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Vogel State Park
Ask any accomplished angler and they will tell you that Georgia State Parks offer some of the best fly fishing, bass fishing and trout fishing in the country. Did you know one of the largest bass ever caught in the world was caught right here in Georgia? Many bass fishermen equate “The Bass Capital of the World” with our own Lake Walter F. George. In fact, the size and variety of fish are rivaled only by the varieties of unspoiled environments. From reservoirs, warm water streams and rivers, to lakes of all sizes and saltwater fishing, the abundant waters found in Georgia State Parks truly are an angler’s paradise.
Several of our parks have created programs that allow you to borrow equipment for little or no charge.
Top Fishing Parks on Major Georgia Lakes
Lake Allatoona - Red Top Mountain
Spotted bass, hybrid bass, striped bass & crappie
Lake Blackshear - Georgia Veterans
Largemouth bass, white and black crappie, bream, hybrid striped bass & channel catfish
Lake Burton - Moccasin Creek
Spotted bass, largemouth bass & brown trout
Clarks Hill Lake - Elijah Clark | Mistletoe
Largemouth bass, redear sunfish, crappie, hybrid striped bass & catfish
Lake Hartwell - Hart | Tugaloo
Largemouth bass, spotted bass, hybrid striped bass, striped bass & crappie
High Falls Lake - High Falls
Largemouth bass, crappie, catfish & striped bass
Lake Lanier - Don Carter
Spotted bass, striped bass, largemouth bass, black crappie & walleye
Lake Richard B. Russell - Richard B. Russell
Largemouth bass, spotted bass, black crappie & striped bass
Lake Seminole - Seminole
Largemouth bass, redear sunfish, black crappie & channel catfish
Lake Walter F. George - George T. Bagby
Largemouth bass, crappie, channel catfish & hybrid bass
Fishing Tackle Loaner Program
The Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) of Georgia DNR provides rods, reels and tackle box equipment to participating State Parks and Historic Sites Offices. Interested visitors can inquire at the park office and check out the equipment for the day. This program provides a way for budding anglers to try fishing without having to purchase any equipment.
List of participating parks:
- A.H. Stephens (Crawfordville)
- Amicalola Falls (Dawsonville)
- Crooked River (St. Marys)
- Don Carter (Gainesville)
- General Coffee (Nicholls)
- Georgia Veterans (Cordele)
- Jack Hill (Reidsville)
- Indian Springs (Flovilla)
- Laura S. Walker (Waycross)
- Little Ocmulgee (McRae)
- Magnolia Springs (Millen)
- Moccasin Creek (Clarkesville)
- Richard B. Russell (Elberton)
- Tugaloo (Lavonia)
- Unicoi (Helen)
- Victoria Bryant (Royston)
