Fishing
Lake Lanier is well known as a productive fishing lake. Many species of fish thrive in the lake. The lake has approximately 39,000 surface acres of water at its full level.
Trout fishing below Buford Dam is also popular. The cold waters released from the bottom of the lake support rainbow, brown and brook trout that are stocked in the river by the GA DNR.
Fishing is permitted year-round. However, fishermen must use extreme caution when fishing below the dam and abide by special safety regulations.
With nearly 44 million freshwater anglers in the U. S., freshwater fishing consistently tops the list of favorite outdoor sports. What hooks people on fishing? Maybe it’s the variety. Lakes, rivers and streams all offer great freshwater fishing and the list of gamefish—trout, bass, tarpon, bonefish, sunfish, muskie, bluegills—goes on and on.
Or maybe it’s because freshwater fishing can be as much about spending time with family and friends enjoying the outdoors as much as it is about reeling in the big one.
