The Toccoa tail water below Blue Ridge Dam is probably the best tailwater fishery in the state of Georgia. It is on average a much smaller river by comparison to any of the other TVA Tail waters. A wonderful trout river with plenty of cold water and a nice variety of aquatic life as well. From midges to mayflies, depending on the time of year. With roughly 16 miles of trout water from Blue Ridge Dam downstream to Copper Hill, Tennessee. Public access on the Toccoa is limited so the fishing around the public access points is heavy. There are 5 public access points on the Toccoa.1:Blue Ridge Damm
2:Tammen Park
3:Curtis Switch(bridge parking)
4:Curtis switch(TVA launch)
5:Horshoe Bend park(McCaysville,GA)
For Float trips on the Toccoa we have a couple of options available.
The first is to fish from Blue Ridge Dam downstream to the Curtis Switch access. (7.2 miles) The second is from Curtis Switch down stream to Horseshoe Bend park in McCaysville, Ga. (6.5 miles) Both sections of the Toccoa fish very well and at times one section can fish better than the other. The Toccoa does reciece a lot of fishing pressure as it is one of only two tailwater trout fisheries in the state.
The water flow on the Toccoa River on average is fairly slow with a lot of sublte riffles & shoals, along with some deeper pools. Water Temperatures on the tailwater sections Toccoa makes it one of the best trout fisheries in the area. Anglers will have good opportunities to catch some very nice wild rainbows and brown trout, along with some stocked fish.
The Upper Toccoa Delayed Harvest Water:
Most of the upper portion of the river upstream of the Blueridge Resivour is private property with very restricted access. There is however a Delayed Harvest Section that is just over 1 mile in length. This more of a seasonal trout fishery as far as the DH progam is concerned, but the river does have many holdover fish from one season to another. This a beautiful stretch of river, slightly smaller in size than the tailwater with plenty of opprotunity for wade fishing. When the water levels are right we do float trips on a 6 mile stretch of river ending in the delayed harvest section.
Upper Toccoa River Delayed Harvest Regualations:
November 1 - May 14
Catch and Release only
Artificail lures with single hook lures
from .4 miles above the shallowford bridge to 450 feet above the Sandy Bottom Canoe access
For more infromation on Georgia trout fishing regulations please look at:
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us
We offer both wade and float trips on all sections of the Toccoa, both the tailwater and the upper freestone sections around the the Delayed Harvest (DH) water.
Float trips are for one or two anglers per boat. Wade trips can be tailored to your groups needs.
Water Release Information:
Toccoa River, Blue Ridge powerhouse, 1-800-238-2264 (#4, #23)
