Question regarding Fishing DH streams

jhjanko · 01-31-09, 05:03 PM

If a given stream has a DH section, is the entire stream open to fishing at this time of year,
or just the DH section? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but your help in clarifying this will be appreciated.

gonefishn · 01-31-09, 05:25 PM

The public access sections of the stream are open as well. All trout from the DH section are fair game and can be kept if they leave the DH zone. An example would be that fish caught above the 28 bridge on the Chattooga are DH fish and any below the bridge could be kept if you want to.

Trout8myfly · 01-31-09, 05:25 PM

Well, it depends. For example the Chattahoochee is fully fishable but the DH section is purely catch and release until May 1. And other rules apply as well, both in the DH and for other sections.

See this link for the DNR and the definitions of DH and Seasonal Streams and see if that helps.

Also, DH and Trout Season are different dates:

Trout Season (seasonal steams open) - March 28 to October 31
Delayed Harvest is in effect from November 1, 2008 to May 14, 2009.

jhjanko · 01-31-09, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trout8myfly

Well, it depends. For example the Chattahoochee is fully fishable but the DH section is purely catch and release until May 1. And other rules apply as well, both in the DH and for other sections.

See this link for the DNR and the definitions of DH and Seasonal Streams and see if that helps.

Also, DH and Trout Season are different dates:

Trout Season (seasonal steams open) - March 28 to October 31
Delayed Harvest is in effect from November 1, 2008 to May 14, 2009.

OK, the you have it. The nature of the question.

For example, would it be legal to fish the Chattooga downstream of the 28 bridge at this time of year? The question is not about killing fish, but about the legality of fishing in a section of stream well away from the DH section, in winter months.

jhjanko · 01-31-09, 05:45 PM

Actually, the DNR link above led me to the answer. Thanks for the responses.

TroutTackler · 01-31-09, 05:47 PM

The short answer is yes, but check out the regulations on www.GoFishGeorgia.com. While no one on NGTO is going to lead you astray on purpose, don't rely on us. Check out the regulations for yourself. If you get caught fishing on a stream illegally, it won't matter to that conservation ranger if you say, "But so-and-so on NGTO said..."

jhjanko · 01-31-09, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TroutTackler

The short answer is yes, but check out the regulations on www.GoFishGeorgia.com. While no one on NGTO is going to lead you astray on purpose, don't rely on us. Check out the regulations for yourself. If you get caught fishing on a stream illegally, it won't matter to that conservation ranger if you say, "But so-and-so on NGTO said..."

Irrefutable logic, sir. Of course you are correct.

It seems that some streams are designated seasonal and some year around. In as much as my question pertained specifically to DH streams, and in the example give, the Chattooga, I was able to determine that I could fish pretty much anywhere above a specific designated point south of the 28 bridge, all the way to the NC line.

Thanks for the advice. JHJ

THE EG · 01-31-09, 11:48 PM

The specific example I can think of is directly upstream of the DH on the Amicalola is seasonal and therefore off limits during the DH. I believe.

Do not fish above the Steele Bridge.

01-31-09, 05:03 PM	#1
jhjanko Native Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 70	Question regarding Fishing DH streams If a given stream has a DH section, is the entire stream open to fishing at this time of year, or just the DH section? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but your help in clarifying this will be appreciated.

01-31-09, 05:25 PM	#2
gonefishn Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Athens, Ga Posts: 1,434 Blog Entries: 4	The public access sections of the stream are open as well. All trout from the DH section are fair game and can be kept if they leave the DH zone. An example would be that fish caught above the 28 bridge on the Chattooga are DH fish and any below the bridge could be kept if you want to. __________________ tracy "Everyone ought to believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing."

01-31-09, 05:25 PM	#3
Trout8myfly Director, Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 4,544	Well, it depends. For example the Chattahoochee is fully fishable but the DH section is purely catch and release until May 1. And other rules apply as well, both in the DH and for other sections. See this link for the DNR and the definitions of DH and Seasonal Streams and see if that helps. Also, DH and Trout Season are different dates: Trout Season (seasonal steams open) - March 28 to October 31 Delayed Harvest is in effect from November 1, 2008 to May 14, 2009. __________________ "What's his offense?" "Groping for trouts in a peculiar river." ― William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Last edited by Trout8myfly; 01-31-09 at 05:28 PM.

01-31-09, 05:47 PM	#6
TroutTackler Native Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 2,893 Blog Entries: 3	The short answer is yes, but check out the regulations on www.GoFishGeorgia.com. While no one on NGTO is going to lead you astray on purpose, don't rely on us. Check out the regulations for yourself. If you get caught fishing on a stream illegally, it won't matter to that conservation ranger if you say, "But so-and-so on NGTO said..." __________________ David Cannon

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01-31-09, 05:45 PM	#5
jhjanko Native Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 70	Actually, the DNR link above led me to the answer. Thanks for the responses.

01-31-09, 11:48 PM	#8
THE EG Past Director, Hall of Fame Member, Designated Message Board Prude Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: East Cherokee County, GA Posts: 4,776	The specific example I can think of is directly upstream of the DH on the Amicalola is seasonal and therefore off limits during the DH. I believe. Do not fish above the Steele Bridge.