Lake Burton Fish Hatchery
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N 34° 50.621 W 083° 35.344
17S E 263266 N 3858765
Here's a dandy fishin hole,but be careful where ya fish!!FISHING ONLY ALLOWED IN DESIGNATED AREAS! Hatchery tanks are for breeding and raising trout for stocking nearby rivers.Next to Lake Burton and Moccasin Creek State Park.-READ & FOLLOW THE RULES
Waymark Code: WM3AVB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2008
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Lake Burton Fish Hatchery is located in a rural, mountainous area of Rabun County in extreme northeast Georgia. Elevation of the hatchery is approximately 1,920 feet above sea level. Lake Burton, a 2,700-acre Georgia Power Company lake, borders the facility on its eastern side,with a boat dock for put in, and with the Chattahoochee National Forest forming the northern and western boundaries.Moccasin creek supplies water for the hatchery.
During trout fishing season, you can fish Moccasin Creek for rainbow, brown, and brook trout. Brook trout are the only trout native to Georgia. There are three fishing ponds on location for youngsters to fish and is also allowed for youths and over age 65 to fish Moccasin creek at boundries along side of fish hatchery. Fishing piers along the edge of Lake Burton offer an opportunity to catch or view warm water fish such as bluegill, redbreast sunfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch in their natural habitat.-READ AND FOLLOW THE RULES-- This geographical area is also a favorite stopover for the monarch butterfly during its annual migration in the spring and summer months.
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