.

Field and Stream Destinations
Listing of public areas offering fishing, with species listed.

Flint River
Home of the shoal bass, the Flint offers wading as well as boat fishing for bass, catfish, bream and other species. Check an article on big Flathead Cats here.

Fort Mountain State Park
17 acre lake open year round for fishing.

George W. Andrews Lake
A small Chattachoochee River lake on the Georgia/Alabama state line offers excellent fishing.

Hamburg State Park
A 225 acre lake teams with fish, according to the info on this site

Harris Neck NWR
Although on the coast this refuge offers 153 acres of freshwater ponds to fish.

Lake Hartwell
Corps of Engineers lake on the South Carolina border, check a fishing report.

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