Fishing in Lumpkin County, North Georgia Mountains
Seasonal Trout Streams
Amicalola Creek Watershed
Bryant Creek Watershed
Cane Creek Watershed
Upstream from the Georgia Highway 9-52 bridge
Cavender Creek Watershed
Chestatee River Tributaries
Upstream from the mouth of Tesnatee Creek, except for the Frogtown Creek Watershed
Dockery Lake
Etowah River Watershed
Upstream from Hightower Church Road (County Road 72) bridge
Etowah River Tributaries
From Castleberry Bridge upstream to Hightower Church Road (County Road 72) bridge
Shoal Creek Watershed
Yahoola Creek Watershed
Upstream from the mouth of Bryant Creek
Year-Round Trout Streams
Chestatee River
Upstream from the mouth of Tesnatee Creek
Etowah River
From Castleberry Bridge upstream to Hightower Church Road (County Road 72)
Frogtown Creek Watershed
Yahoola Creek Watershed
From the mouth of Bryant Creek downstream to Georgia Highway 52.
Small Lake Fishing
Dockery Lake
This lake is managed as a put-and-take trout fishery with approximately 9,000 cacheable trout stocked annually by the Georgia Game and Fish Division. The Forest Service operates a camping area adjacent to the lake. Fishing is normally limited to the regular trout season (last Saturday in March through October 31 each year); check with the Forest Service to confirm opening dates.
For more information:
U.S. Forest Service
Brasstown Ranger District
P. O. Box 9
Blairsville, GA 30512
(706) 864-6173
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