Fishing in Habersham County, North Georgia Mountains

Seasonal Trout Streams

Amy's Creek Watershed
Upstream from Georgia Highway 17

Chattahoochee River Tributaries
Downstream to Georgia Highway 255
(except Amy's Creek downstream from Georgia Highway 17 and
Sautee Creek downstream from Georgia Highway 255 Alternate bridge)

Left Fork Soque River
Upstream of Georgia Highway 356 and all tributaries to the entire Left Fork Soque River

Nancytown Creek Watershed
Upstream from Nancytown Lake

Right Fork Soque River
Upstream of Wilson Falls and all tributaries to entire Right Fork Soque River

Soque River Tributaries
That enter the river from the confluence of the Left Fork Soque and the Right Fork Soque rivers
downstream to the mouth of Deep Creek.

Year-Round Trout Streams

Chattahoochee River
Downstream to Georgia Highway 255

Left Fork Soque River
Downstream of Georgia Highway 356 excluding the tributaries

Liberty Creek Watershed

Middle Fork Broad River Watershed

North Fork Broad River Watershed

Panther Creek Watershed

Right Fork Soque River
Downstream of Wilson Falls excluding the tributaries

Roberts Branch Watershed

Sautee Creek
Downstream from Georgia Highway 255 Alternate bridge

Soque River
Excluding tributaries downstream from the confluence of
Left Fork Soque and Right Fork Soque rivers to the mouth of Deep Creek

Toccoa Creek Watershed

Small Lake Fishing

Lake Russell

This lake offers fishing opportunities for bass, sunfish, catfish and crappie. The Forest Service operates a 41unit campground adjacent to the lake. Although the camping facilities and swimming beach are open only from mid May through October, the lake is accessible by vehicle and open to fishing year round. Outboard motors are not allowed on the lake, but electric motors are permitted. There is a concrete launching ramp.

Nancytown Lake

This is a relatively cold, infertile lake which supports a fair population of bass and bream. The Georgia Game and Fish Division also stocks approximately 2,000 cacheable sized trout into the lake annually during the early spring. It is open to fishing year round. For additional information call the U.S. Forest Service Office in Clarkesville.

For more information:
U.S. Forest Service
P. O. Box 1960
Clarksville, GA 30523
(706) 754-6221

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