Fishing near Sandy Springs, GA
Set in Fulton County, Sandy Springs wraps around 22 miles of Chattahoochee River shoreline within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, whose headquarters sit at Island Ford. The river is one of only three trout streams worldwide running through a metro of a million-plus people, with Morgan Falls Dam dividing slow Bull Sluice Lake above from a brisk tailwater below. Reservoir anglers reach Lake Allatoona (~30 miles NW) and Lake Lanier (~40 miles NE).
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Sandy Springs, Georgia and what's needed to catch them.
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Alabama Bass
Micropterus henshalli
Alligator Gar
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Fishing guides near Sandy Springs
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Brad Whitehead
No Excuses Striper Fishing On Lake Lanier
5.0 (15 reviews)
The Best Lake Lanier Fishing Charters In Georgia!
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Josh Thornton
Captain Josh Crappie Fishing
4.8 (8 reviews)
Expert Crappie Fishing in Lake Lanier!
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Justin Utterback
I'd Rather Be Striper Fishing
5.0 (2 reviews)
Experience Georgia's Thrilling Striper Fishing
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Bill Beck
Beck N Call Fishing
5.0 (1 review)
Experience Prime Fishing, Choose Lake Lanier Guide
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Darrell Redd
Redds Southern Striper Guides
5.0 (1 review)
Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Guide Trips
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Corey Hinds
Reel Striper Adventures
5.0 (1 review)
Book With The Best Fishing charters In Cumming GA!
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