Cohutta Fishing Company Blog
Fishing Report 3/14/2019
The Toccoa Tailwater has been generating nonstop since last week. It's predicted that they will continue doing this until further notice. We drove over to some property off of Curtis Switch and the water was about 5 feet above a safe wading level. We also went to...
Fishing Report 3/7/19
The Blue Ridge Area fishing report courtesy of our outfitting partner, Fly Fishing North Georgia. The Toccoa Tailwater is generating 24/7 with no end in sight. The average outflow from the generator is 2600cfs, which is very tough to fish. Float the Tailwater won't be...
Building Leaders for Striped Bass
Striped bass on the brain? We're already prepping for the upcoming season - we get a lot of questions about what kind of leaders to rig up for sinking line. Check out this video from our friends at Hatch Outdoors, Captain Chuck Ragan describes a system that is nearly...
Gear Review: Thomas & Thomas Exocett SS
The Thomas & Thomas Exocett SS series of rods garners a lot of questions when customers are shuffling through the rod rack. Designated by grain weight rather than a traditional line weight, these rods are designed to throw dense sinking lines and heavier,...
Fishing Report 2/27
We've been hammered with rain: precipitation levels from many of the US Geological Survey Gauges are reading 8 inches since last week. The Etowah River is stained below the dam and just flat out muddy below Pumpkinvine Creek and the Core of Engineers hasn't been...
Fly Tying: Hook placement in Articulated Streamers
The popularity of articulated flies has really taken off in the last decade, and for good reason. This platform of fly tying allows the tier to create a larger profile with materials that otherwise wouldn't allow, and also provides one or more joints to give a pattern...
Fishing Report 2/14
The Blue Ridge Area fishing report courtesy of our outfitting partner, Fly Fishing North Georgia. The Toccoa Tailwater has finally decreased the amount of water spilling over the lake from 1700cfs to 250cfs until further notice. As of Wednesday, the Tailwater was also...
Fishing Report 2/7
The Blue Ridge Area fishing report courtesy of our outfitting partner, Fly Fishing North Georgia. The Toccoa Tailwater is still spilling water at 1700cfs with no end in sight. Wade Fishing is definitely not an option; however, you can still float the water. With the...
Targeting Trout in Small Water
With all the rain we've had pushing through lately, small creeks have been one of the few refuges for anglers to get on the water. Small creeks can be intimidating for the angler that fishes bigger water and provide a technical challenge to the more experienced...
Fishing Report 1/24
This week's Fishing report is brought to you by Fly Fishing North Georgia, our Blue Ridge Outfitting Partner. The Toccoa River Tailwater this past weekend was spilling water at 200cfs; however, as of Tuesday, they have resorted back to spilling at 1400cfs. With the...
Staying Warm.
Some of you may have noticed the influx of big brown trout pictures that have shown up on instagram within the last couple of weeks. While the conditions as of late have been less than favorable for the angler, the fish are eating. If you've gotten fired up about...
Fishing Report 1/17
The Etowah is still cold, dirty, and high, and the conditions for the next week don't look very promising. Until we get some lower flows and better water temperatures, the Etowah is going to be tough. We don't recommend getting on the river during generation. Not much...