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Toccoa River
The Toccoa River runs generally north for about 60 miles from its headwaters near Suches to where it crosses into Tennessee at McCaysville in Fannin County. Blue Ridge Dam divides the river into two distinct fisheries. Above the lake, the Toccoa River is more like a typical north Georgia trout stream. Below the lake, the Toccoa River offers fantastic tailwater trout fishing.
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Georgia’s tailwater trout fisheries don’t mimic those classic, high-energy riverways out West, but that’s not to say tailwater trout fishing doesn’t belong here. In fact, each of the three Georgia rivers with recognized tailwater trout fisheries hold features that make them each great fishing destinations. The West is littered with rivers that support trout fishing.…
From its smallest creeks to its heavy tailwater flows, the southern reach of the Appalachian Mountains is home to Georgia trout fishing. Embedded in these Southern mountains lies the Chattahoochee National Forest, a wide swath of forestland—more than 750,000 acres of pines and hardwoods—that pours out the cold, clean water Georgia trout require to survive.…
The lower Toccoa River’s waters flow from the depths of Lake Blue Ridge in north Georgia, creating a cold, clear tailrace river that has long sustained an outstanding trout fishery for a 15-mile stretch all the way to McCaysville. My long-time fishing buddy, George Montecino, and I have avidly fished the lower Toccoa River since…
Blue Ridge native Hunter Barnes had seen this fish before. He had watched it for two weeks in the tailout of a big run while guiding on the Toccoa River tailwater. A college student and wrestler at UT Chattanooga, Hunter spent the summer guiding, and in one stretch of river he watched a resident mallard…
Toccoa River Record Fish See all of GON’s official Georgia Lake & River Records here. Requirements For Record Fish • Fish must be caught legally by rod and reel in a manner consistent with state game and fish regulations. • Catch must be weighed on accurate Georgia DOA certified scales with at least two witnesses…
Toccoa River Record Fish
| Brown Trout | 18-lbs., 2.4-ozs. | Joe DiPietro | 02/28/21 |
| Rainbow Trout | 8-lbs., 9.9-ozs. | Marshall Rhodes | 07/08/12 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 2-lbs., 9.8-ozs. | Rick Atkinson | 08/03/11 |