Noontootla Creek Fishing Regulations

Anglers fishing delayed harvest streams must release all trout now and use and possess only fake lures with one single hook per lure from November 1 – May 14 annually. The use of extra dropper lures on one line is allowed as long as each tempt holds one single hook. These limitations don’t apply from May 15 – October 31 of yearly. The following streams are delayed harvest streams: (Click for info)

Anglers fishing delayed harvest streams must release all trout now and use and possess only fake lures with one single hook per tempt from Nov. 1 May 14 annually. The use of extra dropper lures on one line is allowed as long as each tempt holds one single hook. These limitations don’t apply from May 15 Oct. 31 of yearly. The following streams are delayed harvest streams: (eregulations.com)

Bearmeat Creek Bugscuffle Branch watershed Allen Mill Creek ; Burch Branch watershed; Fodder Creek watershed; Hightower Creek watershed; Hiwassee River watershed downstream to Towns County Rd. (georgiawildlife.org)

Noontootla Creek and the greater part of its feeder creeks lie inside Fannin County, southeast of the town of Blue Ridge. The stream originates in southern Fannin County close to the Lumpkin and Union County borders. It tumbles down in a northwesterly direction from Springer Mountain, near the origination point of the Appalachian Trail. It is public waters, composed of about two-thirds of the river, lie inside the boundary of Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area inside the Chattahoochee National Forest, Noontootla Creek dumps into the Toccoa River southeast and upstream of Blue Ridge Reservoir, just below the crossroads of Dial. (gameandfishmag.com)

From its headwaters in Union County to where it becomes the Ocoee River at the Georgia/Tennessee line, the Toccoa is regarded by many as the best trout river in the state. The upper end of the river is a great place to fish as it’s heavily stocked in the springtime and is home to a delayed-harvest DH part, which opens to harvest May 15. The tailwater, under Lake Blue Ridge, holds a great population of stocked, holdover and stream-bred trout. To top it off, the complete river is open year-round. (gon.com)

Waters Creek, located just 10. 5 miles from Dahlonega, is a trophy trout stream and only fishing with fake lures with a single barbless hook size 6 or smaller is allowed. Fishermen will find a range of fish as well as brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout here. If you re baitcasting, fly fishing or spinning your chances of to get a bite here are good. So grab your beloved fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Waters Creek. Waters Creek is in the Chestatee WMA and is open throughout the trout season on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Also to a fishing license and a trout stamp, a Wildlife Management Area WMA stamp is needed when fishing on Waters Creek. (dahlonega.org)

We are talking classic North Georgia trout water on beautiful Noontootla Creek. It does not get much better than this. NCF water is easily wadeable by anybody. The upper part is a little ‘tighter’ requiring cautious casting. The center two and lowest sections are more open from a casting perspective. Hatches are restricted in the Fall & Winter but Spring brings out the stonefly, caddis, mayfly and midge hatches. Summer brings out the terrestrials. (Click for more info)

Anglers fishing delayed harvest streams must release all trout now and use and possess only fake lures with one single hook per tempt from November 1 – May 14 annually. The use of extra "dropper" lures on one line is allowed as long as each tempt holds one single hook. These limitations don’t apply from May 15 – October 31 of yearly. The following streams are delayed harvest streams: (cabinonthecreek.com)

"One of our anglers fought a true 7-pound rainbow just last week at Noontootla Creek Farm, " Bob reports. "The fiery colored trout took a tiny Copper John behind a heavy stonefly pattern drifted through a deep and shaded pool. Unfortunately, the fight lasted longer than the strength of the small hook. When it pulled loose, we discovered the hook gap sooner or later opened up under the pressure of the big trout’s some number of runs. Worst still, it was our client’s 1st big trout on a fly rod. She made up for the lost fish, but, when she afterward landed a nice 22-inch ‘bow on a downstream run. (reelanglingadventures.com)

Anglers must possess a current Georgia fishing license also as a trout license to fish for these beauties. By buying a license also as fishing equipment and related things, you and your fellow anglers helped fund sport fish restoration programs for many years, thanks to the Sport Fish Restoration Act. This Act lets money accumulated from a federal excise tax on fishing equipment and related things to be directed to actions that benefit recreational anglers. A part of these money is made available to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources depending on some number of factors, as well as the number of paid sporting licenses. (facebook.com)