46 public waters in the Northwest Georgia region — 24 lakes/reservoirs and 22 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on an Georgia licence.
See every public fishing venue in Georgia on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Allatoona (12,000 ac) north of Atlanta — 'the Dead Sea' is a joke on old-timers; it's actually a fine spotted-bass, hybrid- and striped-bass, and Crappie lake, with a strong linesides run up the Etowah in spring. Heavily developed, heavily fished, close to town.
Lake Jackson (4,750 ac) at the meeting of the Alcovy, Yellow and South rivers — Georgia's oldest reservoir (1910). Largemouth Bass, a stocked hybrid striped-bass fishery, Crappie, Bream and Channel Catfish.
Bull Sluice Lake, a 407-acre lake in Fulton and Cobb Counties, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
Cobb County, Georgia — Lake Acworth is a 303-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
Fulton, Bartow, Glynn and 2 more counties in Georgia — Browns Lake is a 82-acre lake, managed by State Department of Natural Resources: A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
Pine Valley Lake (69 acres) sits in Paulding and Cobb Counties, Georgia, managed by County Land. A north-Georgia mountain lake (TVA or Georgia Power) — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch and a winter Crappie bite in cold, clear highland water. Several also hold stocked Trout near the dams.
Viking Quarry Lake (55 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Laurel Lake, a 28-acre lake in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Non-Governmental Organization: A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
In Cobb County, Georgia, Murrays Lake is a 27-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cindys Lake, a 24-acre lake in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cobb County, Georgia — Loch Highland Lake (Lower) is a 23-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Daniell Lake (22 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bishop Lake (21 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Cobb County, Georgia, Mill Creek Lake is a 21-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cobb County, Georgia — Gilhams Lake is a 20-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bearden Lake (19 acres) sits in Muscogee and Cobb Counties, Georgia, managed by Non-Governmental Organization. A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
Cobb County, Georgia — Laura Lake is a 18-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Ellison Lake, a 17-acre lake in Cobb and Cherokee Counties, Georgia, managed by Army Corps of Engineers: A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
East Chastain Lake (17 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cobb County, Georgia — Corns Lake is a 16-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Clark Lake (16 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lake Lucile (15 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
McNeels Lake, a 9-acre lake in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by National Park Service: A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
North Georgia Fairgrounds Lake (7 acres) sits in Cobb County, Georgia, managed by County Land. A Piedmont-Georgia lake or county reservoir — Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, shellcracker and Channel Catfish. Bank-friendly with a public ramp.
In Paulding, Douglas, Cobb and 1 more county in Georgia, Sweetwater Creek is a 20 km river or creek. A north-Georgia mountain Trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow, brown and (in the headwaters) native Brook Trout. A Georgia Trout licence is required to fish for or possess Trout. Many reaches are on the Chattahoochee or Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
Allatoona Creek runs 33 km through Cobb and Bartow Counties, Georgia: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb and Cherokee Counties, Georgia, Noonday Creek is a 26 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Noses Creek runs 22 km through Cobb County, Georgia: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Powder Springs Creek runs 17 km through Cobb and Paulding Counties, Georgia: A north-Georgia mountain Trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow, brown and (in the headwaters) native Brook Trout. A Georgia Trout licence is required to fish for or possess Trout. Many reaches are on the Chattahoochee or Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
Nickajack Creek runs 17 km through Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia — Sope Creek is a 15 km stream: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Olley Creek runs 17 km through Cobb County, Georgia: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia, Rottenwood Creek is a 13 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb County, Georgia, Butler Creek is a 13 km river or creek. A north-Georgia mountain Trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow, brown and (in the headwaters) native Brook Trout. A Georgia Trout licence is required to fish for or possess Trout. Many reaches are on the Chattahoochee or Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
In Douglas, Paulding and Cobb Counties, Georgia, Gothards Creek is a 10 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Fulton and Cobb Counties, Georgia — Proctor Creek is a 11 km stream: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb and Cherokee Counties, Georgia, Rubes Creek is a 12 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb County, Georgia, Mud Creek is a 12 km river or creek. A north-Georgia mountain Trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow, brown and (in the headwaters) native Brook Trout. A Georgia Trout licence is required to fish for or possess Trout. Many reaches are on the Chattahoochee or Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
In Cherokee, Bartow and Cobb Counties, Georgia, Clark Creek is a 10 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Fulton and Cobb Counties, Georgia, Peachtree Creek is a 8 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
In Cobb County, Georgia, Sewell Mill Creek is a 9 km river or creek. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Long Island Creek (9 km) flows through Fulton and Cobb Counties, Georgia. A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Ward Creek runs 9 km through Cobb County, Georgia: A north-Georgia mountain Trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow, brown and (in the headwaters) native Brook Trout. A Georgia Trout licence is required to fish for or possess Trout. Many reaches are on the Chattahoochee or Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
Cobb and Bartow Counties, Georgia — Tanyard Creek is a 9 km stream: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Willeo Creek runs 8 km through Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Paulding and Cobb Counties, Georgia — Picketts Mill Creek is a 7 km stream: A warmwater Georgia river or large creek — Largemouth Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at road crossings, county parks and WMA landings.
Across its mapped waters, Cobb County holds 28 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish and White Crappie.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
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