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Fishing in Georgia

2,847 public fishing lakes and rivers in Georgia — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish and Blue Catfish.

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State
Georgia
Country
USA
Venues
2,847
Licence
State-issued

Fishing in Georgia

PiscaMaps covers 2,847 public fishing venues across Georgia in 7 regions — 1,393 lakes and reservoirs and 1,428 rivers. The largest is J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir, at 67,891 acres. Chattahoochee River is the longest mapped river, running 585 km. Piedmont has the most venues on file, with 777. 465 venues are documented trout waters.

The most commonly recorded species across Georgia's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish and Blue Catfish — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 335 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 270 have nearby camping, and 694 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.

Fishing Regions in Georgia

Georgia's public fishing venues are spread across 7 regions on PiscaMaps:

Piedmont · 777 Southeast Georgia · 614 Southwest Georgia · 514 West Central Georgia · 341 North Georgia · 293 Northwest Georgia · 176 Coastal Georgia · 106

Species Recorded in Georgia

The most frequently recorded species across Georgia's public venues on PiscaMaps:

Largemouth Bass · 2,437 Bluegill · 2,432 Channel Catfish · 2,405 Flathead Catfish · 1,915 Black Crappie · 1,473 Redear Sunfish · 1,469 Redbreast Sunfish · 1,092 Blue Catfish · 1,000 White Crappie · 956 Bowfin · 954

Fishing Licence in Georgia

Anyone 16-64 needs a Georgia fishing licence — resident annual is about $15, non-resident annual about $50, and non-resident 1-day (~$10) and 3-day (~$18) licences are sold. A separate Georgia trout licence (~$10 resident / ~$20 non-resident) is required to fish for or possess trout. Georgia residents 65+ fish free. Buy from GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com. A Georgia fishing licence covers navigable rivers and the whole Georgia side of the Savannah, Chattahoochee and St. Marys. A Georgia trout licence is also required on any water that holds trout.

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Rivers in Georgia

Chattahoochee River Flint River Ogeechee River Ocmulgee River Savannah River Satilla River Oconee River Etowah River Alapaha River Altamaha River

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