Georgia Names Clint Peacock Chief of Fisheries
Peacock, a 15-year Wildlife Resources Division employee, will lead the state's statewide fisheries program.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division has appointed Clint Peacock as its Chief of Fisheries. Peacock most recently served as Assistant Chief of the Fisheries Management Section.
Why it matters
The Chief of Fisheries coordinates the statewide fisheries program, develops its management budget, supervises Georgia's public fishing areas, and oversees the drafting of statewide fishing regulations. The appointment places a long-time division staffer in charge of those responsibilities for anglers across the state.
Peacock has served 15 years with the division, progressing from a fisheries biologist hired in 2011 at the Go Fish Education Center to assistant chief in 2020. The extraction does not indicate the effective start date of the new role.
The players
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division
The state division responsible for managing Georgia's wildlife, fisheries, and related natural resources, including its public fishing areas and fishing regulations.
Clint Peacock
A longtime Wildlife Resources Division fisheries official, with a master's degree in aquaculture and fisheries, who now leads the state's statewide fisheries program.
Chris Harper
The director of the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division, who publicly praised Peacock's years of service with the agency.
The details
Peacock holds a master's degree in aquaculture and fisheries from the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Division Director Chris Harper praised Peacock's years of service in announcing the appointment.
Timeline
2011: Peacock joins the Wildlife Resources Division as a fisheries biologist at the Go Fish Education Center.
2020: Peacock is promoted to assistant chief of the Fisheries Management Section.
November 5, 2026: The Division announces Peacock's appointment as Chief of Fisheries.
Roadmap
Peacock's appointment reflects a pattern of advancing career employees into the division's top fisheries roles, following his own rise from fisheries biologist in 2011 through assistant chief in 2020. The move keeps leadership of the statewide fisheries program within the agency's existing staff.
For anglers, the appointment changes who oversees the statewide fishing regulations and public fishing areas that determine where and how they can fish. Georgia residents who fish should watch for any regulatory or program updates that follow the leadership change.
The takeaway
Leadership of Georgia's fisheries program now rests with a long-serving division biologist who has risen through the ranks. Anglers can monitor the division's fishing resources for any program or regulatory updates under the new chief.
Further reading
Explore more People coverage tied to leadership changes at state agencies.
More information
Find official Georgia fishing resources for anglers from the Wildlife Resources Division.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Covington News.
