23 public waters in the North Georgia region — 5 lakes/reservoirs and 18 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.
Carters Lake (3,200 ac) — the deepest reservoir in Georgia (450 ft), in the Cohutta foothills. Spotted Bass, a trophy Walleye fishery, stocked stripers, plus a coldwater Trout release below the re-regulation dam. Clear, steep, mountain water.
Reregulation Reservoir, a 815-acre lake in Murray and Gordon Counties, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): 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.
Murray County, Georgia — Reregulation Pool is a 33-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.
Conasauga Lake, a 17-acre lake in Murray County, Georgia, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): 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.
Murray County, Georgia — Fort Mountain Lake is a 11-acre lake, managed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division (public boat ramp): 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.
The Conasauga — a Coosa-system river straddling the Georgia–Tennessee line in the Cohutta Wilderness. Redeye Bass and one of the richest freshwater fish faunas in North America (76 native species). The upper river is a Trout stream; the middle river is redeye and Bream water.
Coosawattee River (77 km) flows through Gordon, Gilmer and Murray 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.
Holly Creek (44 km) flows through Murray and Gilmer 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.
Talking Rock Creek runs 40 km through Pickens, Gilmer, Gordon and 1 more county in 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.
Sumac Creek runs 24 km through Murray 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.
In Murray County, Georgia, Mill Creek is a 24 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 Fannin and Murray Counties, Georgia, Jacks River is a 21 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 Murray County, Georgia, Rock Creek is a 16 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.
Murray, Gilmer and Gordon Counties, Georgia — Sugar Creek is a 14 km stream: 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.
Tails Creek runs 12 km through Gilmer and Murray 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.
Polecat Creek (12 km) flows through Murray and Gordon 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 Murray County, Georgia, North Prong Sumac Creek is a 10 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.
Vanns Creek runs 9 km through Gordon and Murray 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 Whitfield and Murray Counties, Georgia, Sugar Creek is a 9 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.
Murray County, Georgia — Chicken 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.
Murray County, Georgia — Cohorn Branch is a 5 km stream: 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 Murray County, Georgia, Mineral Springs Branch is a 5 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.
Gilmer and Murray Counties, Georgia — Conasauga Creek is a 8 km stream: 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.
Across its mapped waters, Murray County holds 26 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Flathead Catfish, Redbreast Sunfish and Brook Trout.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
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