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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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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…
Looking at the bubbling water racing across the rocky shoals, sprinkled with colorful spider lilies cramped within the crevasses, it’s hard to believe you’re in middle Georgia. While drifting down the Piedmont section of the Flint River in a raft, the rolling hills and rocky cliffs stretch upward to the sky, interspersed with many flat…
Shoal bass anglers gearing up to fish Yellow Jacket Shoals need to put the brakes on those thoughts. After hearing that new legislation designed to protect fishing access to navigable streams has passed its final step, some may have thought that section of the Flint River was back open to public access. Although Senate Bill…
Currently, anglers who fish the Yellow Jacket Shoals section of the Flint River without landowner permission are trespassing. The state of Georgia on March 23, 2023 settled a lawsuit brought by landowners along the banks of the Flint River at Yellow Jacket Shoals that appeared to resolve the long-simmering issue of whether the public could…
Anticipating more than 5,000 users each year, state lawmakers and officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Meriwether County recently dedicated River Cove Landing, a renovated boat ramp giving boaters, paddlers and anglers improved access to the Flint River. This facility, located on River Cove Road, includes an 18-foot-wide concrete boat ramp. The…
Flint River Record Fish (Between Highway 84 & Albany Power Dam)
| Striped Bass | 52-lbs., 0.2-ozs. | Travis Harrell | 03/19/25 |
| Shoal Bass | 8-lbs., 3-ozs.* | David Hubbard | 10/77 |
| Shadow Bass | 10-ozs. | Kristen Brown | 06/01/16 |
Flint River Record Fish (Above Highway 27)
| Flathead Catfish | 43-lbs. | Tiff Thompson | 04/13/12 |
| Longnose Gar | 28-lbs., 6-ozs. | Richard Johnson | 01/95 |
| Black Crappie | 2-lbs., 5.44-ozs. | Jerrod Brown | 03/04/21 |