Fishing in Rabun County, North Georgia Mountains
Seasonal Trout Streams
Bad Branch Watershed
(flows into Lake Seed)
Bad Creek Watershed
(flows into Tugaloo Lake)
Bridge Creek Watershed
Crow Creek Watershed
(flows into Lake Seed)
Dickenson Branch
(flows into Lake Burton
Dicks Creek Watershed
(flows into Lake Burton)
Falls Branch Watershed
(flows into Lake Rabun)
Flat Creek Watershed
Joe Creek Watershed
(flows into Lake Rabun)
LaCounts Creek Watershed
(flows into Lake Seed)
Moccasin Creek Watershed except Moccasin Creek
Downstream from the Burton Hatchery water intake to the sign marking the approximate normal pool level of Lake Burton
Popcorn Creek Watershed
Seals Creek Watershed
(flows into Lake Seed)
Slick Shoal Creek
(flows into Lake Seed)
Timpson Creek Watershed
Wildcat Creek Watershed
Worse Creek Watershed
(flows into Tugaloo Lake)
All other streams or parts of streams not listed below as Year-round.
Note: Tallulah River downstream from Lake Burton dam and tributaries to Burton, Seed, Rabun, Tallulah Falls, Tugaloo, and Yonah lakes not listed as Year-round are not trout streams and may be fished year-round and without a trout license.
Year-Round Trout Streams
Chattooga River
Upstream from the mouth of Warwoman Creek
Little Tennessee River
Downstream from US Highway 23-441 bridge
Moccasin Creek downstream from the Burton Hatchery water intake to the sign marking the approximate normal pool level of Lake Burton.
Overflow Creek Watershed
Stekoa Creek Watershed
Tallulah River
Downstream to Lake Burton
Warwoman Creek
West Fork Chattooga River
Small Lake Fishing
Black Rock Lake
This lake has a fair population of largemouth bass and sunfish. Catfish are periodically stocked into the lake. Trout are also periodically stocked (about 3,000 annually). The lake is open to fishing year round.
For more information:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
P. O. Drawer A
Mountain City, GA 30562
(706) 746-2141
Seed Lake
This lake receives relatively light fishing pressure and has a good population of largemouth bass, bluegill, and redbreast sunfish. A few walleye are also caught. There is an abundance of small yellow perch. The lake is accessible by a small launching ramp on the Lake Rabun Road.
For more information:
Georgia Power Company
#4 Seed Lake Road
Lakemont, GA 30552
(706) 947-3521
Tallulah Falls Lake
This small lake is operated primarily for power generation and thus the lake level often fluctuates rapidly. No boat ramp is available, but small boats and canoes can be launched by hand on the south side of the lake. Fishing is fair for bass, sunfish, yellow perch and catfish. Camping and picnic facilities are available off U.S. Highway 441.
For more information:
Georgia Power Company
#4 Seed Lake Road
Lakemont, GA 30552
(706) 947-3521
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