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Duck Creek Fishing
Walker County, designated trout water.
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Georgia trout water
Meet the Duck Creek
The Duck Creek winds through Walker County as a creek. The mapped Georgia length is close to 13 miles. Supplies are in Trion, near 4 miles off.
Roughly 15.3 miles carry a WRD trout designation.
13miles in Georgia
15.3trout miles
0USGS gauges
0ramps
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Trout rules for the Duck Creek
15.3designated trout miles
1trout segments
Coosariver basin
You can fish trout on the Duck Creek in any month, keeping up to 8 trout (brook, rainbow, brown and hybrids) statewide.
Designated trout water needs the $10 resident trout license (nonresidents $25) on top of the Georgia fishing license ($15 resident, $50 nonresident).
WRD Trout Fishing layer (designated trout streams) and the 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations trout section. Georgia trout streams.
Fish
What bites in the Duck Creek
Species for the Duck Creek come from WRD access point flags, its forecast and the record lists.
WRD Water Access Points species flags, WRD trout layer and forecasts.
Access
Launch points along the Duck Creek
Reach the Duck Creek on foot from public ground; no ramp is mapped.
WRD Water Access Points, Georgia water trails layer, USGS gauges.
Regulations
Rules covering the Duck Creek
| Species | Daily limit and size | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Black bass (all species combined) | 10 in total, only 5 of which may be Altamaha, Bartrams, Chattahoochee, Coosa, Shoal, Smallmouth, Suwannee, Tallapoosa | Open all year |
| Largemouth bass | Counts toward 10 black bass total; minimum length 12 inches statewide (exceptions on listed lakes and PFAs) | Open all year |
| Spotted bass | Counts toward 10 black bass total; no statewide minimum length (14 inches on Lake Lanier) | Open all year |
| Shoal bass | Counts toward 10 black bass total (only 5 may be shoal and other listed bass); minimum length 15 inches statewide (Flint River below Warwick Dam slot) | Open all year |
| Smallmouth bass | Counts toward 10 black bass total; only 5 of the 10 may be smallmouth and other listed bass; no minimum length | Open all year |
| Striped, white and hybrid bass | 15 in total, only two of which can be 22 inches or longer | Open all year |
| Crappie | 30 | Open all year |
| Bream (sunfish) | 50 in total | Open all year |
| Catfish | No limit | Open all year |
| Walleye | 8 | Open all year |
| Pickerel | 15 | Open all year |
| American and hickory shad | 8 | Open all year |
Limits from the 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations guide; every Georgia limit on one page.
Nearby
Around the Duck Creek on the map
Other lakes a short haul from the Duck Creek
- Sawmill Lake5 miles
- Queen City Lake10 miles
- James H Floyd SP – Lower12 miles
- James H Floyd SP – Upper12 miles
Where to grab bait close to the Duck Creek
- The Big Texas Valley Trading Postbait and tackle shop, Rome, 17 miles
- Rocky Mountain Supply Co – CLOSEDbait and tackle shop, Rome, 20 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors, 865 Shugart Rdsporting goods store, Dalton, 24 miles
- Boats & Motors Of Dalton Incbait and tackle shop, Tunnel Hill, 24 miles
- Tuggle Bait Farm Incbait and tackle shop, Rome, 24 miles
Towns to bunk in for a the Duck Creek weekend
- Trion5 miles
- LaFayette8 miles
- Summerville9 miles
- Menlo11 miles
Nearby moving water to the Duck Creek
- Allen Creek3 miles
- Dickson Creek4 miles
- Chattooga River, Chattooga County4 miles
- Chappel Creek6 miles
County guides covering the Duck Creek
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Which fish
Telling apart the fish of Duck Creek
Photo: Dick Biggins, USFWS, Public domain
Photo: SFOfishing, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Hellion102792, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0
Answers
What gets asked most about the Duck Creek
How do I find the Duck Creek on a Georgia map?
It runs through Walker County.
Does WRD stock trout in the Duck Creek?
Yes, close to 15.3 miles.
Where do I look up current flow for the Duck Creek?
There is no gauge on it in our data.
Where would I slide a boat into the Duck Creek?
Wade-in access only in our data.
What creel limits does Georgia set on the Duck Creek?
No exception is printed; statewide rows apply.
What do visitors pay to fish the Duck Creek?
Designated trout water needs the $10 resident trout license (nonresidents $25) on top of the Georgia fishing license ($15 resident, $50 nonresident).
Who sells crickets and worms near the Duck Creek?
The Big Texas Valley Trading Post, about 17 miles away.
Is the Duck Creek good for bass?
Look for rainbow trout.
Which town works as a base camp for the Duck Creek?
The nearest town is Trion, 4 miles.
Set a date for the Duck Creek
Buy the license and trout license online first.