Just in case you needed an excuse to get out on the water National Fishing and Boating Week (NFBW) is June 1-8 and includes two FREE Fishing Days (Sat. May 31 and Sat. June 7)! That makes it a perfect time to take someone new with you (who might not already have a fishing license) […]

Not this time Invasives! Staff at Singleton Marine Yacht Center deserve major thanks for keeping Lake Lanier safe from an invasive species. Upon delivery of a vessel from Michigan staff at the marina spotted destructive zebra mussels and immediately called in a report to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD)...

Put a date on your summer calendar to visit the Go Fish Education Center in Perry GA where visitors can go on an educational journey through Georgia’s watersheds to learn about our diverse aquatic wildlife their natural habitats and the impacts of water pollution. Beyond that GFEC serves as a great resource of fishing information […]

Blue Ridge lake May 2025 Temp 70 Level full -2ft Clarity 8ft This lake really comes alive in May. The walleye are crushing the spawning herring early in the morning. Look for active bait up shallow before dawn and concentrate on those areas after sunrise. Jerk baits jigs live bait and trolling […]

ers May 2025   Lake Temp 70 Level full Clarity 5ft The spring walleye bite has been great with numbers and big fish. The fish are feeding pretty shallow at night and holding near shore after sunrise. Targeting the 25 to 50ft range has been most productive for daytime fishing. Slow trolling […]

Blue Ridge temp 61 level -8 ft clarity 7ft “Temps are climbing and the winter pool level is slowly rising to spring levels on this reservoir. As the temps climb into the lower 60s the fish in this lake start to get fired up. Walleye are slowly making their way out of the river system […]

ers April 2025 water 62 level full clarity 5ft “With the walleye spawn wrapping up in the river we are focusing our walleye efforts back on the main lake. Early morning the toothy fish are up shallow feeding on the shallow bait. These fish will get back to depth after sunrise so the shallow bite […]

Blue ridge lake Temp 49 Level -19 ft. Clarity 10ft The waters still cold and the lakes still down 20ish ft. So there’s that plus every time it rains the lake gets a bad stain from the bank runoff but if you time it right the bite can be a lot of fun. There’s […]

ers lake Temp 54 Level full +/- 6 ft Clarity 2 feet on surface     Almost spring been hearing it for weeks but March can be deceiving. Cold nights still pretty chilly water and cold fronts still moving through can really turn the bite on and off. The best advice is to find a […]

Lake level is 1071.73 (.73 above full) and water temps are 71-73 degrees and water clarity varies from clear on main lake to stained farther north in the river systems and the backs of the creeks.  The striped bass spawn is winding down and the fish are moving back south out of the river systems […] The post May 2025 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Re...

For the third time in less than a year Georgia has a new freshwater fish state record spotted sunfish! Josh Forsythe of Homerville GA (Clinch County) landed the newest record catch of 0 lb 13 oz on May 5 from the Suwannee River. This almost 9-inch catch beats the previous state record tie of 0 […]

Fishing Supports Conservation Efforts! The Sport Fish Restoration Act (SFRA) turns 75 this year. This program distributes funds to state agencies using federal tax revenue brought in exclusively from manufacturers of the fishing equipment that you purchase. For over seven decades this incredible program has funded fisheries conservation efforts enh...

Georgia has a New State Record freshwater fish tie! Mr. Wesley Daniels caught this 12 ounce spotted sunfish on April 15 while fishing for catfish on the Suwannee River. Is there another state record fish out there just waiting on you to get on the water? Only one way to find out! Check out state […]

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Lanier is has been a little over full pool and the water temperature is climbing into the upper fifties quickly. The water clarity is all over the place but more on the clear side. As expected the stained areas are a little warmer.. April is a big month on Lanier for striped bass. The […] The post Lake Lanier Fishing Report April 2025 appeared fir...

The news you need to catch the fish you want is below – but first check out these young artists! The Georgia winners of the Fish Art Contest have been announced! The Wildlife Forever Fish Art Contest which includes the Georgia Fish Art Contest is an international competition designed to ignite children’s imagination and inspire […]

The lake is at 1071.90 (.90 feet above full pool) and the Corps has been doing very little to drop the lake which has kept the northern reaches of the lake very muddy as there is very little flow and lots of rain.  Water temps are in the low to mid 60s.  Most creeks go […] The post April 2025 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report appeared first on La...

It’s Spring Break time. Surely that means at least one fishing trip is scheduled to happen right? There are plenty of places for you to visit to throw out a line in Georgia. Need a good place to start? Visit a Public Fishing Area (PFA). There are 11 PFAs available across the state all managed […]

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It has been a long winter but spring is here and the trout are hitting the water thanks to the long-standing partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resource Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  “The last week of March is the beginning of regular weekly trout stockings from now until […]