Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soque River U.S. Forest Service - Chattahoochee NF | Access / boat ramp | 34.71205, -83.57240 | The only public access point Georgia DNR's water-access inventory lists on the Soque. Upper river, inside the national forest, about 8 km below the headwaters. Trout stream access, no ramp. |
| 2 | Soque Greenway Trail Soque River Watershed Association | Park / conservation area | 34.61925, -83.51933 | Riverside trail through Clarkesville, reached from the Old Clarkesville Mill on Old Hwy 441. SRWA says a catch-and-release section here is open to fishing - the one stretch of public Soque bank any source names. |
| 3 | North Washington Street GA 197 - Clarkesville | Bridge crossing | 34.61894, -83.52904 | The uppermost of the river's three named crossings and the natural orientation point in town; the USGS gauge sits 30 m away. |
| 4 | USGS 023312495 - Soque River USGS monitoring location | USGS gauge | 34.61861, -83.52889 | Stage and discharge for the whole river; it sits at the North Washington Street bridge in Clarkesville. |
| 5 | Pitts Park City of Clarkesville | Park / conservation area | 34.61720, -83.52892 | City park on the river in Clarkesville, walking and running trails. The city describes it as a trail park and no agency page names it a designated fishing access. |
| 6 | Unicoi Outfitters 1420 Washington St, Clarkesville | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 34.61567, -83.52610 | Full-service fly shop in downtown Clarkesville, about 350 m off the river, and the only tackle or fly storefront with a published address on the Soque. Runs guided trips on the river. |
| 7 | Monroe Avenue GA 17 / GA 115 - Clarkesville | Bridge crossing | 34.61335, -83.53400 | |
| 8 | Shoals Way Clarkesville | Bridge crossing | 34.60673, -83.53934 | The lowest named crossing on the mapped channel. |
| 9 | Habersham Mills Lake Dam Historic mill dam | Dam / hazard | 34.59071, -83.55648 | In-river dam at Habersham Mills, about 10 km above the Chattahoochee confluence. The only structure on the mapped channel; no other dam in the river's box is within 4 km of the water. |
Gauge: USGS 023312495 — SOQUE RIVER AT GA 197, NEAR CLARKESVILLE, GA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Redbreast Sunfish, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: georgiawildlife.com/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
GA 197 crossing near Clarkesville - the closest public bridge access to the gauge.
Soque River Park in Clarkesville - developed public access in town.
Batesville area bridges on GA 197 - upper river public crossings.
Demorest area access near the Chattahoochee confluence - lower river bank fishing.
Private trophy lease beats near Clarkesville - the main Soque fishery, booked through local lodges.
Chattahoochee River confluence below Demorest - access to the mainstem at the mouth.
US 441 crossing near Demorest - lower river roadside access.
Spring: the strongest fishing of the year with steady flows and heavy insect activity.
Summer: warm in the lower river, with the upper and shaded private water fishing best early.
Fall: excellent, with cooling water, terrestrials and aggressive brown trout before the spawn.
Winter: cold and clear, slower fishing, and the least crowded time on the private beats.