SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA--The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking anglers who fish the Chattahoochee River between Morgan Falls Dam and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area's Paces Mill Park to participate in an creel survey that will assist DNR fisheries biologists in evaluating trout management on this section of the river. The survey began on April 3 and continues through September 2006.
Anglers will be interviewed by a creel clerk as they leave the river who will inquire about how anglers fished, how long they fished, the species they fished for and how many fish they caught. The clerk could also ask to weigh and measure any or all fish anglers harvest. The DNR says it typically conducts one to three creel surveys on various waterways in the state each year.
For more information on the Chattahoochee River creel survey, contact the DNR's Chris Martin at (770) 918-6418.