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Cool, I eat those things, but many people won't.. As for spearing in lakes in georgia.. is that allowed.. I am going to lake lanier soon. Can you use a gun there?
Basically you can take bluegill, shad, other fish like that. If you want catfish, come up to Tennessee where spearing catfish are legal."Spearing" is the use of a handheld spear or similar device and the use of a weapon, other than a firearm, which propels a projectile to which a wire, rope, line, or other means of recovering the projectile is attached and secured to the weapon or the person using the weapon.
Only nongame fish may be speared in freshwater and are not to be sold or used for commercial purposes.
It is illegal to spear game fish and all species of catfish.
A sport fishing license is required to spear fish in freshwater.
The person spearing fish must be completely submerged when in the act of spearing fish.
Spear fishing for any species is prohibited in the marked areas around five fish refuges in Lake Seminole and three fish refuges in Lake Blackshear from May 1 - October 31.