Fishing Without Permission
It is unlawful to fish on someone else's property without permission. Conservation Rangers and other law enforcement
officers are charged with enforcing this law. Always ask permission before entering private land.
Permission is not required to fish in the Chattahoochee or Oconee National Forests, on Wildlife Resources Division Public
Fishing Areas (PFAs) or Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), or in Georgia State Parks (gastateparks.org) as long as all applicable
state regulations are followed.
Freshwater Game Species Daily Limits
It is unlawful to take in one day or to possess at any one time, except at a residence or commercial storage facility, more than
the daily limit for each species. It is unlawful to possess more than a total of 50 individuals of all the game fish listed in this
section, except channel and flathead catfish.
Once the daily limit for a particular species is taken, it is unlawful to continue to fish for that species.
Exception: Daily limits differ on certain waters shared by Georgia and South Carolina.
Creel and Possession Note to Anglers
Creel and possession limits are per person. For Conservation Rangers to correctly determine compliance with these limits,
each individual should keep trout or other fish on separate stringers or in separate creels. It is unlawful for one individual to
possess more than the legal limit of any fish species.
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