Georgia fishing regulations 1966-67 and trout schedule 1966 [1966]

GEORGIA FISHING REGULATIONS
1966-1967____
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Edited by J im Morrison and Ronnie Abney

GEORGIA FISHING REGULATIONS
and TROUT SCHEDULE

Georgia is a fisherman's paradise richly blessed with every type of sport fishing found on the North American continent. Few states can match the tremendous variety of Georgia's fishing, ranging from the leaping
rainbow trout in the mountain streams of North Georgia to the sea trout and channel bass of the Golden Isles of Georgia. In between these lie thousands of miles of long flowing rivers, large artificial impoundments, and many thousands of smaller fishing lakes famous for their fabulous bass and bream fishing. In such a vast water area teeming with fish, only the most liberal restrictions need to be placed on sport fishermen to insure the annual r enewal of this magnificent Georgia natural resource.
The regulations and information contained in this folder are intended only as a general guide for sport fishermen. For the exact wording of the game laws and regulations, see the Georgia Code and the current copy of the r egulations of the State Game and Fish Commission on file at all county courthouses. For information on commercial fishing regulations, or other fishing information, contact the Georgia Game and Fish Commission, 401 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

All fishermen 16 years of age or older in the State of Georgia are required to have a valid current State fishing license in their possession while fishing in fresh water, with the exception of landowners and members of their immediate family who may fish without a license on their own property. All non-residents, regardless of age, are required to have a non-resident fishing license while fishing in designated trout waters. No license is required for fishing in saltwater.
Residents over 65 years of age, blind persons, and totally disabled veterans may obtain a permanent honorary license free of charge by personal or mail application to the Game and Fish Commission's office at the State Capitol.
LICENSE FEES

Resident Fishing License

$2.25

Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing 5.25

Non-Resident Fishing (5 day t rip )

2.25

Non-Resident Season Fishing License

7.25

Resident Georgia fishing licen~es are available in all

parts of the State from more than 1800 license dealers

in most h ardware stores, sporting goods stores, bait

dealers, mar in as, etc. Many license dealers also sell non-

resident fishing licenses.

All licenses may be purchased in person or by mail

from the State Game and Fish Commission;401 ::>tate

Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334.

Orders by mail should include the complete physical

description and address of the applicant, with the prop-

er payment. All licenses purchased during the 1966-67

season expire on March 31, 1967.

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S E A S ON S

All streams, lakes, and ponds of Georgia are open to fishing throughout the entire year with the exception of the mountain trout waters of North Georgia. See the trout regulations below for details. Sun day fishing is allowed.
DAILY CREEL LIMITS

Bream (Bluegill, Red Breast,

and other species of Bream)

50

Crappie, Yellow Perch

40

White Bass and Yellow Bass . .... .. ..... . ..... 30

Largemouth Black Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Red-

eye Bass, and Spotted Bass or Kentucky Bass . 15

Striped Bass or Rock Fish

15

Eastern Pickerel or Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15

Brook or Speckled Trout, Rainbow Trout

and Brown Trout

8

White Shad, Hickory Shad .. . ... . . .

8

Sauger, Walleye ........... .. . .

Muskelunge ...

Channel Catfish

. . .

8 2 No Limit

(See section on r ecipr ocal agreements for creel limits on waters adjoining other states.)

There is a creel limit of five largemouth b ass in

Lake Russell, and McDuffie and Williams P ublic Fish-

ing areas.

POSSESSION LIMITS

No person may possess a t any time more than 50 fish in the aggregate or total of all the species named except channel catfish and no more than 15 large or smallmouth bass, 30 white and yellow bass, or 8 trout of any or all species in the aggregate or total possession.

SIZE LIMITS
There are no minimum or maximum size limits on game fish in Georgia, with the exceptions noted in the trout regulations and in the following areas which all have a ten inch size limit on largemouth bass : Lakes Jackson, High Falls and Russell ; McDuffie and Williams Public Fishing Areas; and in these state park lakes: Indian Springs, Hard Labor Creek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fort Mountain, Laura S. Walker, A. H. Stevens, Magnolia Springs, Gordonia Altamaha, Fort Yargo, Little Ocmulgee, Kolomoki Mounds and Little River.
For further information on state parks and their facilities, contact the State Parks Department, 7 Hunter Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. For information on Lake Russell and other Chattahoochee National Forest recreation areas, contact the U.S. Forest Service, Peachtree? th Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30323.

PUBLIC FISHING AREAS
Mc D UF FIE
The McDuffie Public Fishing area consists of 15 ponds open for fishing March 1 through October 31. The easily accessible ponds are well fertilized and heavily stocked with largemouth bass, bream, and . channel catfish . Fishermen m ay use their own boats on the lakes, but only w ith electric m otors. There is an admission charge of $1.00 per day for each fis h erman 16 years of age or older.
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Directions from Au gusta : Go to Dearing, Georgia, turn left at caution light and travel 3 miles to Iron Hill Church. Turn right at church, go to wooden sign, turn left on dirt road, travel .8 mile to checking station.
Directions from Thomson : East on U .S. 278, 5.2 miles, bear right at large wooden sign . on sh ari? curve and travel 3.3 miles on paved road. Right on dirt road and travel .8 mile to station.
HIGH FALLS
P icturesque High Falls Lake is open year round and offers the angler good channel catfish , bass, crappie, and bream fishing. Motors ar e limited to 7% horsepower on the lake. No permit is requ ired.
Directions: The lake is located 8 miles southwest of Jackson on Georgia 36.
WILLIAMS
Located at the Game and Fish Commission's Cordele Fish Hatchery Williams P ublic Fishing Area is open year round with no permit required . The 40 acre lake is stocked with bass, bream, and channel catfish.
Only electric motors are allowed on the lake. Directions : 12 miles west of Cordele on t h e Americus Highway (U.S. 280). For further information on the above public fishing areas write the Commission's Atlanta Office at the State Capitol.
FISHING METHODS
Holders of sport fishing licenses may take fish only with rod and line, or on trot lines or set hooks with a combination of 50 or less h ooks. It is illegal to use any batteries, generators, explosives, poison s, gigs, spears, firearms, etc. Fish may not be grabbed or captured by hand. Nets, baskets, trot lines with more th an 50 hooks, and other such devices may not be used to take rough fish without possession of a commercial fishing license or basket permit, except in private ponds.
Skin Divers
Skin divers may take rough fish in fr esh water, _provided the diver is completely submer ged and ~ses a spear attached with a line to his body or weapon . A special spear fishing license is r equired in addition to the regular State fishing licen se: $2.25 for resident s, $3 .25 for non-residents, with a three-day non-resident license for $1.25. Spear fishing licenses are available only from the Capitol office of the Game and Fish Com mission.
BOW AND ARROW FISHING
Archers may take rough fish year-aro und, provided they possess a regular State f ishing license. Bows must be capable of shooting an arrow for at least 100 yards. Arrows must be barbed and have a line attached to the bow or archer for recovering the fish. Arrows with poisonous or exploding heads and mechanical bows or crossbows are not allowed . Archers m ay n ot sh oot from a bridge or public road, or within 150 fee t of any sport fisherman. Bow and arrow fishing hours are from sunup to sundown. Any game fish found in the possession of a bow and arrow fisherman shall be considered illegally taken, therefore, archers may not fish with a pole and line at the same time, or vice-versa.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
Under reciprocal agreements between adjoining States and the Georgia Game and Fish Commission, Georgia fishing licenses will be honored on all waters adjoinmg Alabama (with the exception of Lake Weiss) Florida, and South Carolina, and on Lake Ch atuge border-
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ing North Carolina. These agreements apply only to anglers in boats who are not anchored or tied in any way to the shore of the adjoining state. Only the main portions of the adjacent waterways are covered, not the tributary streams.
Creel limits on adjoining waters are those of the individual state having jurisdiction in that portion of the waterway, except that the Alabama creel limits and other regulations are the same as the Georgia regulations and creel limits. For a list of the creel limits and other regulations of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, write the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh; South Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Columbia; Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee.
Georgia motorboat registrations are honored in all surrounding states, however, Alabama requires unregistered Georgia motorboats of 10 horsepower or less to display a decal which may be obtained free of charge from the Georgia Game and Fish Commission's Atlanta, Calhoun, Manchester or Dawson offices. Georgia motorboats operating in Alabama also must obey more stringent Alabama safety equipment requirements. For a free copy, write the Alabama Conservation Department, Montgomery.
BOATING SAFETY
Georgia boating safety laws and regulations require that all boaters keep at least one Coast Guard approved life preserver on board for each person in their boat. Boats with motors over 10 horsepower in size must be registered with the Game and Fish Commission. A free copy of these laws and regulations is available on request from the Commission's Atlanta offi ce.
RESERVOIR MAPS
Maps of the seven U. S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs in Georgia, including Allatoona, Lanier, Hartwell, Clark Hill, Fort Gaines, and Savannah Bluff are available free of charge from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division , L awyer 's Title Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Maps of reservoirs of the Georgia Power Company, including Sinclair, Jackson , Burton, Rabun, Seed, Tallulah, Bartletts Ferry, Goat Rock, Oliver and Worth are available free of charge from the Game and Fish Commission's Atlanta office. Also available are maps of TVA's Blue Ridge, Nottely, and Chatuge Reservoirs, along with the Crisp County Power Corporation's Lake Blackshear. The location of these lakes, and fishing streams throughout the state along with fishing tips and fish illustrations are included in a free pamphlet entitled "Fish and Fishing".
A brochure, "Saltwater Fishing in Georgia," which includes a detailed map of the Georgia coastline showing launching facilities, boat rentals, etc., and a description of the species found on the coast is also available
. fr ee from the Commission's Atlanta office. r~
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GEORGIA TROUT FISHING
Georgia is one of the few southern states which boasts mountain trout fishing for rainbow, brook, and brown trout. There are more than 700 miles of rippling trout waters in 150 North Georgia streams. E ac h year thousands of anglers are drawn to the unusual phenomenon fo r the Deep South of waters with a mid summer temperature of less than 70 Fahre nheit.
Since fishing pressure on the small mountain streams is now more than natural reproduction can keep pace with, the Georgia Game and Fish Commission now carries out one of the Nation's most extensive trout stocking programs to insure constant good fishing during the entire season. This program of regular stocking throughout the season is heaviest on the State game management areas within the Chattahoochee National Forest, where trout are stocked at the rate of four fish per fisherman. Managed streams are stocked once prior to every two-day period of fishing.
FISHING WITHOUT PERMISSION It is illegal for anyone to fish on the lands of another without first obtaining permission from the owner or the person in charge. This problem is especially acute on trout streams, which are all non-navigable, with the exception of the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam. On such streams, the property owner on one side of the stream owns the stream bed to its center. Where one landowner owns both sides of a non-navigable stream, he also owns the entire bed of the stream, and can bar any fishermen or boaters from it. Wildlife rangers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and all other peace officers of the State, and of any county or. city are charged with enforcing this law, which is a misdemeanor like all violations of game and fish laws and regulations, with a possible $1,000 fine or a 12 months jail sentence. Fishermen are not required to have permission to fish in lands of the Chattahoochee National Forest, in public fishing areas of the State Game and Fish Commission, or in State parks.
SALE OF FISH It is illegal for any per son to sell or buy fresh water game fish in Georgia without a permit from the Game and Fish Commission. Pond owners may sell game fish from their ponds after obtaining prior approval from the Commission before taking the fish .
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TROUT FISHING REGULATIONS

TROUT SEAS ON

The Georgia mountain trout season runs from April
1, 1966 through October 15, 1966, except in wildlife management areas of the Game and Fish Commission, where the season begins May 4th and ends September 5th on L abor Day, with fish ing only on days designated

in the schedule below. Except for the management ar eas, th e April 1st-
October 15th season applies to all of the streams in the 11 Northeast Georgia mounta in counties of Dawson . F annin, Gilmer, H abersham, L umpkin , Murray, Pickens,
Rabun, Towns, Union, and White, plus the Chattahoochee

River and its tributaries to the high water mark from the Buford Dam below Lake Sidney L anier downstr eam 31
miles to the Roswell Highway U.S. # 19 bridge between
Roswell and Sandy Springs north of Atlanta. The April
1st -October 15th season does not apply to the lakes in the above counties with the exception of Amicalola Falls State P ark L ake, Vogel State Park L ake and Dockery

Lake.

YEAR-ROUND TROUT STREAMS

The only exceptions to this season, except for lakes, apply to these portions of the following streams, which are open for fish ing all year long below the designated poi n ts: Amicalola River below Steele's Bridge (Covered Bridge
- Dawson County) Cartecay River below Stegal Mill Dam (Fannin County) Chattahoochee River (Lower Section) below Roswell
Bridge (U. S. Highway 19- Fulton County) Chattahoochee River (Upper Section) below Nora Mills
(Ga. Highway 17- White County )

Ch attooga River (Entire Length) Chestatee River below Tate Bridge (First bridge below
Turners Corner- Lumpkin County ) Conasauga River below Alaculsy Valley Bridge (Ga.
Highway 2- Murray County) Ellijay River below Kells Creek (Fannin County) Etowah River below Bridge on Ga. Highway 52 (Lump-
kin County) Fightingtown Creek below Ga. Highway 2 Bridge
(Fannin County) Hiawassee River below Rice Bridge (Ga . Highway 75 -
Towns County) H olly Creek below the Old CCC Camp (Murray Coun-
ty)

Jacks River below Jacks River Bridge in Alaculsy Valley (Murray County)
John Pendley Creek below Cove Bridge (Pickens County)

Mountaintown Creek below bridge on U .S. Highway 76 (Gilmer County)
Nottely River below Nicholson Bridge (2nd Bridge below U.S. Highway 129-19 Bridge- Union County)
Panther Creek below mouth of Little Panther Creek (Stephens County)
Soque River b elow W atts Mill (Ga. Highway 197 Habersham County)
Tallulah River below Lake Burton Dam.

Toccoa River below bridge on U.S. Forest Service Road No . 69 (Fannin County) Exact locations of the end of designated trout waters
can be easily obtained from residents of the local area on each stream . For sources of m aps, see the paragraph in this folder. These waters normally are not stocked with trout below the designated point, but some fish are always available from upstream stocking during the trout season, along with some larger year-round residents including some lunker trout.

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LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS Trout fishermen must have regular State fishing licenses, as required by law. No special permit is required, except on designated streams in the management areas listed in this publication. On management area streams, all fishermen 16 years of age or over must purchase a permit in addition to their regular State fishing license. Daily permits of $1.00 each may be purchased for a single day; fishermen who plan to fish a management stream that is open for two or more consecutive days may purchase permits in advance for each day at $1.00 per day. In addition, a $10 seasonal permit is available which may be used on any management stream that is open during the season. All permits will be sold at the checking stations. Creel checkers and wildlife rangers do not sell fishing licenses, so make sure you have your license before you arrive at the checking station. Permits will not be issued prior to 6 a.m. and will not be issued after 4 p.m. Persons fishing Jones and Noontootley Creeks must check out through the checking station. Checking out is not required on any of the other managed streams.
FISHING HOURS Trout waters outside the management areas are open for fishing 24 hours a day during the trout season, with the exception of the Chattahoochee River and its tribut aries, up to the high water mark, from the Buford Dam below Lake Sidney Lanier downstream 31 miles to the Roswell Highway U.S. 19 Bridge between Roswell and Sandy Springs north of Atlanta, which will be closed to night fishing. Fishermen on managed trout streams may fish only from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS The daily creel limit on all open and management area trout str eams is eight trout of any species per person, with a possession limit at any time of eight, regardless of species. There is no size limit on trout, except in Noontootley Creek in the Blue Ridge Management area, where all trout under 16 inches must be released unharmed; and in the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam to Old Jones Bridge, where all trout under 10 inches must be released unharmed.
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All trout fishermen may use only one rod and line per person, wh ich m ust be held in the fisherman's hand at all times. W ading w hil e fishing is permissible, and any type of rod, reel, and line may be used.
Live bait-fish may not be used in any trout stream in order to prevent possible contamination of trout waters with undesirable species. Natural baits such as worms, crickets, salmon eggs, preserved minnows, etc. may be used along with artificial lures in all trout streams with the exception of the Chattahoochee River from Buford Dam to the Old Jones Bridge, and in Noontootley Creek, J ones Creek, and Waters Creek. Fishermen in these four streams may use only artificial lures.
Trotlines, set hooks, jugs, nets, baskets, and bows and arrows are prohibited for fishing in all trout streams.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Firearms are allowed on management areas only during the spring gobbler hunts and during the fall organized deer hunts. Wildlife rangers may remove any individual from a management area who is intoxicated or whose conduct or violation of laws and regulations warrants. Rangers may inspect cars of f ish ermen fo r illegal fish, game, or firearms. Violators of regulations w ill be immed iately carried to the county seat and turned over to officials of the respective county courts for prosecution.
CAMPING, FOREST REGULATIONS
Camping is allowed on all management areas, especially on designated campgrounds of the U.S. Forest Service in the Chattahoochee National Forest. On Forest areas, campers must carefully extinguish all fires before leaving camp. Only dead wood may be used for firewood, and removal of any green or living material is prohibited. Fees for use of certain Forest Service camping and picnic facilities are charged in some recreation areas. A list of fees and areas is available from the U.S. Forest Service in Atlanta.
MAPS
Relief maps of the individual management areas and of the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam are available free of charge on request from the P ublic Informat ion Office, Georgia Game and Fish Commission , 401 State Capitol, Atlanta , Georgia, 30334, Tel. 522-65 66 .
Relief maps of individual counties showing roads and many smaller trout streams may be obtained for 25 cents each from the Georgia Highway Department, Room 333, 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334. A free map of recreat ional facilities in the entire Chattahoochee National Forest is available from the U.S. Forest Service, Peachtree-7th Building, Atlanta, Georgia, 30323, Tel. 526-5191. Detailed topographical map s of individual North Georgia quadrangles may be ordered for 30 cents from an index available free on request from th e State Department of Mines, Agriculture Building, 19 Hunter Street, Atlanta, Georgia. 30334.
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OPEN STREAM DIRECTIONS
Below are directions to som e of G eorgia's most popu lar trout fishing streams off the management areas. These stream s are all open from April 1st through October 15th without any permit required. Since they are more popular, they are also the heaviest stocked streams outside the m2nagement areas.
Cooper Creek Directions from Atlanta : Go to Dahlonega. Proceed
9.3 miles on U.S . Highway 19 north to Stone Pile G ap (j unctio n Ga. Hwy. 60) . T ake Highway 60 north 18.9 miles. Turn right at Cooper Creek Grocery Store on U.S . F orest Servi ce Road No . 4 and go 4.3 miles to cr eek.
Tallulah River Directions from Atlanta: Go to Clayton. T ake U.S.
Highway # 76 west 8.0 miles to T al lu lah Ri ver Ro ad, turn right and go 4.3 miles to j unction. Turn left and go 1.0 miles to river. Good campsites on the Tallulah River.
Holly Creek Directions from Atlanta: Go to Chatsworth (Murr ay
County). Take U.S. H ighway 76 east 0.9 miles. Turn left on paved road a t Bill's 66 Service and Grocery Store. Go 6.5 miles to Conasauga L ake Road. Turn right and go 3.0 miles to Creek.
Warwoman Creek Directions from A tlanta: Go to Clayton on U.S. High-
way 23, 0.3 mile past junction with U.S. Highway 76 . Turn ri ght on Warwoman Road and go 8.2 miles. Turn r ight on E arl's Ford Road a nd go 0.5 mile to Creek .
Chattahoochee River Go to Helen, Georgia, or Robertstown, Georgia. River
at both towns.
Smith Creek Directions fro:n Atlanta: Go to Helen , Georgia (White
County) and proceed 1.0 mile north on U .S . Highway 75 . Turn r igh t on Annie Ruby F all s Road and go 1.4 miles. Turn left on Unicoi State P ark Ro ad and go 1.4 miles to Creek.
West Fork Chattooga River Directions from Atlanta: Go to Clayton on U.S. High-
way 23 , 0.3 mile p as t junction w ith U.S. Highway 76. Turn ri ght on Warwoman Road and go 14.4 mi les to river.
West Fork Wolf Creek Directions from Atlanta: Go to Cleveland. Take U.S.
Highway 129 north 10.5 miles to Turner's Corner (Junction U.S . Highway 19) . Continue on U .S . Highway 129 north 12.8 miles to Kings Grocery . Turn left on U.S. Forest Service roa d 107 and go 1.2 miles to Creek .
Helton Creek Directions from Atlan ta: Go to Cleveland . Take U.S.
Highway 129 north 10.5 miles to Turner' s Corner (Junction U .S . Hwy. 19 ). Continue on U .S . Highway 129 north 9.5 miles. Turn right and go 0.1 mil e to junction. Turn right and travel 1.0 mile to Creek.
Dicks Creek (Waters Creek Picnic Area) Direction s from Atlanta : Go to Cleveland. T ake U.S .
Highway 129 north 10.5 miles to Turner 's Corner (Junction U.S . Highway 19) . T~J rn left on U.S . Highway 19 and travel 0.6 mile. Turn ri ght on paved road and t r avel 0.9 mile to Creek.
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MANAGEM ENT STREAM DIRECTIONS
Several streams on management areas are open for fishing fr om April 1st through October 15 without a permit. These include Spoilcane Creek, Chestatee River, Swallow Creek, and Coleman River. J acks River and the Conasauga River have been on the open schedule for several years since the abandonment of the Cohutta Management Area.
BLUE RIDGE AREA
JONES CREEK (Artificial Lures Only) Jones Creek offers some of the best fishing for wild
brown trout in Georgia. It is stocked with hatchery fish at a greatly reduced rate to help preserve its wild trout population.
Directions from Atlanta : Go to Dahlonega. Travel 9.0 miles west on Ga. Highway #52 to Grizzle's Store. Turn right and go 2.4 miles. Turn right and travel 2.4 miles to checking station.
MONTGOMERY CREEK (Directions same as Jones Creek)
NIMBLEWILL CREEK (Directions same as Jones Creek)
NOONTOOTLEY CREEK (Artificial Lures Only Catch and Release Stream)
All trout caught under 16 inches in length in Noontootley must be released unharmed. There is no limit on the number of trout that may be caught and released. No more than eight trout 16 inches or larger may be kept by one angler.
Noontootley has six miles of good fishing for wild brook, rainbow, and brown trout. Due to the difficulty of fishing for wild fish, Noontootley has little fishing pressure. As a result, it is ideal for the fisherman who likes to avoid crowds and who does not care to take his catch home.
Directions from Atlanta ; Go to Dahlonega. Travel 9.0 miles west on Ga. Highway #52 to Grizzle's Store. Turn right and go 2.4 miles. Turn right and travel 2.2 miles to junction. Turn left past Lower Blue Ridge Checking Station and proceed 5.5 miles. Turn left on Noontootley Road and go 3 miles to checking station.
ROCK CREEK (Except Mill Creek)
Rock Creek is the most popular management area stream. As a result of its heavy fishing pressure and large size, it is also the most heavily stocked management area stream. The Rock Creek permit is also good on two small impoundments, Rock Creek Lake and Edmondson Pond.
Directions from Atlanta : Go to Dahlonega . Take U .S. Highway #19 north 2.3 miles. Turn left on Camp Wahsega Road and travel 8.7 miles to Army Camp. Turn right and go 3.0 miles to Cooper's Gap. Turn left and travel 3.9 miles to Hightower Gap. Turn ri ght and travel 4.9 miles to checking station.
The best campsites on Blue Ridge are located adjacent to Rock Creek in the northern portion of the area at the Forest Service recreation areas of Deep Hole, Frank Gross, and Rock Creek.
CHATTAHOOC HEE AREA
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER (Inside Management Area)
Directions from Atlanta: Travel 0.3 miles north of Rob ertstown on Ga. Highway # 17 to bridge. Turn left a nd cross bridge . Take first road to right 2.8 miles to checking station.

DUKES CREEK Directions from Atl anta: Travel 0.3 miles north of
Robertstown on Ga. Highway # 17 to bridge. T urn left across bridge and travel 2.3 miles. Turn right on new road and travel 0.7 miles to checking station.
SPOILCANE CREEK Open April 1. 1966-0ctober 15, 1966. No permit re-
q u i r e d. Directions from Atlanta: Travel 2.4 miles north of
Robertstown on Georgia Highway # 17 to stream. Good undeveloped campsites are located on Dukes
Creek. The best nearby developed campsites are located in the Forest Service recreation areas of Unicoi Gap, Andrews Cove, and Annie Ruby Falls, in addition to Unicoi State Park on Smith Creek.
CHESTATEE AREA
BOGGS CREEK Directions from Atlanta: Go to Cleveland. Tak e U .S.
Highway # 129 north 10.5 miles to Turner 's Corner (J unction U.S. Highway #19). Permits may be secu r ed at Turner's Corner.
CHE STATEE RIVER Open April 1, 1966-0ctober 15, 1966. No permit re-
quired. Directions from Atlanta: Go to Cleveland . Take U .S.
Highway #129 north 10.5 miles to Turner's Corner (Junction U.S. Highway # 19). Cont inue on U.S. Highway # 129 north 3.6 miles to Chestatee River.
DICKS CREEK (Chestatee Area) Directions from Atlanta: Go to Clevelan d. T ak e U.S.
Highway # 129 north 10.5 miles to Turner's Corner (Junction U.S. Highway #19) . Turn left on H ighway # 19 and travel 0.6 miles. Turn right on paved road a nd travel 2.3 miles to ch ecking station.
DO CKERY LAKE Open April 1, 1966-0ctober 15, 1966. No p ermit is
r e q u i r e d. Directions from Atlan ta : Go to Dahlon ega. Proceed 9.3
miles on U.S. Highway # 19 north to Stone Pile Gap (J unction Ga. H igh way # 60 ). T ake H ighway # 60 north 3.8 miles to Dockery L ake Sign. T urn r ight and travel 1.4 m iles to lake.
WATERS CRE EK (Artifi cial Lures Only ) Waters Creek is well known to "native" trout fisher-
men for its wild population of rainbow and brown tro ut. H atcher y fish are stocked at greatly r educed rates to protect native fish. Directions are the same as Dicks Creek.
Forest Service campsites are located at the Wood y Gap, Dock ery Gap, and DeSoto Falls recreation areas. Good undeveloped campsites are available on Boggs Creek, Dicks Creek, and Waters Creek.
COLEMAN RIVER AREA
COLEMAN RIVER
Open April 1, 1966-0ctober 15, 1966. No permit required. The Coleman River offers rugged, isolated fish ing for wild mountain trout.
Directions from Atlanta: Go to Clayton. Take U.S. Highway #76 west 8.0 miles to Tallulah River Road, turn right and go 4.3 miles to junction. Turn right and go 0.4 miles. Turn left on Coleman River Road and travel 2.4 miles to bridge. Continue across bridge 0.3 miles to stream.

LAKE BURTON AREA
DICKS CREEK (Lake Burton Area) Dicks Creek is a small, wooded stream that offer s
good fishing for wild native brook and r ainbow trout. Directions from Atlanta: Go t o Clarkesville. Take G a.
Highway #197 north 21.0 mil es to Lake Burton Fish Hatchery . Continue on Highway #197 north 1.6 miles to Dicks Creek. Permits may be secured at the bridge.
MOCCASIN CREEK To prevent infection and excessive siltation of the
Lake Burton Hatchery water supply, Moccasin Creek will not be stocked with hatchery trout, except below the G a. 197 bridge .
Directions from Atlanta: Go to Clarkesville. Take Ga. Highway #197 north 19.5 miles to Wildcat Creek Bridge. Take first road to left after crossing bridge and travel 1.0 mile to checking station.
WILDCAT CREEK Directions to checking station same as Moccasin
Creek. There is a modern campground, with full trailer fa -
cilities adjacent to the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery which will open March 28.
SWALLOW CREEK AREA
SWALLOW CREEK Open April 1, 1966-0ctober 15, 1966. No permit re-
quired. Directions from Atlanta : Go to Robertstown. Take
G a. Highway #75 north to U.S. Highway #76 Junction . Tu rn right on U.S. Highway #76 a!W go 2.1 m iles. T urn right and go 2.0 miles to junction. T urn left and go 0.1 mile to stream.
WARWOMAN MANAGEMENT AREA
FINNY CRE EK Directions from Atlanta : Go to Clayton on U .S . H igh-
w ay 23, 0.3 mile past junction with U.S. Highway #76. Turn right on Warwoman Road and go 3.4 m iles to checking station.
SARAHS CREEK
Directions to checking station same as Finny Creek.
TUCKALUGE CREEK Directions to checking station same as Finny Creek.
WALNUT FORK AND HOODS CREEKS
These two rugged streams offer good fishing for wild ra inbow and brown trout.
Directions to checking station same as Finny Creek.

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MANAGEMENT 5TREAM SCHEDULE

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RAINBOW TRO UT (Sa lmo gai rd ne ri) is found primaril y in mo un tai n streams of north Geo rgi a . They were successful ly int rod uced in Georgia trout stream s man y yea rs ago from the Pacific coast and ore now the most a bundant t rout in north Geo rgia . Th e rain bow is li be rall y speck led ove ra ll with bloc k or. oli ve spots. It is eas il y recognize d by the brood red latera l bond exte nd ing onto the chee k. Spawn ing occurs f rom February to April , depe ndin g on the wate r temperature. The femal e fans out o nest with he r toi l, a nd after the eggs ore fertilized the nest is cove red with sand and fine rocks. Ra in bow trout feed mostly o n in sects and sma ll f ish . Fishe rm en prefe r wo rm s, crickets, small sp inne rs, o r fli es fo r tak ing rain bow.
BROOK TROUT (Salve linu s fon ti nal is) is th e onl y trout that is native to Geo rgia . Local ly th ey ore called nati ve t rout or " specs." Brook trout o re di stributed thro ugh out the range of trout wate r in no rth Geo rgia . T hey can be di sti ngu ished from the oth e r species of trout by the blo ck ve rmi cul ar or worm-track marking s on the uppe r ports of the body a nd the white edges on the bell y f ins. Brook trout spaw n in the fall. The female dig s o nest with her toil , and when t he nest is compl eted she spa wns wi th th e mol e ; then covers the eggs with fine gro vel. Food consists of insects a nd sma ll fish . Of al l the mo untain trout , b roo k tro ut ore th e most eas il y caught . W o rm s, cr icke ts, small spin ners, o r fli es o re pre ferred by mos t f is herm en .
BROWN TROUT (Salmo tr utta) wa s o riginall y o European f is h . It wa s int roduced in this co untry many years ag o and is now fo un d wid e ly distri buted throug hout the range of trou t wate r in no rth Georgia . It is bes t distingui shed f rom other tro ut by random scatte red red spots, and brow nis h overa ll co lo r. Brown trout spawn during th e foil in t he some general wa y of spawning exhi b ited by other moun tai n trou t. Food consists primaril y of insects and sma ll f ish. Brown tro ut ore extre me ly wary and offer o rea l cha llenge to trout fi shermen . The y will strike o wide range of fli es an d small spi nn e rs and o re al so toke n with live bait.

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Strickland Bndse 2.3 Settlers Brida:c 4.4 Little Ferry Brida:c 8.1 Rocen Bridge 12.0 Abbott's Bridge 13.7 W~~~ru w Bridge I 5.3
Mcdlocks Brlda:c 18.2 Old Jones Bridac zo.z !E nd of 10-inch si~c limit otnd artifkiallurc restriction )
Holcombe Brida:c 23.5 Roswell Bridac 31 6 fEnd of legal trout water) Morgan Falls Dam 36.2 Bank fishing acccH at all brid((es. Best fishini( is on low wate r. Discharges from the dam travel downstream at appro,.im;u cly 2 to J miles per hour. To lind out what the current discharge schedule is. call the Corps of Engineers Buford office !Atlant a ex~:hangc ). Normally. there an: nodi:teharges on Saturday and Sund01y.

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