Closest access points

Fishing near Atlanta, GA

In the north-Georgia Piedmont. Lake Lanier sits northeast and West Point Lake southwest — both major reservoir fisheries.

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Chattahoochee River (Atlanta tailwater)

14 mi · ~21 min drive · Fulton Co., GA

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Lake Lanier

37 mi · ~54 min drive · Forsyth Co., GA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

West Point Lake

66 mi · ~1 hr 35 min drive · Troup Co., GA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Weiss Lake

73 mi · ~1 hr 45 min drive · Cherokee Co., AL

Top today: Crappie — skip the crappie trip today.

Hiwassee River

102 mi · ~2 hr 27 min drive · Polk Co., TN

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Lake Hartwell

102 mi · ~2 hr 27 min drive · Anderson Co., SC

Top today: Striped Bass — skip the striped bass trip today.

Lake Guntersville

117 mi · ~2 hr 49 min drive · Marshall Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Chickamauga Lake

121 mi · ~2 hr 54 min drive · Hamilton Co., TN

Top today: Striped Bass — skip the striped bass trip today.

Clarks Hill Lake (J. Strom Thurmond)

126 mi · ~3 hr 1 min drive · McCormick Co., SC

Top today: Striped Bass — skip the striped bass trip today.

Tims Ford Lake

144 mi · ~3 hr 27 min drive · Franklin Co., TN
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Top today: Walleye — marginal conditions for walleye.

Lewis Smith Lake

157 mi · ~3 hr 47 min drive · Cullman Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Wheeler Lake

163 mi · ~3 hr 55 min drive · Morgan Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

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