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| Locations below are listed by regions and their contact information. Check out the Georgia WRD Map that shows where these Wildlife Management Areas, Wildlife Public Fishing Areas, Natural Areas, Environmental Education Centers and Archery-Firearms Ranges are located in the state. |
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Buford Trout Hatchery - 770-781-6888
Address: 3204 Trout Place Rd., Cumming GA 30041
General Hatchery Information
Hours Open: 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily.
General Hatchery Information - View up to 1,000,000 trout that are being reared for stocking into Georgia's public waters. Walk along the Hatchery Nature/Bird Trail, Fish in the Family Fishing Pond, or take the weekly hatchery tour at 1:00 PM each Saturday.
Directions from Interstate 85/985: Travel west on GA Highway 20. After you cross the Chattahoochee River you will turn right onto River Club Dr. (you will be entering a subdivision - look for the DNR hatchery sign). Travel approximately 1/2 mile on River Club Dr., turn right onto Trout Place Road (at the second hatchery sign). The hatchery is through the gate at the end of the road.
Directions from GA 400: Travel east on GA Hwy 20 for approximately 4 1/2 miles, turn left onto River Club Dr. (into the subdivision) and follow the directions above. |
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Burton Trout Hatchery and District Office - 706-947-3112
Address: 695 Highway 197 N, Clarkesville GA 30523
General Hatchery Information - Angler fishing special regulations section of Moccasin Creek next to Burton Trout Hatchery (at Moccasin Creek State Park). Moccasin Creek State Park where Moccasin Creek enters Lake Burton. Burton Hatchery provides stocking support for Georgia trout streams and public waters.
Directions: Located in Rabun County on Moccasin Creek next to Lake Burton. The hatchery is approximately 20 miles north of Clarkesville on GA Hwy 197 |
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Bowens Mill Fish Hatchery and District Office - 229-426-5272
Address: 1773A Bowens Mill Highway, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
General Hatchery Information - The hatchery raises Morone hybrid bass for stocking into public reservoirs. Largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish (shellcracker), and channel catfish are raised for stocking into private ponds. Some channel catfish are grown to catchable size for stocking into PFA's and for kids fishing events. Some largemouth bass are raised to a larger size for stocking into north Georgia reservoirs where survival of larval bass has been unsuccessful.
Directions: Located just south of the Wilcox/Ben Hill County line in Ben Hill County. It is located 10 miles north of Fitzgerald on U.S. Hwy 129. |
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Cordele Fish Hatchery - 229-276-2362
Address: 392 Fish Hatchery Road, Cordele GA 31015
Directions From Cordele: Travel approx. 1 mile West on Hwy 280. Turn right on Fish Hatchery Road and travel approx.1.5 miles to hatchery. |
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Dawson (Steve Cocke) Fish Hatchery and District Office
Address: 109 Hatchery Access Road, Dawson GA 39842 |
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McDuffie Fish Hatchery and Public Fishing Area - 706-595-1684
Address: 4695 Fish Hatchery Road SE, Dearing GA 30808
Directions from Thomson: South on Highway 17 to US Highway 278; left (east) for 5.6 miles; right on Ellington Airline Road for 2.8 miles; right on Fish Hatchery Road for 0.8 miles. |
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Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery - 912-756-3691
Address: 110 Hatchery Drive, Richmond Hill GA 31324
General Hatchery Information - Richmond Hill Hatchery is an 87-acre facility which includes 38 fish production and rearing ponds totaling 18.8 acres of water and 3 Kids Fishing Event (KFE) ponds. Original construction of Richmond Hill Hatchery began in 1933 and was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The land was later donated to the State of Georgia by Henry Ford in 1936.
Directions from Savannah: Take I-95 south to exit 90. Turn east (left) on Hwy 144. The hatchery will be approximately .5 miles on the left. |
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Summerville Trout Hatchery and District Office - 706-857-3394
Address: 231 Fish Hatchery Road, Summerville GA 30747
Directions: Located in Chattooga County. |
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Walton Fish Hatchery - 770-918-6418
Address: 2123 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle GA 30025
Directions from Interstate 20: Take exit number 101. Turn east on US Hwy 278/GA 12. Travel approximately 2 miles and hatchery is on the left. |
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