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Lake Yonah
Lake Yonah is a small 325-acre lake on the Tugaloo River, separating Georgia and South Carolina. The lake is created by the Yonah Dam, which is owned and operated by Georgia Power. Tugalo Park, a primitive camping area, features camping along the lake, with a boat launch area for small to medium boats. Located at the upper end of Lake Yonah, Tugalo Park is just a short drive from Tallulah Falls. Lake Yonah is a residential lake with 72 homes. After the Tugaloo River flows from Yonah through the lower dam, it continues to Lake Hartwell.
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Dan Cisson caught this 28-lb., 0.8-oz. lake-record striped bass on Lake Yonah on Sep. 19, 2012. Dan is well-known in northeast Georgia for catching big largemouth, especially his knack for rolling huge bass from private ponds. Dan is also good at lineside fishing on large and small reservoirs.
Will Carpenter caught this 6-lb., 1.6-oz. lake-record largemouth on Lake Yonah on June 14, 2012. UPDATE: Will’s Yonah lake record was broken on June 13, 2018 with a 6-lb., 11-oz. bass. If you catch a Yonah largemouth that might break the established lake record, please get the bass weighed on certified scales with witnesses, and…
On June 22, 2004 at approximately 11:30 a.m., DNR Ranger First Class Craig Fulghum received a call from a Georgia Power Co. employee who monitors security cameras installed at Yonah Dam. Yonah Dam is located at the upper end of the Tugaloo River above Lake Hartwell in Stephens County. The employee said he was watching…
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Lake Yonah Record Fish
| Largemouth Bass | 8-lbs., 2-ozs. | Sam Thomas | 03/30/19 |
| Striped Bass | 28-lbs., 0.8-ozs. | Dan Cisson | 09/19/12 |
| Yellow Perch | 2-lbs., 1-oz. | Steve DeHart | 02/24/17 |
| Shellcracker | 2-lbs., 7-ozs. | Corey Gosmell | 05/13/17 |
| Walleye | 7-lbs., 12.88-ozs. | Austin Sellers | 05/28/20 |