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Oostanaula River

The Oostanaula River is a primary tributary of the Coosa River and flows for about 49 miles after being formed by the confluence of the Conasauga and Coosawattee rivers in northwest Georgia in Gordon County. In the city or Rome, the Oostanaula joins the Etowah River to form the Coosa River, which then flows into Lake Weiss.

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Fishing The Overlooked Oostanaula River

Like the proverbial kid in the candy store, I couldn’t decide what I wanted first. Should I pitch a jig to slack-water log jam in hopes of a largemouth, or go after spotted a twitch bait in the eddy below the shoals? The Oostanaula River in Gordon and Floyd counties looks so good, if you…

Oostanaula River Record Fish

Striped Bass36-lbs., 3-ozs.Phillip Lanier04/03/2016
Flathead Catfish40-lbs., 13-ozs.Rachel Harrison05/06/23
Blue Catfish40-lbs., 8-ozs.David Harrison8/14/2003
Longnose Gar22-lbs., 6.88-ozs.Dalton Perry04/23/22
Largemouth7-lbs., 5-ozs.Kyle Flanagan04/27/2019
Spotted Bass4-lbs.Justin Worthing06/03/23
Freshwater Drum5-lbs., 5-ozs.Rachel Harrison06/10/23