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Flint River
The Flint River begins its journey south toward Lake Seminole with headwaters at the Atlanta airport. The Flint River is one of only 40 rivers in the nation to flow more than 200 miles unimpeded by dams or other manmade structures, the first dam being the Lake Blackshear dam about 15 miles upstream of Albany. The upper Flint as it flows through the Thomaston and Talbot County area offers a unique and very good fishery for shoal bass. The lower Flint flows through fertile farm country through Georgia's top big-buck counties, and below Lake Blackshear the Flint again offers great shoal bass fishing. At the Lake Seminole dam, the Flint River combines with other tributaries and forms the Apalachicola River below the dam.
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Fisheries managers with Georgia DNR are considering new regulations for shoal bass fishing. “Recent fisheries research, sampling efforts, and angler success have suggested Georgia’s rivers may benefit from updated regulations,” according to Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). To measure public interest and gather input, the WRD Fisheries Management Section developed a Shoal Bass Survey.…
Another spring has come to Georgia. Sure, we may have a few cold blasts of air conditioning left from Old Man Winter, but the sunshine beaming through my kitchen window as I begin to type this story assures me that warmer days are just a stone’s throw away. Yes-sir, it’s time to go fishing in…
As I’m beginning to type this story, a quick look out my kitchen window reminds me that fall has finally arrived in south Georgia. And after my 37th summer in the Peach State, I couldn’t be happier that it’s finally my favorite time of the year. I believe bass feel the same way as…
A crowd spilled outside the building and vehicles filled the available parking during the first public meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives Study Committee to discuss fishing access to rivers and streams. The meeting was held yesterday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Towerhouse Farm Brewery in Meriwether County, mere miles from the upper Flint River,…
The issue of fishing access and what constitutes a navigable waterway will be the topic at upcoming public meetings. The first hearing is in Meriwether County at 10 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Towerhouse Farm Brewery in Gay. Anyone wishing to provide public comment must first be put on the agenda by emailing [email protected]. The…
Flint River Record Fish
| Striped Bass | 48-lbs., 5-ozs. | John Hoffpauir Jr. | 05/20/83 |
| Shoal Bass | 8-lbs., 3-ozs.* | David Hubbard | 10/77 |
| Flathead Catfish | 43-lbs. | Tiff Thompson | 04/13/12 |
| Longnose Gar | 28-lbs., 6-ozs. | Richard Johnson | 01/95 |
| Shadow Bass | 10-ozs. | Kristen Brown | 06/01/16 |
| Black Crappie | 2-lbs., 5.44-ozs. | Jerrod Brown | 03/04/21 |