Hey everyone! I'm planning a trip to Ellijay, GA, or somewhere nearby at the end of February and would love your recommendations for rental homes on the water with good fishing. I know it might be a bit of a long shot, but we're coming up from Florida and would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help!

Georgia Vessel Fishing License

Just moved to GA and im trying to find out if there is a Vessel Fishing License I can obtain for my boat.

They have one in MD which is 75$/year.

The purpose of this is that anyone fishing off the vessel is covered under the boat license and does not need their own fishing license.

Any insight is appreciated.

I called DNR, they think it may be a guide license. Figured I'd ask here to see if anyone else may know if that is the right way to go.

Thank you!

Is anyone catching wipers, or anything for that matter, at the Morgan falls tailwaters? I've had no luck this fall/ winter. Mainly swinging swimbaits trying to not get snagged.

Any advise appreciated, also open to meet new fishing buddies in the area!

Going to visit some family members for the new year and will be traveling from MD. I mostly fish salt but I like to consider myself a decent freshwater fisherman. I’m mainly looking for SLAB crappie since there are none near me but open to other species that are fun to catch and good to eat. I guess my secondary targets would be trout, yellow perch, and shell crackers. Gear (spooled with braid + leader): -BFS bait caster w/ 6lb -UL spinning w/ 3lb -ML w/ 8lb -4WT Fly rod -Couple of cheap combos idc about to let the family use

Lmk if you have any gear recommendations, especially if I gotta beef up the set ups I plan on bringing. Lastly, other than buying a license+trout stamp, is there anything I should be aware of? TIA!

Do people walk the trail and fish? Is that allowed

Curious to see if anyone has done any fishing at Sweetwater Creek recently. I haven’t been in about 2/3 years. Is it worth going back?

Hey all! I'm visiting in spring for a couple weeks and am wondering if anyone has a lead on a good charter out of tybee island. Thanks in advance!

Hope everyone is well. I just joined this today. I was wondering where I could try for Smallmouth Bass in Georgia (If they're still here lol). I usually do most of my fishing in the metro Atlanta area, but I have been up to Blue Ridge, Chatuge, Nottely, and the Toccoa river multiple times within the last 3-4 years with no luck. It has been nothing but Spotted Bass. Any recommendations or tips would be greatly appreciated, I'll probably have to wait until it warms up a bit to try my luck again.

I’m a newer kayak angler so I’ve been sticking to the smaller lakes - Lake Acworth, Hollis Lathem, and I tried Lake Zwerner today.

Each time I go out, I’ lucky to catch 1 fish in 4 hours. I fish for panfish primarily (bluegill, crappie, perch, shellcracker) and use crappie jigs, nightcrawlers, and sometimes rooster tails/beetle spins.

Can anybody help me figure out how to catch more fish? Even if its dinkers! I feel like I’m too unlucky for it to not be a skill issue lol

Hi,

I have been searching and searching and searching for good locations to bank fish in or around Canton, GA.

I am in Ball Ground - I love to fish, A LOT! But I need some new spots to wet a line.

If anyone in this community happens to know of any, please let me know, or if you have a boat and want to go out I will absolutely help with gas, pay for lunch (or dinner) and then do whatever asked to help clean the boat.

I seriously hope someone here know of some places, I am itching to catch fish before every 50-100 casts.

Thanks!

- Jon

Was thinking about some trout fishing on soquee river for some pigs, having a few friends join. Can anyone recommend a place to stay that has access to the river and 2-3 rooms?

Hey folks,

I’ve been doing a good amount of hiking near the chattahooche, and have found a good amount of spots on the shore and isolated ponds I’d like to fish (target bass, specifically north of ATL)

Anything I need to keep in mind from a regulatory/safety/ettiqute perspective (beyond what’s on the .gov sites)? Are there any rules preventing me from fishing in ponds that are adjacent to the river? Or is fishing only allowed in the river itself?

Any advice would be appreciated!

I hangout in Buford cumming area, and I drive up to Hartwell to fish that like as well. I normally target bass and catfish but haven’t had much luck this year for bass.

Hey folks :)

It looks like I'll be coming to Atlanta towards the end of November, and I'd love to get some fishing in.

I'm coming from Alberta, Canada so you guys have loads of fish that I've never had a chance to catch. I'm not looking for secret spots, just where to go for a chance to catch pretty well anything, lol.

Any good spots for a tourist to hit up? Or cheaper boat rentals?

I'd love to get out on one of the lakes, but a charter or $$$ boat rental is above my pay grade unfortunately. It'll be just me, so a kayak or little fishing boat would be perfect. I don't need or want to rent a huge pontoon boat.

Open to suggestions!

Pic of a few of my catches this year. All catch and release. :)

https://imgur.com/gallery/E2Zxy7R

HI all, new here.

I am looking for a fishing buddy, someone I can go fishing with. I am located in Ball Ground, GA - Cherokee County.
I have been fishing for so so many years, and honestly it starts to get, lonely, I suppose you can say. I just want someone that I can enter tournaments with, someone I can BS with. I don't have a boat and never even been on one "a bass boat" I grew up in Florida and did a lot of Saltwater fishing from boats. But never been on a Freshwater boat fishing with someone.

If anyone here wants/needs a fishing buddy. Message me.

Thanks :)

• Jon

So I'm near Lithonia and my friends don't want to go to Lanier because "too many people die" we all just started and we usually go 6-9 AM to random lakes but we're not sure what's the optimal places in our surroundings area. So far we've done Stone mountain and some small nearby ponds

I’m meeting some family next week for a short vacation on Tybee Island. My nephew has never been fishing and begged me to teach him.

I’m happy to, but my experience is with trout, bass, and crappie in Appalachia.

What locations and tips can you give me so the little guy has a good chance of reeling something in?

Thanks in advanced.

Are there any rivers with trout? Just a bucket list fish. I plan to fly fish for the first time. What other types of fish can I find up there? Thank you.

I’m going to be camping in Georgia soon. I’m from Florida and if you are fishing with a cane pole from shore you don’t need a fishing license. Is this the same in Georgia? I thought I read a few years ago this was true. But I can’t seem to find the laws on it. Thank you.

I am heading to Lake Lanier later this month.

Any advice on what I can fish for off the dock of an air bnb. We will be on the northern half of the lake if that helps.

I am from Michigan so I am definitely looking for fish that we don't get up here.

Any advice on lure selection, colors, etc trying to target some shoal bass (or honestly looking to get some fish action in general) on the Chattahoochee - Paces Mill, Cochran Shoals, Powers Island, E/W Palisades - or Sweetwater Creek St Park - maybe red trail near the mill. Looking to do some mild hike + bank/wade fishing with my son as a change of pace to pulling bluegills from the neighborhood pond. Also what water conditions should I look to avoid we dont want to get skunked (high & fast after a rain, chocolate milk, etc). Any help is appreciated.

I’m looking for some nice clearish creeks to wade and fish in north Georgia. I mainly fish with ultralight gear for whatever bites. I’m new to fishing and know of 0 spots. Any tips are welcome and greatly appreciated. Thank you!