Tiger Creek, Catoosa County Fishing
Catoosa County and Whitfield County, designated trout water.
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First things to know about the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
The Tiger Creek, Catoosa County is a Georgia creek running through Catoosa County and Whitfield County. Roughly 12 miles flow inside the state line. Plan around Cohutta, under a mile from the river.
Some 12.7 miles are designated trout stream.
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The Tiger Creek, Catoosa County 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.
The Tiger Creek, Catoosa County species list
The Tiger Creek, Catoosa County list combines access point flags with forecast and record entries.
WRD Water Access Points species flags, WRD trout layer and forecasts.
Put-ins for boats and kayaks on the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
Plan on wading the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County; WRD lists no ramp for it.
WRD Water Access Points, Georgia water trails layer, USGS gauges.
Harvest rules in force along the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
| 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.
Short drives from the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
Georgia lakes in the same area as the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
- Murrays Lake17 miles
- Conasauga Lake19 miles
- Fort Mountain Lake20 miles
- Peeples Lake22 miles
Crickets, shiners and line near the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
- Boats & Motors Of Dalton Incbait and tackle shop, Tunnel Hill, 9 miles
- Water 2 Woods Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Ringgold, 10 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors, 865 Shugart Rdsporting goods store, Dalton, 12 miles
- Discount Sporting Goods & Tackbait and tackle shop, Dalton, 13 miles
- Brown's Ferry Marinamarina, Rossville, 16 miles
Places to stay close to the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
- Cohuttaunder a mile
- Varnell4 miles
- Tunnel Hill8 miles
- Ringgold9 miles
More Georgia rivers near the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
- Cat Creek2 miles
- Mills Creek3 miles
- Sugar Creek, Catoosa County3 miles
- Wildcat Creek, Whitfield County6 miles
County pages that include the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
- Catoosa County
- Whitfield County
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Pictures of the fish at Tiger Creek, Catoosa County

Photo: ColtonOrbaker, CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Dick Biggins, USFWS, Public domain

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Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0
The Tiger Creek, Catoosa County: quick answers for anglers
Which Georgia counties does the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County cross?
Look in Catoosa County and Whitfield County.
How many trout miles does the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County have?
About 12.7 trout miles, so a trout license is needed for trout.
Is the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County up or down today?
No active USGS gauge matches it.
How many public launches does WRD map on the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
No put-in on file.
How many fish may I keep from the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
Use the statewide freshwater limits.
What does it cost to fish the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
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 Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
Closest listing: Boats & Motors Of Dalton Inc, 9 miles.
What does WRD say swims in the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
rainbow trout, per WRD.
Which Georgia town sits near the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County?
Cohutta, under a mile from the midpoint.
Pack the waders for the Tiger Creek, Catoosa County
Look at flow and the rules first.

