My guest this week, Sarah Baker, is a woman who has a job most of us would envy—she studies and manages the populations of wild, native brook trout in the mountains of northern Georgia. Learn more about these southernmost populations of brook . . .
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Pro Tips: How to Catch Freshwater Stripers in Spring
While our area of northern Georgia is known as the trout capital of the state, the most anticipated part of the early season for many of our guides and staff at Cohutta Fishing Company is actually the striped-bass run. These . . .
Read MoreVideo: Dreaming of Summer During the Big Freeze
The arctic blast currently punishing the eastern half of the country may have driven thoughts of fly fishing to the far recesses of your mind, or it may have brought them to the fore, as you . . .
Read MoreVideo: Big Brown Trout and Clean Water on the Chattahoochee
Check out this video highlighting the big brown trout in the Chattahoochee River–the major source of drinking water that flows through Atlanta. There’s also some great discussion of the Quality . . .
Read More5 Questions with Scott Low: Fly Fishing and Music, Plus a World Premier Video!
Scott shows off a fine rainbow caught on Montana’s Depuy Spring Creek.
Photo courtesy Scott Low
Scott Low is a touring musician from Georgia who fly fishes his way from one gig to the next throughout the U.S. We are happy to host the online world premier of his latest video, for his . . .
Read MorePhotos: St. Simons “Bass in the Grass”
This 21-inch “bass” was chasing crabs in very shallow water.
Photos by Capt. David Edens
The locals in St. Simons, Georgoa, call redfish “bass.” When the fish are caught tailing in the grass,they’re known as “bass in the grass.” I have never heard that term elsewhere. I have . . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: A Chattahoochie Chunker
Written by: Chris Scalley, River Through Atlanta Outfitters
This gorgeous brown trout is the end result of a lot of hard work for David Aviles.
Photos by Chris Scalley
My good fishing buddy and friend, David Aviles, caught and released this great brown trout after much time and effort focusing on targeting a trophy fish: waking up early for low-light . . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Huge Hooch Brown Trout
Ryan Johnson releases his trout of a lifetime back into the Chattahoochee River in Georgia.
Photo courtesy Ryan Johnson
Throughout the month of July, Orvis has joined forces with Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing Company, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and River Through Atlanta guide service to promote. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: A Superfine March Brown
One of the harbingers of great dry-fly fishing to come. . .
Photo by Mark Smith
Reader Mark Smith sent in this great shot, along with a note: “Any day with my Superfine Glass is a good day, but this was pretty cool. It’s not often in Georgia that. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Capturing a Georgia Tiger
The cool vermiculations against a buttery background made this tiger trout particularly beautiful.
Photo by Will Taylor
Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in this great photo along with a note: “James Wistrom of Louisville made a trip to Blue Ridge and . . .
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