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Fishing regulations at Hopeful Branch, GA
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Fishing regulations in Georgia can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Largemouth bass as of April 25th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Exceptions to state-wide size limit:
- Lake Blackshear: 14-inches total length
- Lake Blue Ridge: no minimum size
- Lake Burton: no minimum size
- Lake Juliette: no minimum size
- Lake Lanier: 14-inches total length
- Lake Oconee: 14-inches total length
- Lake Lindsay Grace: bass between 15- and 22-inches total length must be released immediately. All others may be kept. In addition, only one bass may be greater than 22 inches.
- Lake Walter F. George: 14-inches total length
- West Point Reservoir: 14-inches total length
- Public Fishing Area lakes operated by the Department of Natural Resources: 14 inches. This limit will not apply to lakes which have been posted as having a different length limit for largemouth bass.
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FAQ about Hopeful Branch fishing
- Largemouth bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jcathey6272 reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @ahubbard6285 reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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