Southeast Fishing Report

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Last updated on
06/24/2008 03:03 PM

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Chattahoochee - Below Buford Dam

Water Conditions: 

Clearing

Dam number
770-945-1466

 

RIVER CAM

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Fishing Conditions

good

GET THEM STREAMERS OUT, WORK FOR THOSE BIG FISH!

 

 

 

 

Flies:

Green Copper Johns #14-20

Mercer's Mirco Mayfly #16-18 Olive

Goose berries #14-18

Red San Juan Worms

Purple Lightning Bugs #14-18

 Blueberries #14- 18

Zebra Midges #18-22

 Go deep with:

Buggers #8-10 Olive, Green, and Brown

Whitlock's Near Nuff Sculpins #6-8

 
 

Chattahoochee - Delayed Harvest

Water conditions:

clear and low

 Fishing:

Shoalies are eating!!


Great!
The water temperatures are beginning to rise.  The hatches are slowing.  Trout are still being caught on nymphs and streamers.  Shoal Bass fishing is getting good!		 Flies:
Near-nuff Sculpin in Olive or Tan #4-6

Clouser Minnows #4-8
in Olive/white, olive/tan, or brown/olive combos

Zonkers in olive or brown #4-6
Pheasant tails #14-20

AP black nymphs #14-18

Dirty birds #14-18

Guides Choice #14-18

Olive Hot Wire May #14-18

Lt Cahills #12-16
 



 

Toccoa River Fishing Report

Water conditions:

Good

Generation Schedule:

800-238-2264 

then 4

then 23

 

 

 Fishing Conditions:
Good
Caddis are sporadic
Blue Winged Olives are around.

Hatches are coming off ok, sulphurs and BWOs are the rule. If you go below, go small, no larger than 18 if you wanna hit em. They are not hitting the regular stuff like Catskill and trad parachute ties. Gotta get the fly down low in the film and get techie on them. Lot of pressure lately. A LOT of pressure. 5x is as big as I’d go. Fluorocarbon all the way.

 

Tailwater:

Sprout BWO #18-20

Smith’s BWO Emerger #20

Split Case BWO nymph #18

Pheasant Tail #18

Sulphur Comparadun #16-18

Sulphur Cripples #16-18

Buggers and Sclupzillas in black, tan, and white #8-10

Red midges (larvae)

Raspberry or Blueberry #18


 



 
Comments: Perhaps the best dry fly river in the state


Mountain Streams

Water Conditions: 

Good

 Fishing Conditions:

Good.  Water levels and temperatures are decent.  This is the time to Go!

 		Flies:

Ants, Beetles and inch worms

Pheasant tails  #18-#20


Hare's Ear #18-#20

BWO's #20

Para Adams #!4-18

Small Black or olive Wooly Buggers
Comments:   Wear natural colors to blend in with the woods.



Chattooga River

Water Conditions: 

Good

 Fishing Conditions:

 Low water, clear and still maintaning good water temps.		 Flies:
Pheasant tail nymphs, A.P. black, caddis pupa in green or tan.

Wooly Buggers

Dry - Droppers (Para adams / Pheasant Tail) 

Y2K's
Comments: Freestone river in the N. GA mountains that will keep you coming back once you've made the drive.

 
Tuckaseegee River (N.C.)   Delayed Harvest

Water
Conditions: 

Good

 Fishing
Conditions:

The DH has ended
No recent reports		 Flies:
Streamers

Zonkers

Clousers


Woolly Buggers!!
Olive, Black, Brown, White, Teequeely!

 
  Comments:  Lots of access makes the Tuck a popular destination
 
Nantahala River (N.C.)       Delayed Harvest

Water
Conditions: 

Good

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 Fishing
Conditions:

No recent reports		 Flies:
 
Hiwassee

Water Conditions: 

GOOD!

 

 Fishing Conditions:

Reports have been excellent!  Various Caddis,  & B.W.O.'s have been the strongest action on top.

 

 Flies:

BWO #18-#20

Pheasant Tail Nymphs #18-10

Caddis dries in Olive or Gray #16'

Emergent Caddis in Green or Tan # 16

Olive, Brown, or Gray Zonkers fished in tail outs of runs.

Whitlock's Near Nuff Sculpins #6-8

Galloup's T&A Bunker

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Comments: Call TVA for current generation information.
1-800-238-2264 (dam # 22) Great floating river.

S. Holston & Watauga Rivers (Tennessee)

Water Conditions: 

Good flows and clear water

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Fishing Conditions:

Good

Caddis and sulphers are on!

Sulphurs and BWOs are coming off with a few midges. Fish are not on the midges up top for the most part, but they are eating the hell out of sulphurs and BWO’s. Go light tippets.

 Flies:

Soft Hackle Pheasant Tails #16-20

Sulphur Comparadun #14-16

Split Case PMD #14-18

Rainbow Warrior #18 (pearl or red)

Sprout BWO #18-22

Smith’s BWO #20

Beetles #10-18

Ants #16-18

 

 
Comments: 

Big Stuff in High Water. Galloup’s Fathead, Beldar Buggers, Sex Dungeons in black, brown, yellow, and white