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Georgia fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Georgia.

US Fishing GANews deskSeptember 29, 2026
Dawsonville’s Hayden Seabolt wins Lake Lanier BFL finale with 37-8
Hayden Seabolt of Dawsonville, Georgia, won the Phoenix BFL Bulldog Division finale on Lake Lanier with 10 bass for 37 pounds, 8 ounces and $4,830. Co-angler Adam Johnson weighed 17-1.
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Laws & Licensing GANews deskSeptember 23, 2026
Georgia seeks comment on Reef/Migratory Fish Endorsement starting 2027
GADNR Coastal Resources Division opened comment through Oct. 30 on a new recreational Reef/Migratory Fish Endorsement ($10 residents / $20 nonresidents in 2027) covering nine offshore species, with mandatory trip reporting planned for 2028.
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Laws & Licensing GANews deskSeptember 23, 2026
Georgia red snapper EFP runs Oct. 9–22, capped at 4,859 fish
Georgia’s exempted fishing permit opens recreational red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters Oct. 9–22, with a 4,859-fish cap, one fish per person, trips that start and end in Georgia, and VESL trip reports.
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US Fishing GANews deskSeptember 21, 2026
Lake Burton gets a new accessible fishing pier as fall brown trout show
Georgia WRD’s Sept. 18 fishing report says a new handicap-accessible public pier is in on Lake Burton at the Moccasin Creek boat ramp, and the lake received its first fall brown trout stocking since 2023.
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Laws & Licensing GANews deskSeptember 18, 2026
Georgia free fishing day Sept. 26 for National Hunting and Fishing Day
Saturday, Sept. 26, is Georgia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day free-fishing waiver: residents need no fishing or trout license on public waters. WRD is hosting 12 events statewide; size, bag, and method rules still apply.
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US Fishing GANews deskSeptember 15, 2026
Georgia WRD’s Sept. 11 report: Silver Lake PFA chewing, rivers still hot
The Georgia Wildlife Blog’s Sept. 11 statewide sheet says Silver Lake PFA is fishing well — dock lights, vegetation-pocket bass, House Pond bluegill over 9 inches — while the Chattahoochee and Flint stay a catfish-and-bream play until water cools.
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US Fishing GANews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Georgia WRD’s Sept. 4 report: bass and cats in the heat, trout stocked into Labor Day
The Georgia Wildlife Blog’s Sept. 4, 2026 statewide report says August heat still left bass and catfish chewing in rivers and PFAs, with a Labor Day-week trout plant on North Georgia streams including Taliaferro Creek.
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