Lake Oconee, Lake Sinclair, Lake Hartwell, and I know of some "pay lakes" ......best fishing places I can think up, I have been around fishing all my life.....I love it....dont matter if I have my boat with me or just sitting on the bank....im calm and relaxed with some cold brew lol.

Id just go to wal mart, get the licenses (9 bucks), and some cheap poles....should come with reel w/ line. grab some hooks, and weights.....depending on what kinda fish you want to catch.....Id grab some lures ( mainly for bass) or worms/mino's (small lil fish great for catfish ect ect). You can get this at the bait shop, if you are around one...

Another form of fishing I like to do is running trot-lines, and floats. but you need a boat for that, and it's alot cheaper than buying new poles and such.

Hope this helps out any.