tree cutter 08
Senior Member
That explains why. They are stocking half of what they use to it i remember right. To me catching trout out of Burton is almost like walleye now. They are there but few and far between it seems.
About a month ago I caught hatchery trout out of seed. Someone had to have stocked some. Unless they somehow got through Burton dam.
I caught my limit at Oconee, there were not any below 2 pounds and I am looking for those stocker size but don't wanna walk the creek banks with the snakes and ticks...............they skeerrr me.I’d try Commerce watershed or Oconee either one for some lake trouts, me and TP used to kill em there
We caught 2 around 18 to 20 inches. Lost 2 or 3 then caught 3 spots 3 to 5 pounds.Be prepared for tough fishing, if Burton is your trout fishing choice. Just not the same trout lake it was 3 or 4 years ago for whatever reason, who knows.
should have caught more but had some short strikes
yes sirThat's encouraging! Did you get them on herring?
I’ve seen some that big, and likely some bigger. Don’t see as many as I used to, though.I'd heard of the Hellbender before, but after reading this post I Googled it to learn more about it. The Wiki article says they can grow up to 29". Has anybody ever seen one that big? I'd drop my fishing stuff and run if I saw that in a trout stream.
Both males and females grow to an adult length of 24 to 40 cm (9.4 to 15.7 in) from snout to vent, with a total length of 30 to 74 cm (12 to 29 in), making them the third-largest aquatic salamander species in the world (after the Chinese giant salamander and the Japanese giant salamander) and the largest amphibian in North America.[15] An adult weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb), making them the fourth heaviest living amphibian in the world after their Chinese and Japanese cousins and the goliath frog, while the largest cane toads may also weigh as much as a hellbender.
yes sir
They stock enough in Burton to maintain the population now is what Anthony told me today. Some where above 10,000
I'd heard of the Hellbender before, but after reading this post I Googled it to learn more about it. The Wiki article says they can grow up to 29". Has anybody ever seen one that big? I'd drop my fishing stuff and run if I saw that in a trout stream.
Both males and females grow to an adult length of 24 to 40 cm (9.4 to 15.7 in) from snout to vent, with a total length of 30 to 74 cm (12 to 29 in), making them the third-largest aquatic salamander species in the world (after the Chinese giant salamander and the Japanese giant salamander) and the largest amphibian in North America.[15] An adult weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb), making them the fourth heaviest living amphibian in the world after their Chinese and Japanese cousins and the goliath frog, while the largest cane toads may also weigh as much as a hellbender.
He's talking generically about trout living in lakes, not the species lake trout.Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush do not range anywhere near Georgia. On the eastern 1/2 of the country their range pretty much stops at the great lakes. Am I to assume the OP was talking about trout fishing in Georgia lakes? This would be rainbows and browns mostly. I do not see any mention of Lake Trout in Burton or anywhere else in GA. A fishable Lake Trout population here would be interesting indeed.