Trout Stocking update: This is the first trout stocking update for spring 2024 (these will post each Wednesday and Friday). As a reminder you can stay up to date with our trout stocking via our interactive map or our published report (links at end of the post). The following were stocked this week: Candlewood Lake, New Milford, Danbury, New Fairfield Crystal Lake, Ellington East Twin Lake, Salisbury Highland Lake, Winchester Lake McDonough, New Hartford Mashapaug Lake, Union Mill River (Sleeping

WRD's trout hatcheries are having another good production year and we’ve outgrown our rearing space! We have to stock some catchable-size trout now to make room in our concrete raceways for the smaller fish to grow to their ten-inch target. With high and potentially dangerous water flows in our bigger trout rivers due to frequent winter rains, these stocking trucks are instead headed toward small lakes and streams in North Georgia. Catch the weekly trout stocking report:https://georgiawildlife.c

Delayed harvest trout streams are open! While trout fishing can be found year-round in Georgia, there are five trout streams that are seasonally managed under special regulations called Delayed Harvest (DH) to increase angler success. These streams have catch-and-release regulations from November 1st - May 14th and are stocked monthly. This year, all five delayed harvest streams will be stocked with trout: - Chattahoochee River from Sope Creek to US Highway 41 (Cobb Parkway). - Toccoa River loca