Brand New to Fishing...

[djocon93]

Hey Guys!

So I grew up hunting and shooting but was a little too ADD to enjoy fishing. I recently found an old rod and reel to use. So I purchased an ugly stick combo for my wife, who surprisingly decided she wanted to give fishing a shot. Now I am trying to decide where to go try them out, and as an avid ODT user on the firearm side of the site, where else would I turn? haha

Where do y'all like to fish? What do you find works well there, bait wise? Any general advise for beginners?

 

[Bennyboy]

Bring beer. Worse case, you at least catch a buzz.

 

[10thmountain]

Always fun to shore fish at Lake Lanier.

Here is a great resource.

https://gadnr.org/fishing

 

[GeauxLSU]

If you don't have access to a pond, hit the Hooch south of the dam. Throw some Rapalas (either floating or count down) in Brown Trout color size 03. Catch trout. Have fun.

 

[chazehen]

Finding a private farm pond is going to be your best bet for success. It's easy to get discouraged when you're not catching fish. A lot of the ponds in neighborhoods and on golf courses yield some pretty good catches, too. In the heat of the summer, I like to fish early or late. Late usually works best. Good luck!

 

[Realtor]

+1 for private ponds
+1 for beers
+1 for a great time

 

[djocon93]

Thanks for the advise! My parents live on a semi private watershed lake in N Forsyth, may try that, I live in Dahlonega right now, any suggestions in that area?

 

[drewga11]

Thanks for the advise! My parents live on a semi private watershed lake in N Forsyth, may try that, I live in Dahlonega right now, any suggestions in that area?

There is a decent size lake just north of Dahlonega that I assume is public, always see people fishing there when I'm heading to the mountains. If you ride a few miles north of Dahlonega on 60, Dockery Lake is stocked with trout weekly. I pass it every time I go up to Rock Creek and always say I'm going to stop and fish there and still havent gotten around to it yet.

 

[BIKER13]

early and late the hot weather affects the fish also.Heck you in Cumming got 38,000 acres of Lake to fish in.