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Fishing Report 12/6/2019

Fishing Report 12/6/2019

The Toccoa Tailwater is fishing well. We're focusing on subsurface presentations right now - nymphs imitating stoneflies, caddis, midges, and blue-winged 0lives like tungsten split case BWOs, Thrift Shop Caddis, Pat's Rubber Legs, Holy Grails, soft hackle pheasant...

Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide

Shopping for the outdoorsman and sportsman is hard. We're all very particular in what we like, and it seems like we've already got everything. To make things a little easier on you this holiday season, we've compiled a list of some of our favorite stuff that we use...

Fishing Report 11/21/19

Fishing Report 11/21/19

The current forecast for this weekend is projecting 90-100% rain starting in the late afternoon Friday through the evening Saturday. Be mindful of rain if you plan on getting out - wet and cold do not mix, but some of the best fishing can be had with inclement weather...

Fishing Report 11/16/19

Fishing Report 11/16/19

The Toccoa Tailwater is fishing well! This time of year, I like to focus on subsurface presentations, but we've been seeing some smaller caddis and Blue Winged Olives, so bring along some dry flies with you. Bigger, size 6-10 Pat's Rubber legs and stonefly patterns,...

Hatch Outdoors: Float and Fly for tough winter Bass

If you're like us, summer fishing just isn't enough, but chasing bass through the winter months can be daunting with a fly rod. We're always trying new systems and techniques to entice those tough-to-feed cold weather spotted bass. Check out this video from our...

Fishing Report 11/8/2019

Fishing Report 11/8/2019

The Toccoa Tailwater is fishing well and will continue to fish well into the winter. We've been seeing better water temperatures and received some much-needed rain in the last couple of days. Some of our guides have been seeing caddis coming off on the river in the...

Georgia’s Delayed Harvest Part 1

Delayed Harvest season is upon us! For those of you that are unfamiliar with this term, Delayed Harvest (or DH for short) is a designation given to portions of rivers and streams that are stocked heavily from November through May. These portions of water are regulated...

Fishing Report 11/2/19

Fishing Report 11/2/19

The Toccoa Tailwater is still a little off color downstream from the creeks running in, but not unfishable; Tammen park and the dam are clear. I would focus on subsurface presentations: stonefly nymphs (Pat's RL, Double Bead Stone), Caddis larva/pupae (Holy Grails,...

Fishing Report 10/25/19

Fishing Report 10/25/19

The Toccoa Tailwater is going to be fishing very good very soon. Turnover water has passed, water has cleared at the dam, and water temperatures are dropping to conducive levels. We've received a good bit of rain this week, so the river may blow out this weekend, but...

Fishing Report 10/18/2019

Fishing Report 10/18/2019

The Etowah River is fishing well. The topwater bite on the river is getting very good, and this window may not last long, so come armed with a 5-7 weight with floating line and some Boogle Bugs, swim frogs, Pole Dancers, and Flat Freds. We're keeping some streamers on...

Fishing Report October 10th, 2019

Fishing Report October 10th, 2019

The Etowah River is starting to pick back up as the air and water cools. The popper bite should be very good for the next couple of weeks. I like to take a handful of boogle bugs and a 5 or 6 weight out and if the popper bite doesn't cooperate, I'll fish some streamer...

Fishing Report October 3rd, 2019

Fishing Report October 3rd, 2019

The Etowah River is still hot. The switch should flip any day now - water temperatures should start to drop with the air temperature. When this happens, the  bass bite on the river should be very good. I recommend throwing topwater poppers and swim frogs early and...