Georgia River Fishing Information

There are over 12,000 miles of warm water streams in Georgia. The following information and information found within the links to the right provide a description of the prospects for fishing Georgia's rivers in 2009. Click on each river name for additional information.

The outlook for each river was compiled by Fisheries biologists and is based on sampling efforts by the Wildlife Resources Division and on knowledge of past fishing trends, staff fishing experiences and discussions with anglers.

DNR routinely tests the tissue of fish collected from rivers and reservoirs across the state. Based on the best scientific information and procedures available, Guidelines for Eating Fish from Georgia Waters [1] are developed to help Georgia anglers and their families evaluate the health risks of eating fish from wild populations. To learn more about these guidelines visit the Environmental Protection Division's Web site [2].

2013 Best Bets

River	Best Bet
Altamaha	Largemouth bass, flathead catfish, crappie & bream
Chattahoochee (Buford Dam to Roswell Road)	Brown trout & rainbow trout
Chattahoochee (Morgan Falls to Peachtree Creek)	Trout, shoal bass, largemouth bass, striped bass, chain pickerel, bream & catfish
Chattooga	Bream, black bass, striped bass & catfish
Conasauga	Trout, black bass, bream & catfish
Coosa	White bass, striped bass, catfish & crappie
Coosawattee (Below Carters Dam)	Catfish, spotted bass, redeye bass & striped bass
Etowah (downstream of Lake Allatoona)	Bream, black bass, catfish & striped bass
Upper Flint	Shoal bass, spotted bass, redbreast sunfish, channel catfish & flathead catfish
Lower Flint	Shoal bass, largemouth bass, striped bass, hybrid bass, flathead catfish & channel catfish
Ochlockonee	Redbreast sunfish, largemouth bass, Suwannee bass & catfish
Upper Ocmulgee	Shoal bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, &American shad
Lower Ocmulgee	Redear sunfish, catfish, bluegill & largemouth bass
Oconee	Catfish, largemouth bass & bream
Ogeechee (upstream of U.S. Hwy. 17)	Redbreast sunfish, largemouth bass, black crappie & catfish
Oostanaula	Catfish, striped bass & white bass
Satilla	Redbreast sunfish, bluegill, crappie & bullhead catfish
Savannah (downstream of New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam)	Largemouth bass, striped bass, bluegill, redear sunfish & catfish
St. Marys	Redbreast sunfish, bluegill & catfish
Suwannee	Chain pickerel, warmouth, flier & bullhead catfish
Toccoa (below Blue Ridge Dam)	Rainbow trout and brown trout

 

River Locations

River Conditions

To learn real time river conditions before you leave for a river, visit the US Geologic Survey [3]