Fish & Fly Magazine
2008-01-24
Current Water Temperature: 47
Current Water Flow in CFS: 110
Current Water Clarity: clear
Current Weather: clear
Current Insect Hatch: Midges
Recommended Fly Pattern: Griffith's Gnat # 20
Best Time to Fish: 10am-5pm
Seven (7) Day Fly Fishing Forecast: Excellent

The Delayed Harvest section of the Toccoa River is producing some fat bows 8-16 inches. A few hatches of Midges #22, Black Caddis #18, and Black Stoneflies # 16 can be seen coming off sporadically on the nicer days. If surface activity starts don't hesitate to toss a well matched fly at these rainbows. Pressure is down from the anglers and they usually won't hold back on a good drift. Of course if there are no surface feeders dead drifting double nymph rigs and stripping olive, brown, or black buggers in size 8-12 will produce the best. The Tailwater section of the Toccoa from the dam to Curtis Switch is the place to be if you like emerger fishing during the hatches and slow stripping streamers on cloudy days. CDC BWO Emergers in size 20-22 can be killer during the Blue Winged Olive Hatches that are still holding on sporadically. Midges size 20-24 are almost a daily routine with a spool of 7x and a masterful drift getting you into the game. In these cold temps the trouts' strike zone is about 3 inches if you can hit it drag free consistently you can have a heck of a day on the water! Come by the shop here in Blue Ridge, Georgia and lets talk fly fishing.    David Hulsey