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Georgia Trout Streams
Every WRD designated trout stream with a page, by county, with trout miles and delayed harvest sections.
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At a glance
Designated trout streams in Georgia
The WRD Trout Fishing layer marks 665 named Georgia streams and rivers as designated trout water, about 3,585 mapped miles. 5 carry a delayed harvest section.
458 of those streams have their own page here, listed by county below; the rest are named on their county page and in the guide’s county list of 211 trout water lines.
665trout streams
3,585trout miles
5delayed harvest
28counties
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Georgia trout stream pages by county
Bartow County
- Ballard Creek5 trout miles
- Boston Creek6.9 trout miles
- Clear Creek, Bartow County6.1 trout miles
- Connesena Creek8.2 trout miles
- Dry Creek near Adairsville, Bartow County6 trout miles
- Dry Creek near Adairsville, Bartow County, 5.1 mi6 trout miles
- Little Pine Log Creek16.6 trout miles
- Mud Creek, Bartow County5.8 trout miles
- Rock Creek, Bartow County5.7 trout miles
- Sipsey Creek3.9 trout miles
- Stamp Creek6.2 trout miles
- Sugar Hill Creek11.9 trout miles
- Toms Creek5.8 trout miles
- Two Run Creek, Bartow County21.9 trout miles
- Ward Creek, Bartow County7.4 trout miles
Catoosa County
- Cat Creek3.9 trout miles
- Coulter Creek4.4 trout miles
- Dry Creek, Catoosa County10.9 trout miles
- Little Chickamauga Creek13 trout miles
- Little Tiger Creek3.4 trout miles
- Sugar Creek, Catoosa County6.3 trout miles
- Tiger Creek, Catoosa County12.7 trout miles
Chattooga County
- Chappel Creek8.7 trout miles
- Chelsea Creek6.5 trout miles
- Clarks Creek8 trout miles
- Coon Creek5 trout miles
- Gilreath Creek6.7 trout miles
- Hinton Creek, Chattooga County8 trout miles
- Little Armuchee Creek11 trout miles
- Moss Creek, Chattooga County8.5 trout miles
- Raccoon Creek, Chattooga County7.4 trout miles
- Ruff Creek7.3 trout miles
- Storey Mill Creek3.3 trout miles
- Taliaferro Creek6.1 trout miles
Cherokee County
- Bluff Creek5.9 trout miles
- Etowah River28.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Little Creek, Cherokee County3 trout miles
- Sharp Mountain Creek11.6 trout miles
- Wiley Creek5.3 trout miles
Cobb County
- Powder Springs Creek4.5 trout miles
Dade County
- Allison Creek2.5 trout miles
- Gulf Creek10 trout miles
- Hurricane Creek, Dade County5 trout miles
- Lookout Creek11 trout miles
- Tatum Gulf Creek3.6 trout miles
Dawson County
- Amicalola Creek27.4 trout miles, delayed harvest, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Cochrans Creek17.8 trout miles
- Fall Creek6.2 trout miles
- Gab Creek7.5 trout miles
- Holly Creek, Dawson County4.1 trout miles
- Little Amicalola Creek7.9 trout miles
- Shoal Creek, Dawson County7.2 trout miles
- Sweetwater Creek, Dawson County4.6 trout miles
Fannin County
- Bailey Creek, Fannin County3.9 trout miles
- Bryan Creek4 trout miles
- Buckeye Creek1.3 trout miles
- Charlie Creek4 trout miles
- Chester Creek4.4 trout miles
- Chestnut Creek2.1 trout miles
- Cowpen Creek2.2 trout miles
- Cutcane Creek6.8 trout miles
- Davis Creek, Fannin County1.9 trout miles
- Dickey Mill Creek4.4 trout miles
- Dry Creek, Fannin County3.4 trout miles
- Fightingtown Creek37.4 trout miles
- Flat Creek, Fannin County3.4 trout miles
- Frick Creek3 trout miles
- Hemptown Creek18.3 trout miles
- Hickory Creek5.5 trout miles
- Hothouse Creek10.2 trout miles
- Jacks River23.3 trout miles
- Kirby Creek3.1 trout miles
- Laurel Creek, Fannin County3.7 trout miles
- Little Fightingtown Creek8.1 trout miles
- Little Rock Creek, Fannin County5.5 trout miles
- Little Skeenah Creek4.1 trout miles
- Little Sugar Creek3.6 trout miles
- Long Creek3.9 trout miles
- Lovinggood Creek4.7 trout miles
- Madola Mill Creek3.8 trout miles
- McClure Creek, Fannin County6.4 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Fannin County3.4 trout miles
- Murray Creek3.6 trout miles
- Noontootla Creek12.4 trout miles
- North Fork Thomas Creek2.6 trout miles
- Owenby Creek4.7 trout miles
- Pack Creek3.7 trout miles
- Panther Creek, Fannin County2.7 trout miles
- Patterson Creek5.9 trout miles
- Pigeon Creek4.9 trout miles
- Poplar Camp Creek2.7 trout miles
- Postelle Creek3.2 trout miles
- Ritchie Creek8.7 trout miles
- Rock Creek, Fannin County10.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Rough Creek, Fannin County8.3 trout miles
- Sea Creek4 trout miles
- Seabolt Creek3.1 trout miles
- Skeenah Creek6.5 trout miles
- South Fork Jacks River5.4 trout miles
- South Fork Rapier Mill Creek4.7 trout miles
- Star Creek5.2 trout miles
- Stover Creek, Fannin County2 trout miles
- Sugar Creek, Fannin County14.3 trout miles
- Thomas Creek4.2 trout miles
- Toccoa River51.2 trout miles, delayed harvest, 4 heavily stocked segments
- Tumbling Creek6.7 trout miles
- Underwood Creek1 trout miles
- Watson Creek5 trout miles
- Weaver Creek, Fannin County7.7 trout miles
- Weeks Creek3.3 trout miles
- West Fork Jacks River3.5 trout miles
- Wilscot Creek9.4 trout miles
- Wolf Creek, Fannin County5.5 trout miles
- Young Stone Creek5.8 trout miles
Floyd County
- Dykes Creek13 trout miles
- Johns Creek10.9 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Kings Creek9.6 trout miles
- Lavender Creek4.8 trout miles
- Mount Hope Creek6.9 trout miles
- Rock Mountain Creek4.1 trout miles
- Silver Creek13.3 trout miles
- Spring Creek, Floyd County11.8 trout miles
Franklin County
- Middle Fork Broad River12.5 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- North Fork Broad River3.9 trout miles
Gilmer County
- Anderson Creek, Gilmer County14.9 trout miles
- Ball Creek6 trout miles
- Barnes Creek, Gilmer County4.2 trout miles
- Bear Creek3.9 trout miles
- Betty Creek, Gilmer County1.5 trout miles
- Big Creek, Gilmer County13.9 trout miles
- Birch Creek1.6 trout miles
- Boardtown Creek9.1 trout miles
- Briar Creek7.2 trout miles
- Cartecay River23.2 trout miles
- Cherry Log Creek8.9 trout miles
- Clear Creek, Gilmer County14.8 trout miles
- Conasauga Creek8 trout miles
- Coosawattee River2.4 trout miles
- Davis Creek, Gilmer County6 trout miles
- Demps Creek4.1 trout miles
- Dyer Creek1.4 trout miles
- East Mountaintown Creek11.8 trout miles
- Ellijay River18.2 trout miles
- Fausett Creek6.3 trout miles
- Fir Creek6.1 trout miles
- Gibson Creek3.1 trout miles
- Harkins Creek4.7 trout miles
- Harper Creek near Ellijay, Gilmer County5.7 trout miles
- Harper Creek near Ellijay, Gilmer County, 3.5 mi3.9 trout miles
- Harris Creek4.1 trout miles
- Heddy Creek3.6 trout miles
- Holden Creek5.7 trout miles
- Jones Creek, Gilmer County3.4 trout miles
- Kells Creek7.4 trout miles
- Laurel Creek, Gilmer County3.5 trout miles
- Licklog Creek9.2 trout miles
- Little Rock Creek, Gilmer County4.2 trout miles
- Little Turniptown Creek4.8 trout miles
- Mountaintown Creek24.8 trout miles
- Oliver Creek3.5 trout miles
- Owltown Creek6.8 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Potatopatch Creek2.4 trout miles
- Price Creek7.2 trout miles
- Rock Creek, Gilmer County8.2 trout miles
- Rodgers Creek4.9 trout miles
- Rolston Creek5.6 trout miles
- Ross Creek5.2 trout miles
- Sevenmile Creek3.7 trout miles
- Stanley Creek7.6 trout miles
- Stover Creek, Gilmer County7.5 trout miles
- Tails Creek11.2 trout miles
- Talona Creek7.7 trout miles
- Tickanetley Creek18.4 trout miles
- Town Creek, Gilmer County11.8 trout miles
- Turkey Creek9.5 trout miles
- Turniptown Creek8.8 trout miles
- Vandegriff Creek3.2 trout miles
- Weaver Creek, Gilmer County3.2 trout miles
- Whitepath Creek4.5 trout miles
- Wildcat Creek, Gilmer County4.9 trout miles
- Wolf Creek, Gilmer County1.2 trout miles
Gordon County
- Cedar Creek, Gordon County9.2 trout miles
- Dry Creek, Gordon County4.6 trout miles
- Pine Log Creek24.8 trout miles
- Pinhook Creek4.3 trout miles
- Salacoa Creek17.8 trout miles
- Snake Creek13.4 trout miles
Habersham County
- Davidson Creek6.2 trout miles
- Goshen Creek3.3 trout miles
- Left Fork Soquee River5.2 trout miles
- Liberty Creek5.7 trout miles
- Little Panther Creek8.3 trout miles
- Mauldin Mill Creek4.3 trout miles
- Middle Prong Left Fork Soquee River1.9 trout miles
- Nancy Town Creek3.7 trout miles
- North Prong Left Fork Soquee River1.1 trout miles
- Oakey Creek3.4 trout miles
- Panther Creek, Habersham County15.8 trout miles, 2 heavily stocked segments
- Raper Creek7.5 trout miles
- Right Fork Soquee River8.6 trout miles
- Rogers Creek3.6 trout miles
- Sautee Creek7.3 trout miles
- Shoal Creek, Habersham County6.5 trout miles
- Soquee River20 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
Hall County
- Chattahoochee River83.7 trout miles, delayed harvest, 6 heavily stocked segments
Haralson County
- Big Creek, Haralson County7.9 trout miles
- Brooks Creek10.7 trout miles
- Flat Wood Creek5.8 trout miles
- Lassetter Creek4.7 trout miles
- Little Creek, Haralson County4.4 trout miles
- Mann Creek8.9 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Haralson County4.4 trout miles
- Panther Creek, Haralson County3.5 trout miles
- Tab Creek4.2 trout miles
- Tallapoosa River19.8 trout miles
- Thomasson Creek5.7 trout miles
- Water Mill Creek4.7 trout miles
Lumpkin County
- Blood Mountain Creek3.7 trout miles
- Boggs Creek4.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Bull Creek3.2 trout miles
- Camp Creek, Lumpkin County4.2 trout miles
- Cane Creek11.4 trout miles
- Cavenders Creek4.1 trout miles
- Chestatee River16.6 trout miles
- Clay Creek8.8 trout miles
- Columbia Creek1.6 trout miles
- Dicks Creek, Lumpkin County8.9 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Edmunston Creek3.4 trout miles
- Frogtown Creek6.5 trout miles
- Hurricane Creek, Lumpkin County7.9 trout miles
- Jones Creek, Lumpkin County11.6 trout miles
- Lance Creek4.2 trout miles
- Little Cane Creek4.5 trout miles
- Mill Creek near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County4 trout miles
- Mill Creek near Dawsonville, Lumpkin County3.8 trout miles
- Montgomery Creek4.1 trout miles
- Moss Creek, Lumpkin County3 trout miles
- Nimblewill Creek16.3 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Pigeon Roost Creek1.6 trout miles
- Poverty Creek5.3 trout miles
- Pruitt Creek4.4 trout miles
- Tate Creek3.6 trout miles
- Two Run Creek, Lumpkin County3.8 trout miles
- Walker Creek3.2 trout miles
- Ward Creek near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County5.9 trout miles
- Ward Creek near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, 4.3 mi5.2 trout miles
- Waters Creek2.6 trout miles
- West Fork Montgomery Creek3.1 trout miles
- Woody Creek4.7 trout miles
- Yahoola Creek16.3 trout miles
Murray County
- Conasauga River21.7 trout miles
- Dill Creek3.5 trout miles
- Emery Creek5.3 trout miles
- Holly Creek, Murray County9.4 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Jigger Creek5.5 trout miles
- Mill Creek near Chatsworth, Murray County5.6 trout miles
- Mill Creek near Eton, Murray County11.8 trout miles
- North Prong Sumac Creek9.1 trout miles
- Rock Creek near Chatsworth, Murray County8.4 trout miles
- Rock Creek near Chatsworth, Murray County, 3.4 mi3.1 trout miles
- Rough Creek, Murray County4.3 trout miles
- Shanty Creek3.4 trout miles
- Stink Creek, Murray County1.8 trout miles
- Sugar Creek, Murray County6 trout miles
- Sumac Creek12.2 trout miles
- Tearbritches Creek2.6 trout miles
Paulding County
- Bluffy Creek5.1 trout miles
- Crider Creek4.2 trout miles
- Little Pumpkinvine Creek8.4 trout miles
- Little Raccoon Creek3.9 trout miles
- McClendon Creek6.7 trout miles
- Mud Creek, Paulding County6.4 trout miles
- Possum Creek5.8 trout miles
- Pumpkinvine Creek4.6 trout miles
- Raccoon Creek, Paulding County12.2 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- White Creek4.2 trout miles
- Whitehead Creek4.2 trout miles
Pickens County
- Bryant Creek, Pickens County5.2 trout miles
- Champion Creek5.2 trout miles
- Darnell Creek, Pickens County5.1 trout miles
- Disharoon Creek3.5 trout miles
- East Branch Long Swamp Creek8.6 trout miles
- Fisher Creek7 trout miles
- Hinton Creek, Pickens County5.2 trout miles
- Hobson Creek5.4 trout miles
- Little Scarecorn Creek7.5 trout miles
- Long Swamp Creek8 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Pickens County3.3 trout miles
- Mud Creek, Pickens County4.1 trout miles
- Pettit Creek4.1 trout miles
- Rock Creek, Pickens County9.2 trout miles
- Scarecorn Creek9.5 trout miles
- Talking Rock Creek5.5 trout miles
- Town Creek, Pickens County6.1 trout miles
Polk County
- Little Cedar Creek near Cave Spring, Polk County14.9 trout miles
- Little Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Polk County5 trout miles
- Pumpkin Pile Creek8.6 trout miles
- Spring Creek, Polk County5.1 trout miles
- Thompson Creek4.8 trout miles
Rabun County
- Bad Creek3 trout miles
- Betty Creek, Rabun County7.1 trout miles
- Big Creek, Rabun County5.2 trout miles
- Blacks Creek4.1 trout miles
- Bridge Creek6.3 trout miles
- Camp Creek, Rabun County4 trout miles
- Chattooga River, Rabun County26.7 trout miles, delayed harvest
- Chechero Creek4.7 trout miles
- Cliff Creek6.6 trout miles
- Coleman River7.2 trout miles
- Crow Creek3.6 trout miles
- Cutting Bone Creek4.3 trout miles
- Darnell Creek, Rabun County3.5 trout miles
- Dicks Creek near Hiawassee, Rabun County6.5 trout miles
- Dicks Creek near Mountain City, Rabun County3.3 trout miles
- Flat Creek, Rabun County3.1 trout miles
- Holcomb Creek7.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Hoods Creek3.8 trout miles
- Howard Creek3.1 trout miles
- Keener Creek3.3 trout miles
- Kelly Creek3.5 trout miles
- La Counts Creek3.1 trout miles
- Law Ground Creek3.3 trout miles
- Lick Log Creek4.1 trout miles
- Little Persimmon Creek3.8 trout miles
- Little Tennessee River9.7 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Rabun County3.4 trout miles
- Moccasin Creek, Rabun County3.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Morsingills Creek4.5 trout miles
- Mud Creek, Rabun County5.5 trout miles
- Overflow Creek3.8 trout miles
- Persimmon Creek9.5 trout miles
- Plumorchard Creek6.2 trout miles
- Pole Creek3.2 trout miles
- Popcorn Creek5 trout miles
- Pounding Mill Creek3.7 trout miles
- Reed Creek4.7 trout miles
- Rickman Creek3.2 trout miles
- Sarahs Creek7.5 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Sawmill Creek4.5 trout miles
- Scott Creek5.7 trout miles
- She Creek3.7 trout miles
- South Fork Moccasin Creek3.3 trout miles
- Stekoa Creek21.8 trout miles
- Stonewall Creek7.1 trout miles
- Tallulah River13.5 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Taylor Creek3.1 trout miles
- Tiger Creek, Rabun County11 trout miles
- Timpson Creek11.3 trout miles
- Tuckaluge Creek4.5 trout miles
- Warwoman Creek13.5 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- West Fork Chattooga River7.3 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Wildcat Creek, Rabun County5.6 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Worley Creek4.7 trout miles
Richmond County
- Savannah River5.1 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
Stephens County
- Cedar Creek, Stephens County5.9 trout miles
- Dicks Creek, Stephens County6.4 trout miles
- Kimbell Creek3.5 trout miles
- Little Toccoa Creek5.2 trout miles
- Toccoa Creek5.2 trout miles
- Tugaloo River0 trout miles
Towns County
- Bearmeat Creek3.6 trout miles
- Brasstown Creek15.2 trout miles
- Byers Creek4 trout miles
- Charlies Creek5.1 trout miles
- Corbin Creek6 trout miles
- Corn Creek3.1 trout miles
- Crane Creek4.2 trout miles
- Cynth Creek3.2 trout miles
- Fodder Creek7.1 trout miles
- High Shoals Creek4.2 trout miles
- Hightower Creek13.1 trout miles
- Hiwassee River13.2 trout miles
- Hog Creek4.8 trout miles
- Little Hightower Creek3.7 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Towns County4.9 trout miles
- Owl Creek4.3 trout miles
- Scataway Creek5 trout miles
- Soapstone Creek7.2 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Swallow Creek5.2 trout miles
- Upper Bell Creek3.3 trout miles
- Winchester Creek4 trout miles
Union County
- Anderson Creek, Union County4.2 trout miles
- Arkaqua Creek8.9 trout miles
- Bald Creek4.4 trout miles
- Barnes Creek, Union County4.2 trout miles
- Bitter Creek3.4 trout miles
- Brackett Creek3.6 trout miles
- Bryant Creek, Union County4.2 trout miles
- Butler Creek3.5 trout miles
- Canada Creek6.9 trout miles
- Conley Creek4.2 trout miles
- Cooper Creek19.4 trout miles, 2 heavily stocked segments
- Coosa Creek4.4 trout miles
- Dooley Creek8.6 trout miles
- East Fork Coosa Creek7.5 trout miles
- Fortenberry Creek4 trout miles
- Hatchet Creek3.6 trout miles
- Helton Creek4.8 trout miles
- Ivylog Creek9.3 trout miles
- Jones Creek, Union County4.6 trout miles
- Left Fork Nottely River1.4 trout miles
- Little Youngcane Creek4.5 trout miles
- Low Creek3.6 trout miles
- Lower Youngcane Creek4.8 trout miles
- Moccasin Creek, Union County3 trout miles
- Mulky Creek4 trout miles
- Nottely River18.7 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Right Fork Notely River1.9 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- Stink Creek, Union County6.4 trout miles
- Suches Creek9 trout miles
- Town Creek, Union County7.3 trout miles
- Watts Creek4.2 trout miles
- West Fork Coosa Creek3.7 trout miles
- West Fork Wolf Creek4.2 trout miles
- Williams Creek3.2 trout miles
- Wolf Creek, Union County6.9 trout miles
- Youngcane Creek12.9 trout miles
Walker County
- Allen Creek5.1 trout miles
- Bailey Creek, Walker County4.6 trout miles
- Chattanooga Creek8.7 trout miles
- Concord Creek5.5 trout miles
- Dick Creek5.8 trout miles
- Dickson Creek3.5 trout miles
- Dry Creek near LaFayette, Walker County7.4 trout miles
- Dry Creek near Resaca, Walker County5.3 trout miles
- Duck Creek15.3 trout miles
- Furnace Creek4.3 trout miles
- Hogjowl Creek8.6 trout miles
- Mill Creek, Walker County4.1 trout miles
- Mud Creek, Walker County8.1 trout miles
- Rock Creek, Walker County11.6 trout miles
- West Armuchee Creek11.8 trout miles
- West Chickamauga Creek2.3 trout miles
White County
- Andrews Creek3.2 trout miles
- Ash Creek2.3 trout miles
- Bean Creek4.1 trout miles
- Bear Den Creek3.1 trout miles
- Chickamauga Creek9.6 trout miles
- Cox Creek3.8 trout miles
- Crumley Creek3.8 trout miles
- Dodd Creek3.8 trout miles
- Dover Creek3 trout miles
- Dukes Creek10.6 trout miles
- Jasus Creek4.3 trout miles
- Low Gap Creek4.9 trout miles, 1 heavily stocked segments
- McClure Creek, White County4.6 trout miles
- Smith Creek7.5 trout miles, delayed harvest, 2 heavily stocked segments
- Spoilcane Creek6.8 trout miles
- Tesnatee Creek4.3 trout miles
- Thurmond Creek4.3 trout miles
- Town Creek, White County14.2 trout miles
- Turner Creek7.1 trout miles
- York Creek3.9 trout miles
Whitfield County
- Coahulla Creek5.5 trout miles
- Mills Creek4.4 trout miles
- Spring Creek, Whitfield County4 trout miles
- Swamp Creek5.9 trout miles
- Wildcat Creek, Whitfield County3.1 trout miles
WRD Trout Fishing layer (designated trout stream segments).
Trout miles
Georgia trout miles by county
| County | Trout miles | Guide lines for the county |
|---|---|---|
| Fannin County | 461 | 6 |
| Gilmer County | 447 | 5 |
| Rabun County | 408 | 15 |
| Union County | 317 | 10 |
| Lumpkin County | 228 | 8 |
| Towns County | 159 | 10 |
| White County | 137 | 3 |
| Bartow County | 133 | 11 |
| Habersham County | 124 | 10 |
| Walker County | 116 | 17 |
| Murray County | 116 | 9 |
| Pickens County | 107 | 21 |
| Chattooga County | 88 | 13 |
| Haralson County | 85 | 5 |
| Dawson County | 84 | 6 |
| Hall County | 84 | 0 |
| Floyd County | 77 | 9 |
| Gordon County | 76 | 6 |
| Paulding County | 71 | 8 |
| Catoosa County | 60 | 4 |
| Cherokee County | 58 | 7 |
| Polk County | 38 | 7 |
| Dade County | 35 | 4 |
| Stephens County | 28 | 5 |
| Whitfield County | 23 | 6 |
| Franklin County | 16 | 0 |
| Richmond County | 5 | 0 |
| Cobb County | 4 | 1 |
Rules
Georgia trout rules in short
- All designated trout waters are open year round.season
- 8 trout (brook, rainbow, brown and hybrids) statewide; 5 in Georgia-South Carolina border waterslimit
- Trout anglers are restricted to the use of one pole and line which must be handheld. No other type of gear may be used in trout streams. It is unlawful to use live fish for bait in trout streams. Seining or trapping bait-fish is not allowed in any trout stream.gear
- Residents and nonresidents 16 and older need a fishing license and a trout license to fish in designated trout waters or to fish for or possess trout; landowners and immediate family on their premises are exempt.license
In pictures
Photos of Georgia water to go with Georgia Trout Streams
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0
Photo: Thomson200, CC0 1.0
Answers
Georgia trout stream questions
How many designated trout streams does Georgia have?
665 named streams in the WRD layer, about 3,585 miles.
Which Georgia county has the most trout miles?
Fannin County, about 461 mapped miles.
Do I need a trout license for these streams?
Designated trout water needs the $10 resident trout license (nonresidents $25) on top of the Georgia fishing license ($15 resident, $50 nonresident).
Are Georgia trout streams open all year?
Yes; Georgia has no closed trout season on designated water.
Which Georgia streams are delayed harvest?
Amicalola Creek, Chattahoochee River (Sope Creek to US Hwy 41), Chattooga River, Smith Creek and Toccoa River (delayed harvest section).
Where do the brown trout come from?
WRD stocks rainbow and brown trout; some streams also hold wild trout, as the WRD forecasts note.
Are there brook trout in Georgia?
Yes, native brook trout in some high-elevation streams; the size rules on listed streams protect them.
Are smaller trout creeks listed?
Creeks without a page are named on their county page and in the guide’s county list.