Toccoa River (North Georgia)
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.
We have roughly 16 miles of trout water below Blue Ridge Dam. Public access on the Toccoa is very limited. With 5 public access points on the Toccoa. Blue Ridge Damm, Tammen Park, Curtis Switch(bridge parking), Curtis switch(TVA launch), and Horshoe Bend park(McCaysville,GA.).
For Float trips on the Toccoa we have a couple of options available to us. 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.
The water flow on the Taccoa 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. An angler will have some opportunities to catch some very nice wild rainbows and brown trout, along with some stocked fish.
We offer both wade and float trips on all sections of the Toccoa, the freestone sections and the tailwater portions of the river. Float trips are for one or two anglers per boat. Wade trips can be tailored to your groups needs.
Toccoa River, Blue Ridge powerhouse, 1-800-238-2264 (#4, #23)
Contact: Bill Stranahan
