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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: 2.5 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The spotted bass bite is unreal right now! These fish are really aggressive and will eat just about anything from a jerkbait to a plastic worm. Most of the spots we are catching have been in 5 to 12 feet of water. The spotted bass should be spawning over the next few weeks. Look for these fish to stay shallow. The largemouth bite has really picked up, also. We have been catching most of the largemouth on white jerkbaits. Fish these lures close to the banks around fallen trees or over rock outcroppings. We have caught a few 6-plus-pound fish lately.” Walleye: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The walleye spawn is almost over. Most of the population is still up the creeks and…
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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 |