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Rainbow Trout
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Spotted Bass
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Chain Pickerel
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Georgia trout streams
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Salacoa Creek Fishing
Gordon County and 3 other counties, designated trout water.
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First things to know about the Salacoa Creek
The Salacoa Creek is a Georgia creek running through Gordon County and 3 other counties. Roughly 38 miles flow inside the state line. Plan around Fairmount, around 3 miles from the river.
Some 17.8 miles are designated trout stream.
38miles in Georgia
17.8trout miles
0USGS gauges
0ramps
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How WRD manages the Salacoa Creek for trout
17.8designated trout miles
1trout segments
Coosariver basin
The Salacoa Creek follows the statewide trout season, open all year with 8 trout (brook, rainbow, brown and hybrids) statewide a day.
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
The Salacoa Creek species list
The Salacoa Creek list combines access point flags with forecast and record entries.
WRD Water Access Points species flags, WRD trout layer and forecasts.
Access
Put-ins for boats and kayaks on the Salacoa Creek
Plan on wading the Salacoa Creek; WRD lists no ramp for it.
WRD Water Access Points, Georgia water trails layer, USGS gauges.
Regulations
Harvest rules in force along the Salacoa 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
Short drives from the Salacoa Creek
Georgia lakes in the same area as the Salacoa Creek
- Salacoa Creek Lake8 miles
- Manning Mill Lake11 miles
- Reregulation Reservoir14 miles
- Carters Lake16 miles
Crickets, shiners and line near the Salacoa Creek
- Nutter Rod & Reel Servicebait and tackle shop, White, 8 miles
- Royal Carpbait and tackle shop, White, 11 miles
- Bart's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Talking Rock, 12 miles
- Wilderness Camp Marinamarina, White, 16 miles
- SHL Luresbait and tackle shop, Cartersville, 16 miles
Places to stay close to the Salacoa Creek
- Fairmount3 miles
- Ranger7 miles
- White8 miles
- Adairsville11 miles
More Georgia rivers near the Salacoa Creek
- Little Pine Log Creek3 miles
- Rock Creek, Bartow County3 miles
- Pine Log Creek4 miles
- Ballard Creek6 miles
County pages that include the Salacoa Creek
- Gordon County
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Pickens County
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Which fish
Pictures of the fish at Salacoa Creek
Photo: Fabricio Cardenas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Dick Biggins, USFWS, Public domain
Photo: Hellion102792, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0
Answers
The Salacoa Creek: quick answers for anglers
Which Georgia counties does the Salacoa Creek cross?
Look in Gordon County, Bartow County, Cherokee County and Pickens County.
How many trout miles does the Salacoa Creek have?
About 17.8 trout miles, so a trout license is needed for trout.
Is the Salacoa Creek up or down today?
No active USGS gauge matches it.
How many public launches does WRD map on the Salacoa Creek?
No put-in on file.
How many fish may I keep from the Salacoa Creek?
Use the statewide freshwater limits.
What does it cost to fish the Salacoa Creek?
Designated trout water needs the $10 resident trout license (nonresidents $25) on top of the Georgia fishing license ($15 resident, $50 nonresident).
Where do I pick up bait on the way to the Salacoa Creek?
Closest listing: Nutter Rod & Reel Service, 8 miles.
What does WRD say swims in the Salacoa Creek?
rainbow trout, per WRD.
Which Georgia town sits near the Salacoa Creek?
Fairmount, about 3 miles from the midpoint.
Pack the waders for the Salacoa Creek
Look at flow and the rules first.