Now we can’t be having the Bass Pro’s coming to the border lakes and having to go by 2 different set of laws can we.
If you coming from NC, just make sure to get a Ga license
Ga licenses are valid on all border lakes
Ga licenses are valid on all border lakes
So I can fish anywhere on Weiss or West Point with a Georgia license ?
Yes but the bream and crappie limits differ and are enforced differently on each side's water. You can fish on the SC side with a GA license but have to follow the SC 20 fish 8 inch crappie limit or whatever it is if on that side. Bream and Crappie are considered to be local species so the thought is differ regulations on each side are applicable because not that many bream or crappie will swim from one side to a other. Neither wants to change what they have so they keep those the same as what they have statewide. Bass and striper swim all over the lake so those are the same.
So I can fish anywhere on Weiss or West Point with a Georgia license ?
Georgia dnr was asked if Ga was going to change our refs along the border lakes, the answer was no. They claim that changing the crappie regulation would not help
Best thing to do is just to stay away from Georgia.Alabama, Tennessee, NC, SC, VA and many other states use size limits on crappie to one degree or another.
But they are not a 'one size fits all' approach.
They can and do work.
So the logical thing to do is sample the GA portions of, say, Strom Thurmond and Hartwell and compare them to the SC portions under the size limit.
Would be interesting to see if there are any differences in the crappie populations.
That would end any debate about different crappie regulations between SC and GA.
If your over 20 crappie just make sure you stay on the Georgia side of the lake. If caught by South Carolina DNR they’ll give you a ticket. Saying they were caught on th Ga side won’t hold water.
I don't believe this correct. It only applies to which side of lake you launch and take out from.