What you need to know about fishing Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a large reservoir approximately 30 miles north Atlanta, Georgia. The lake was formed by building the Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956. At normal pool level the reservoir has over 38,000 surface acres and supports cold water species like trout and walleye with max depths just over 200 feet. Clearer, cooler and deeper waters on the southern end of the lake support use of more...