Lake Lanier has a vast variety of different fish.
Below are the Lake Lanier and Georgia state records.
Click the fish picture to view their wikipedia page.
Below are the Lake Lanier and Georgia state records.
Click the fish picture to view their wikipedia page.
Striper
Spotted bass
Largemouth bass
Crappie
LAKE LANIER RECORD:
White Crappie - Weight: 3 lbs. 2 oz. Angler: Bill Fretwell, 1991 Black Crappie - Weight: 3 lbs. 5 oz. Angler: Chris Williams, 2006 GEORGIA STATE RECORD: White - Weight: 5 lbs. Angler: Theresa Kemp - Location: private pond, 1984 Black - Weight: 4.4 lbs. Angler: Shirley Lavender - Location: Acrees Lake, 1971 |
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LAKE LANIER RECORDS:
Walleye - Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Angler: Gene Crump, 1978
Hybrid - Weight: 12 lbs. Angler: Fred Duncan, 1992
White Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 1 oz. Angler: Jm Hobbins, 1971
Shoal Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 5 oz. Angler: Peter Thliveros, 1994
Yellow Perch - Weight: 1 lb. 8 oz. Angler: Jeff Howard, 1990
Rainbow Trout - Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz. Angler: Charlie Hobbs, 1970
Shellcracker (Redear Sunfish) - Weight: 1 lb. 5 oz. Angler: Russ Toole, 2002
Flathead Catfish - Weight: 14 lbs. Angler: Danny Handley, 2008
GEORGIA STATE RECORDS:
Walleye - Weight: 11 lbs. 6 oz. Angler: Neal Watson - Location: Richard B. Russell Lake, 1995
Hybrid - Weight: 25 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: David Hobby - Location: Lake Chatuge, 1995
White Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 1 oz. Angler: J. M. Hobbins - Location: Lake Lanier, 1971
Shoal Bass - Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Angler: David Hubbard - Location: Flint River, 1977
Yellow Perch - Weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: Larry Poole, Jr. - Location: Savannah River, 2008
Rainbow Trout - Weight: 17 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: Mark Cochran - Location: Soque River, 2004
Shellcracker (Redear Sunfish) - Weight: 4 lbs. 2 oz. Angler: Pat Larence - Location: private pond, 1995
Flathead Catfish - Weight: 83 lbs. Angler: Jim Dieveney - Location: Altamaha River, 2010
Walleye - Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Angler: Gene Crump, 1978
Hybrid - Weight: 12 lbs. Angler: Fred Duncan, 1992
White Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 1 oz. Angler: Jm Hobbins, 1971
Shoal Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 5 oz. Angler: Peter Thliveros, 1994
Yellow Perch - Weight: 1 lb. 8 oz. Angler: Jeff Howard, 1990
Rainbow Trout - Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz. Angler: Charlie Hobbs, 1970
Shellcracker (Redear Sunfish) - Weight: 1 lb. 5 oz. Angler: Russ Toole, 2002
Flathead Catfish - Weight: 14 lbs. Angler: Danny Handley, 2008
GEORGIA STATE RECORDS:
Walleye - Weight: 11 lbs. 6 oz. Angler: Neal Watson - Location: Richard B. Russell Lake, 1995
Hybrid - Weight: 25 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: David Hobby - Location: Lake Chatuge, 1995
White Bass - Weight: 5 lbs. 1 oz. Angler: J. M. Hobbins - Location: Lake Lanier, 1971
Shoal Bass - Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Angler: David Hubbard - Location: Flint River, 1977
Yellow Perch - Weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: Larry Poole, Jr. - Location: Savannah River, 2008
Rainbow Trout - Weight: 17 lbs. 8 oz. Angler: Mark Cochran - Location: Soque River, 2004
Shellcracker (Redear Sunfish) - Weight: 4 lbs. 2 oz. Angler: Pat Larence - Location: private pond, 1995
Flathead Catfish - Weight: 83 lbs. Angler: Jim Dieveney - Location: Altamaha River, 2010