Remember that huge brown trout that most of us have hooked in the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam but never landed? Well, it’s finally been caught and it’s larger than the biggest liar among us could have imagined. The most huge brown trout ever officially caught in Georgia … …
Category: Lake Lanier News
PWC Boating Incident on Lake Lanier
Georgia DNR Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon released a report about a personal watercraft (PWC) boating incident on Lake Lanier that occurred on Sunday, July 27, 2014. While on vessel patrol in Hall County on Lake Lanier in Flowery Branch Creek near Van Pugh’s swimming …
Get a Special Deal at Lake Lanier Islands
There are special deals at Lake Lanier Islands that can save you big bucks, whether you go to the lake’s biggest playground with your family and friends or if you go to meet new friends. Special Deal at Lake Lanier Islands #1 As of July …
Lucille’s Mountain Top Inn & Spa is Surprisingly Luxurious
Lucille’s Mountain Top Inn & Spa in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, is full of surprises. Lucille’s was recently named one of the most luxurious inns in the United States of America by BedAndBreakfast.com. Spend one night there and you’ll agree that esteemed honor is no surprise at all. …
Shane Watson Guide Service Fishing Report (7-24-14)
Since my last report, the striper fishing has been great on Lake Lanier most mornings and afternoons. Downlined bluebacks fishing 40 to 100 feet deep over a 100 to 120 foot bottom have worked well when the fish have been loaded up on our screen. …
Clarks Bridge Road / Rt 284 Has Reopened
Our pal, Georgia Department of Transportation Communications Officer Teri N. Pope has good news for folks on the north end of the lake. The summer detour that closed State Route 284 / Clarks Bridge Road near Lake Lanier’s Olympic Venue ended a day early and reopened before 9 …
Local Pilots Seek to Land Seaplanes on Lake Lanier
Instead of hearing, “The plane! The plane!” a local group of aviators hopes you’ll hear someone on Lake Lanier shouting, “The seaplane! The seaplane!” Troy Wheeler is both the owner and president of Lanier Flight Center Owner and field director for Seaplane Pilots Association Field Director …
Don Carter State Park is One Year Old
The opening of Don Carter State Park took decades of planning and dedication. Now the park is one year old. It only took one year, however, to become a favorite destination for campers, swimmers, families, fishermen and boaters. If you haven’t been there yet, you’ll love …
The Pirates of Lanier Poker Run
It’s too late to learn to talk like a pirate because the Pirates of Lanier Poker Run begins on July 17, 2014. But it’s not too late to raise money for kids in need! Click Here for Background Story on Pirates of Lanier If you’re …
Boating Clubs on Lake Lanier
There are at least a half-dozen boating clubs on Lake Lanier, as of mid-July 2014. If you like to be on the water, you’ll find lots of people who share your love of sailing, paddling, rowing, beaching, puttering or blasting around our Pond of Pulchritude. …