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Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers and emptying from Florida into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chattahoochee River is about 430 miles long. The Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola rivers together make up the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin (ACF River Basin). The Chattahoochee makes up the largest part of the ACF's drainage basin.
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Editor’s Note: Below is the story of the catch—and release— of the new state-record shoal bass caught Dec. 23, 2021 on the Chattahoochee River near Columbus by angler Matt McWhorter. The shoalie weighed 8-lbs., 5-ozs. on certified scales in front of witnesses, including DNR Law Enforcement Cpl. Eric Isom. The below story is written by…
For the second time in about a month the largemouth record on the Chattahoochee River between Buford Dam and Bull Sluice has been broken. The latest largemouth record was broken by Joshua Little on March 30, and the bass weighed exactly 8 pounds. Joshua, of Cartersville, was fishing in a Hobie Pro Angler kayak with…
As a native of Stone Mountain, I’ve been fishing many of the local lakes and reservoirs for 50+ years. I am primarily a bass fisherman and fished the larger impoundments from a boat, but since purchasing a sit-on-top fishing kayak a few years ago, a lot of opportunities have opened up that are difficult to…
Georgia’s tailwater trout fisheries don’t mimic those classic, high-energy riverways out West, but that’s not to say tailwater trout fishing doesn’t belong here. In fact, each of the three Georgia rivers with recognized tailwater trout fisheries hold features that make them each great fishing destinations. The West is littered with rivers that support trout fishing.…
In the third part of our sit down with this year’s Georgia Kayak Bass Fishing State Champion, Jason Alford shares his Day 2 experience on the Chattahoochee River. “We were allowed to launch at 6:30 a.m. It was dark, very dark,” said Jason. “Trying to fish a section of the river I didn’t know in…
Chattahoochee River Records (Above Hwy 52 Bridge in Hall County)
Chattahoochee River Records (Between Buford Dam and Bull Sluice)
Chattahoochee River Records (Between Morgan Falls and Frankin)
| Striped Bass | 35-lbs., 3.04-ozs. | Mike Coombs | 05/15/00 |
| Flathead Catfish | 48-lbs., 0-ozs. | David Arrington | 05/30/11 |
| Largemouth Bass | 7-lbs., 0.3-ozs. | Kristian Pereira | 06/25/22 |
| Rainbow Trout | 18-lbs., 2-ozs. | Stan Crigger | 02/15/93 |