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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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The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) deep drawdown of Blue Ridge Lake to more than 60 feet below full pool for dam repairs this summer has all but wiped out the trout population in the Toccoa River tailrace below the dam, rendering one of the state’s premier trout fisheries almost barren. An electrofishing survey was taken…
For most trout anglers, catching colorful little fish on the rushing waters of the Toccoa River tailwater is enough to constitute a fine day of fishing. For others, it’s just not enough. The deep holes, cold water and plentiful forage below Blue Ridge Dam combine to create optimal conditions for growing monstrous trout, and a…
The Savannah River near Augusta continues to churn out new river-record fish — the latest a whopper 3-lb. shellcracker. New records have also been recently established for flathead catfish on Allatoona, rainbow trout at Lake Burton and brown trout on the new Toccoa River listing. For information on GON’s lake and river records, call (800)…
“Let’s pull up here and really fish this hole a minute,” said David Hulsey, manager of Unicoi Outfitters’ Blue Ridge fly shop, while leaning back on the oars to slow the drift boat and drop anchor. The anchor plopped quietly into the water and skidded to a halt as we slid up next to a…
There are many things that can get an angler’s pulse pumping, and particularly trout anglers here in Georgia. We’re obsessed with anything even remotely related to trout fishing, whether it be as small as a new tool to pin on the vest, a new book or DVD, a tougher, more comfortable pair of waders, a…
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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 |