Fishing The Coosawattee River For Trout

As the the fish move into their spawning grounds. The heart of the striped bass spawning area is literally in downtown Rome, one of northwest Georgia’s busiest places. The Etowah and Oostanaula rivers join in Rome to form the Coosa. It is in the last few miles of the Oostanaula and 1st few of the Coosa that majority striper spawning occurs. Conveniently, the fish picked a place with good boating access and easily navigable water. Not all of the spawning occurs in those few miles, however there are generally lots of fish in that area. (gameandfishmag.com)

I think there’s a new lake record out there, and possibly the state record could live in Carters, said Louie. However as many tournaments as we have during an complete year, I never remember seeing a 7-pound spot weighed in. I see lots of 6 s, however no 7’s. That does not mean it is not here, however if there were many in there we’d catch em. I think the record spot is no different than a record class largemouth, it is rare and there is a reason they certify records, they are historical. (chattanoogan.com)

The Coosawattee County at the confluence of the Ellijay River and Cartecay River. It goes westward for some 50 miles, converging with the Conasauga River to form the Oostanaula River. The Oostanuala River then joins the Etowah River in Floyd County to form the Coosa River, which goes west into Alabama. There it merges with the Tallapoosa River to form the Alabama River, which goes southward into the Gulf of Mexico. (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)

Is greatly protect and regarded precious to the locals. The shoreline has no private docks or development along 62 miles of natural shoreline. The lake is named after Farrish Carter who owned property close in the 1800's. All this only 3 miles from the Eagle Mountain Gate. There are 4 entraces into the Resort. The major entrance is off Hwy 382 also as the Eagle Mountain Entrance. You may be able to access the Ellington Road and Legion Gate entrances off Ellington Road and Legion Rd. The resort is sectioned into 4 parts. They have their own special names. Beaver Lake, Eagle Mountain, Beaver Bend, and Beaver Forest. (Visit the website)

There’s an endless array of recreational actions as well as the famous Georgia Apple Festival and some of the finest boating on Carters Lake, one of the deepest lakes this side of the Mississippi. The 62 miles of its natural shoreline are pristine, and an active fish stocking program by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with the native fish found in the lake supply a diversity for anglers. Fish species include bass largemouth, smallmouth, hybrid, striped, spotted crappie, walleye, bream and catfish. (ourlot.com)

Like 67 of Georgia, the Coosawattee Watershed is greatly forested on both public and private lands. The watershed’s 116, 300 unprotected forest acres experienced a 66 increase in residential housing between 1990 and 2000, and the trend is projected to continue through 2030. The best housing density occurs in Ellijay. The federally managed Chattahoochee National Forest, the supply of the Ellijay and Cartecay watersheds, is upstream of Ellijay. In the town of Ellijay and in other segments, the Cartecay, Ellijay and Coosawattee rivers fall below federal standards for bacteria from animal or human waste. (traveltips.usatoday.com)

Here we report the 1st record of the Eastern Hellbender in the Mobile River Basin Cartecay River, Coosawattee River system of northwest Georgia. Almost all records of Eastern Hellbenders in the southeastern United States are from Tennessee or Ohio river drainages Mississippi River Basin ; some historic records of presumably presented origin are recognized from the Savannah drainage Atlantic Basin . We 1st captured this species in June 2009 while surveying for fishes. We then carried out Hellbender surveys at 6 sites and captured 2 individual Hellbenders in the Cartecay River inside 1 river km of our 1st collection site. (bioone.org)

The Coosawattee River Resort is offering Campground lots for sale. The real estate is just some miles outside of Ellijay, Georgia in the North Georgia mountains. On the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains and Blue Ridge Forest, the Coosawattee River Resort is a 5, 500+ acre development composed of more than 7, 000 individual, privately owned lots with over 170 miles of paved and gravel roads.  . (thevillasatcoosawattee.blogspot.com)

Residents looking to escape the busy lifestyle of nearby cities continue to flock to Coosawatte River Resort caused by its convenient still private place. With over 170 miles of paved and graveled roads, residents can enjoy scenic drives along the Coosawattee River and Carter s Lake. Staying true to nature, the resort gives its residents with pristine camping sites, relaxing parks and coveted fishing spots that can t be found elsewhere. A mix of forests, rivers and streams makes Coosawattee River Resort a well hidden paradise that s praised by Ellijay locals. (erasunriserealty.com)

Jumbo perch hug the boulder-strewn bottom when feeding 8 to 12 feet deep in early June, which makes them hard to see on a depthfinder. Christensen finds them by trolling jigs with an electric motor. He pulls gradually enough to keep the lines almost vertical. After locating jumbos, he anchors and makes short casts. Long throws result in recurrent snags. As the water warms, perch move deeper, and the jumbos don t hold as tight to the bottom as their smaller brethren. This makes them easier to see with an LCG. They look kind of like a small Christmas tree on the screen, he says. Christensen anchors over the perch and drops a jig straight down to the bottom. (fieldandstream.com)