Five delayed harvest streams in Georgia have catch-and-release regulations from Nov. 1-May 14 and are stocked monthly by the state’s Wildlife Resources Division and other partner agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and South Carolina DNR.
Five delayed harvest streams in Georgia have catch-and-release regulations from Nov. 1-May 14 and are stocked monthly by the state’s Wildlife Resources Division and other partner agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and South Carolina DNR.
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While trout fishing is now year-round in Georgia, delayed harvest streams are managed to increase angler success.
SOCIAL CIRCLE – Are trout streams calling anglers to go fish Georgia? Beautiful weather and fantastic scenery await fishermen — and women — in the northern part of the state, and beginning in November, trout fishing on Georgia’s delayed harvest trout streams will be in full swing, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
While trout fishing is now year-round in Georgia, delayed harvest streams are managed to increase angler success. John Lee Thomson, the Wildlife Resources Division trout stocking coordinator, says, “Five trout streams are seasonally managed under special regulations called Delayed Harvest. These DH [delayed harvest] streams have catch-and-release regulations from Nov. 1-May 14 and are stocked monthly by WRD and other partner agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and South Carolina DNR. This combination of stocking and catch/release allows for good trout catch rates and high angler satisfaction.”
