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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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Fishing The Middle Flint

Don’t go fishing on the Flint River during the summer if you are afraid. Afraid of stranding your boat on a sandbar and having to walk out of the river through the swamp at night. Afraid of the repair bill after bending your prop or knocking your lower unit off on a submerged tree trunk…

Flint River Shoal Bass

You’ve probably heard about the Flint River shoal bass that have been helping bass tournament fishermen win money on Lake Seminole in recent years. The same fish also inhabit the Flint above Lake Blackshear, in the region of the state between Macon and Columbus. They inhabit rocky currents, they have a reputation as a tough…

Flint River Record Fish

Striped Bass48-lbs., 5-ozs.John Hoffpauir Jr.05/20/83
Shoal Bass8-lbs., 3-ozs.*David Hubbard10/77
Flathead Catfish43-lbs.Tiff Thompson04/13/12
Longnose Gar28-lbs., 6-ozs.Richard Johnson01/95
Shadow Bass10-ozs.Kristen Brown06/01/16
Black Crappie2-lbs., 5.44-ozs.Jerrod Brown03/04/21