Tugaloo River Fishing Spot

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The Tugaloo River (originally Tugalo River) is a short river bordering the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina. It is fed by the Tallulah River and the Chattooga River, which each form an arm of Tugaloo Lake, on the edge of Georgia's Tallulah Gorge State Park. The Tugaloo then flows out of the lake via Tugaloo Dam, passing into Lake Yonah and out of Yonah Dam. The river then ends as an arm of Lake Hartwell, as does South Carolina's Seneca River. After flowing out of Hartwell Dam, it is called the Savannah River. Waters covered: On the banks and in the waters of all channels of the Savannah River from its mouth to the junction of the Tugaloo (Toogaloo) and Seneca rivers; the Tugaloo River from its mouth to the junction of the Tugaloo and Chattooga rivers; and the Chattooga River to the North Carolina state line (35th parallel of North latitude at Ellicott's Rock). This agreement also applies to all the waters and banks of Clarks Hill Reservoir (Strom Thurmond); Richard B. Russell Reservoir; Hartwell Reservoir; Yonah Lake; Tugaloo (Toogaloo) Lake; the New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam (see NOTE), and Stevens Creek Lake (except that portion on the Stevens Creek arm upstream of South Carolina Highway 53). This agreement does not apply to any flowing portions of tributary streams to these impoundments nor to tributary streams of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Chattooga rivers. Licenses: All persons meeting the freshwater license requirements of Georgia or South Carolina may fish on the banks and in the waters covered without having to obtain any other license. Length Limit: There is no length limit for striped bass and hybrid bass taken from the waters covered by this agreement. Largemouth bass caught in the Georgia portion of the waters covered by this agreement that are shorter than 12 inches in length must be released immediately. No person may have a rifle in their possession or in a boat on South Carolina waters. Creel and Possession Limits: Limits for taking fish from the waters covered by this agreement are: Largemouth bass, Spotted bass, and/or Redeye (Coosa) bass.....10 Trout.....8 Bream (all species).....30 Walleye.....8 Sauger.....8 Crappie (Black and/or White).....30 White bass.....30 Striped bass and/or Hybrid striped-white bass.....10 It is unlawful to possess a total of more than 40 of all the species listed above.

The Tugaloo River (originally Tugalo River) is a short river bordering the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina. It is fed by the Tallulah River and the Chattooga River, which each form an arm of Tugaloo Lake, on the edge of Georgia's Tallulah Gorge State Park. The Tugaloo then flows out of the lake via Tugaloo Dam, passing into Lake Yonah and out of Yonah Dam.