Cohutta Fishing Company Blog
Fishing Report 2/20/2020
If you're heading to Blue Ridge this week, be cautious of the winter weather we have in the forecast. Rain, snow, and sleet are all predicted, but the shift in temperature could mean ice on the roads, especially on paved back roads in the mountains. If you haven't...
Fishing Report: February 13th, 2020
The Toccoa Tailwater will be muddy below Tammen Park, likely through to next week. We're going to see the TVA crank up the generation schedules soon to begin draining the lake back down to winter pool, so I wouldn't anticipate doing much wading, but if the schedule...
Fishing Report February 6th, 2020
As I am typing this fishing report, we're receiving flash flood notifications on our phones for nearly every county from Blue Ridge to Cartersville. Exercise caution if you plan on fishing today and later this week - some of our streams are going to be utterly...
Tying Tutorial: March Brown Jig
The March Brown Jig is a good imitation of a March Brown mayfly nymph as the name suggests, but we fish this fly year round for heavily pressured fish that have seen hundreds of traditional Hare's Ears and Pheasant Tails. It's essentially a simplified Hare's Ear color...
Fishing Report 1/23/20
The Toccoa Tailwater is clear and fishable. We've been seeing midges and blue winged olives coming off on the river, and you may see some Little Black Stoneflies coming off as well, so keep some dries handy just in case. I would try to hit the river as the day warms...
Winter High Water Tips
Winter can be an unpredictable time of year to fish in the south with conditions ranging from balmy 60 degree days to winter cold fronts pushing through and bringing freezing temps and rain swollen, stained rivers. The latter might make even the most dedicated...
Fishing Report 1/15/20
We're still getting rain and will continue through to Saturday on and off, so most of the water is going to be higher and potentially off color through the weekend. Don't let this keep you inside - these conditions can produce results for the angler with the gear and...
Fishing Report 1/9/20
The Toccoa Tailwater is fishing well, outside of the generation schedule. We've been focusing on streamers lately, hunting for those larger browns that live in the river - try 6-8 weights with floating and intermediate/sinktip fly lines with fluorocarbon 12-20lb...
Fishing Report 1/4/20
Happy New Year! This is the first fishing report of the year for us, as we took a little break for the holidays. We're anticipating another busy year at both shops and with our guide service and would like to thank all of our customers, clients, and friends over the...
Fishing Report 12/19/19
The Etowah River was fishing well before the torrential downpour earlier this week. If the creeks clear up by the end of the week and generation allows, this would be a great option this weekend. Water temperatures at the dam are falling into the low fifties, so be...
Fishing Report 12/12/2019
The Toccoa Tailwater is fishing well. Rain from earlier this week blew out the river for a couple of days, but things should be returning to normal. Don't let adverse weather conditions deter your fishing and dress appropriately. We're primarily looking for that...
The Hierarchy of Trout: Defining Wild, Native and Stocked
Fishing ethics are subjective outside of the law. This means that we set our own standard for what we regard as sporting beyond the regulations set by state game departments; if I were to make a broad generalization about many trout fly fishermen, trout caught on...