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Lake Burton
Lake Burton is a 2,775-acre Georgia Power Co. reservoir located in the northeast corner of Georgia in Rabun County. Burton offers very good bass fishing, and it also has a unique fishery for reservoir trout. The lake is lined with exclusive homes. It is the first lake in a six-lake series of small reservoirs on the Tallulah River. The chain begins with Lake Burton as the northernmost lake followed by Seed, Rabun, Tallulah Falls, Tugalo and Yonah.
Lake Burton Resources
Burton: Level: 3.2 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Tyler Clore reports, “Most of the largemouth are shallow between 2 and 12 feet. We have had success throwing a Spro Little John in white. Most of these bass are on points and in the backs of the pockets. Look for schooling fish. They are chasing the smaller herring. We have been catching these fish by casting a Jackall Riser in bone color. Work these baits like a wake bait, and be patient. This pattern should continue for the next couple of weeks until the water temps dive into the lower to mid 50s. We will then be looking forward to winter and the spoon and underspin bites.” Brown Trout: Guide Tyler Clore reports, “The bite has been consistent the last few days. We have been catching most of our trout on blue jerkbaits. These fish have…
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It all started about three weeks ago. A photo from a GON reader came in the mail. According to the note with the picture, this was a 47-lb. striper from Lake Burton. Forty seven pounds? Lake Burton? Ha! Occasionally, someone will try to slip one past us, and this looked like one of those tricks. As far…
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Burton Lake Records
| Largemouth Bass | 14-lbs. | Carl Lovell Jr. | 05/28/93 |
| Spotted Bass | 8-lbs., 2-ozs. | Wayne Holland | 02/23/05 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 4-lbs. | Jeff Blair | 10/15/08 |
| Striped Bass | 47-lbs. | Robin Vaughn | 12/02/88 |
| Hybrid Bass | 12-lbs., 12-ozs. | Richard Sokolowski | 05/03/15 |
| White Bass | 3-lbs., 2-ozs. | Tod Hickman | 05/02/12 |
| Walleye | 11-lbs. | Steven Kenny | 04/13/63 |
| Yellow Perch | 2-lbs., 9-ozs.* | Emerson Mulhall | 02/18/24 |
| Black Crappie | 2-lbs., 11-ozs. | Tom Cook | 03/07/94 |
| Brown Trout | 12-lbs., 4-ozs. | Tom Fox | 05/30/22 |
| Rainbow Trout | 6-lbs. | Lila Kilby | 10/21/22 |
| Shellcracker | 3-lbs. | Greg Taylor | 05/21/75 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 15,5-ozs. | J. Gary Simmons | 07/03/76 |
| Channel Catfish | 18-lbs., 12-ozs. | Bland Burroughs | 10/14/94 |
| White Catfish | 4-lbs., 4-ozs. | Bill Papineau | 10/02/93 |
| Chain Pickerel | 2-lbs., 12-ozs. | Shelby Cathey | 7/17/24 |