The Toccoa River is often called Georgia’s best trout river. I don’t know if this is entirely true, but I have had some great success, and great trips on this river.

One of the things I like about this river is the diversity of the water. I have had equal success on the headwaters, and the tailwaters. I have also taken many visiting anglers to this river, and have found it a great place to teach beginners, and give more advanced anglers the shot at some big fish. [Read more…]

On the recent Memorial Day Holiday, I decided to get out and do some fishing. I figured the big rivers were a bad choice—tubers, swimmers, and kayakers would be out in force. I was certainly right about that, as every bridge over a river revealed a ton of people enjoying the water.

On this holiday, as I do with most holidays, I decided I needed to get out…way out. WMA’s, or Wildlife Management Areas are typically my holiday fishing spot of choice. Most of the time, they are difficult to access, very remote, and not very well known. [Read more…]

The lower portion of the Chattahoochee River is hot right now. I had the opportunity to fish it recently, and got some really good information to pass on.  [Read more…]

I should have known this little trip was doomed from the start. In my hurry to get to the river, I must have been stuck behind every school bus in North Georgia. Despite repeated pleas to the fishing gods, the school bus schedule seemed to coincide perfectly with mine. [Read more…]