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What's biting in Georgia in November: black crappie, black drum, blackfin tuna and blue catfish at their peak, with flounder, king mackerel and black sea bass around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Georgia fishing across 2 waters, with 54 fish-by-water guides for 54 fish.
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What's biting in Georgia in November
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Black crappie
Georgia freshwater
Black drum
Georgia Coast
Blackfin tuna
Georgia Coast
Blue catfish
Georgia freshwater
Bluefish
Georgia Coast
Brook trout
Georgia freshwater
Brown trout
Georgia freshwater
Chain pickerel
Georgia freshwater
Gag grouper
Georgia Coast
Hybrid striped bass
Georgia freshwater
Largemouth bass
Georgia freshwater
Rainbow trout
Georgia freshwater
Redfish
Georgia Coast
Sheepshead
Georgia Coast
Spot
Georgia Coast
Where to fish in Georgia
2 watersTybee to St. Marys
Georgia Coast
November: Best inshore month
Fished from Savannah, Tybee Island, Richmond Hill, Darien, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, St. Marys.
987 charted public spots — 338 artificial reef, 180 marker / buoy, 169 wreck. Open the map in the app to see them.
Atlantic croakerAtlantic cutlassfishAtlantic sharpnose sharkAtlantic spadefishBlack drumBlack sea bassBlackfin tunaBlacktip sharkBlue marlinBluefishBonnethead sharkBull sharkCobiaFlounderGag grouperGray triggerfishGreat hammerheadGreater amberjackJack crevalleKing mackerelLadyfishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiMangrove snapperPompanoRed porgyRed snapperRedfishSailfishScampSheepsheadSpanish mackerelSpinner sharkSpotSpotted seatroutTarponTiger sharkTripletailVermilion snapperWahooWhite gruntWhitingYellowfin tuna
Georgia Coast, month by monthLanier to the Okefenokee
Georgia freshwater
November: Crappie and stripers
Fished from Lake Lanier, Lake Seminole, West Point Lake, Lake Allatoona, Flint River, Altamaha River, Chattahoochee tailwater.
American shadBlue catfishFlathead catfishLargemouth bassRedbreast sunfishRedeye bassShoal bassSpotted bassStriped bassSuwannee bassWalleye
Georgia freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Georgia are set by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Georgia DNR) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
Georgia DNR, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 8 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 25 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 30" FL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 30 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 54" FL minimum · 1 per person · 1 per vessel (per boat if fewer than one per angler)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" FL minimum · 15 per person · closes Mar 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 30" FL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 8 per person · georgia trout license (16 and older)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 8 per person · georgia trout license (16 and older)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 54" FL minimum · 1 per person · 1 per vessel (per boat if fewer than one per angler)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit (channel and flathead catfish)
closed today (Statewide, salt water, until Mar 1) · 36" FL minimum when open · 1 per person · 6 per vessel (per boat)
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit (channel and flathead catfish)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 25" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 28" FL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · Only two of the 15 may be 22" or longer · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 24" FL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 20" FL minimum · 10 per person · 54 per vessel (per boat; headboats 10 per paying customer)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 8 per person · georgia trout license (16 and older)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 20" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · slot 14–23" TL · 5 per person · changes Jan 1
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 10" FL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 83" FL minimum · 1 per person · 1 per vessel (per boat if fewer than one per angler)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" FL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 25 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 22" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · Only two of the 15 may be 22" or longer · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 68" FL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 18" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 8 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 13" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · Only two of the 15 may be 22" or longer · 15 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source Georgia DNR, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with Georgia DNR before you keep a fish.
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