Fly Fishing in Georgia

Newsgroup,
After moving to the lower 48 several years ago I've decided to shake the
dust off my flyfishig gear. I am looking for a place to fish in northern
Georgia. I would prefer a stream with camping in the local area and I don't
mind walking. Can anyone in this group give this misplaced Alaskan a tip?
V/r
Joaquin

Joaquin Garcia Morato wrote:
Newsgroup,
After moving to the lower 48 several years ago I've decided to shake the
dust off my flyfishig gear. I am looking for a place to fish in northern
Georgia. I would prefer a stream with camping in the local area and I don't
mind walking. Can anyone in this group give this misplaced Alaskan a tip?
V/r
Joaquin


I'm sure one of our resident Georgians will reply, but I know there are
some trout streams in north Georgia. Noontootla comes to mind, as much
for its name as anything else. Check out:

http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/ngto/front.shtml

Just stay the hell away from North Carolina - nothing up there worth the
license fee. And, even worse, it's full of . . . NORTH CAROLINIANS!!!
Damned people up there don't do anything except whistle "Dixie" and talk
about Zeb Vance. No fly fishing worth the word - so stay away!!

Bob

"Bob Patton" wrote in message
...
Joaquin Garcia Morato wrote:
Newsgroup,
After moving to the lower 48 several years ago I've decided to shake the
dust off my flyfishig gear. I am looking for a place to fish in northern
Georgia. I would prefer a stream with camping in the local area and I
don't mind walking. Can anyone in this group give this misplaced Alaskan
a tip?
V/r
Joaquin
I'm sure one of our resident Georgians will reply, but I know there are
some trout streams in north Georgia. Noontootla comes to mind, as much for
its name as anything else. Check out:

http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/ngto/front.shtml

Just stay the hell away from North Carolina - nothing up there worth the
license fee. And, even worse, it's full of . . . NORTH CAROLINIANS!!!
Damned people up there don't do anything except whistle "Dixie" and talk
about Zeb Vance. No fly fishing worth the word - so stay away!!

Bob

Bob's advice about NGTO is good, but the Noontootla isn't the place to go to
shake the dust off your gear. That's tough water. The Toccoa or the
Chatooga or the Chattahoochee would be better alternatives for catching
fish, although none are as pretty as the Noontootla. If you live in metro
Atlanta, the Hooch from below Buford dam to Morgan Falls dam is all you
need. Go to Island Ford or Jones Bridge. You'll find trout AND a bikini
hatch. Rest assured none of the women you will lust after attend Ga Tech.

Spend a couple of hours on the website Bob listed and you'll have enough
information for a good start.

Former resident Georgian who misses it at times,


JohnR

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 21:36:47 -0400, "John Richardson"
wrote:

Bob's advice about NGTO is good, but the Noontootla isn't the place to go to
shake the dust off your gear. That's tough water.

The hurricanes last fall knocked a lot of timber down up there, so it may be
even tougher now than you remember - it certainly changed some things around
anyway.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

"Joaquin Garcia Morato" wrote in message
...
Newsgroup,
After moving to the lower 48 several years ago I've decided to shake the
dust off my flyfishig gear. I am looking for a place to fish in northern
Georgia. I would prefer a stream with camping in the local area and I
don't mind walking. Can anyone in this group give this misplaced Alaskan
a tip?


I;ve been gone from Ga since 1998, but Charlie Choc a frequent contributor
is still in Atlanta.

Coopers Creek, The Chattooga, Noontoola, and the upper chattahoochee all
come to mind as streams with some camping streamside (for the most part no
facilities tho). But if you really don't mind walking into a wilderness area
and primitive camping then the Jacks and Coanasauga rivers in the Blue Ridge
WMA are for you. Just get used to something much smaller than those Alaskan
brutes you cut your teeth on.

Newsgroup,
Spent some time at the aforementioned web sites and thought the Jacks River
looked promising. Can anyone recommend a good place to park a vehicle. I
will be coming from Savannah.
Joaquin
"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Joaquin Garcia Morato" wrote in message
...
Newsgroup,
After moving to the lower 48 several years ago I've decided to shake the
dust off my flyfishig gear. I am looking for a place to fish in northern
Georgia. I would prefer a stream with camping in the local area and I
don't mind walking. Can anyone in this group give this misplaced Alaskan
a tip?


I;ve been gone from Ga since 1998, but Charlie Choc a frequent contributor
is still in Atlanta.

Coopers Creek, The Chattooga, Noontoola, and the upper chattahoochee all
come to mind as streams with some camping streamside (for the most part no
facilities tho). But if you really don't mind walking into a wilderness
area and primitive camping then the Jacks and Coanasauga rivers in the
Blue Ridge WMA are for you. Just get used to something much smaller than
those Alaskan brutes you cut your teeth on.

On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 09:55:13 -0400, "Joaquin Garcia Morato"
wrote:

I
will be coming from Savannah.

There is a lot of good flyfishing around Savannah, FWIW. Check with Oak Bluff
outfitters down there for current local information. I've done pretty well
fishing the back side of Tybee Island from a SOT kayak.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Joaquin Garcia Morato wrote:
Newsgroup,
Spent some time at the aforementioned web sites and thought the Jacks River
looked promising. Can anyone recommend a good place to park a vehicle. I
will be coming from Savannah.

IIRC, there was a parking area at the trail head. It's been 8+ years
since I've been there so I would check with the ranger or the GA DNR.
Sorry