Prior to both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) will stock eight popular North Georgia streams to benefit anglers. Although many North Georgia trout streams are closed after Oct. 31 (end of the state trout season), these eight streams are part of a long list that remain open for year-round trout fishing.

Streams to be stocked with nine-inch trout prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas include the Chattahoochee River in Gwinnett County and in Helen, the Tallulah River (Rabun and Towns County), Panther Creek (Habersham/Stephens), the Broad River (Stephens), the Lake Hartwell Tailwater (Hart), the Lake Blue Ridge Tailwater (Fannin), Holly Creek (Murray), and West Armuchee Creek (Walker).

Anglers must possess both a current Georgia fishing license and a trout license to fish in designated trout waters and to fish for or to possess trout. There is a daily limit of eight trout. Anglers are reminded to respect private property rights along streams flowing through private lands, and to obtain permission before fishing on private property. WRD Conservation Rangers will enforce all trout stream rules and regulations.

For information on holiday trout stocking, as well as the trout stocking program in general, contact Stocking Coordinator, Perry Thompson at Lake Burton Fish Hatchery, 706-947-3112. For more information on year-round trout fishing opportunities in Georgia, you may also consult the fishing regulations booklet or visit the WRD website at www.gofishgeorgia.com .

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