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Easy access
for anglers
Along its length, the Toccoa River
offers several sites where bankside
and wading anglers can cast for
stocked rainbows. Aska Road,
Doublehead Gap Road, Dial Road,
GA Hwy. 60, Curtis Switch Road and
many gravel-topped Forest Service
roads create easy fishing access.
Several sites — including two public
parks: Tammen and Horseshoe Bend
— are even stocked on a regular
schedule from March through June.
More adventurous anglers, often
accompanied by guides, hike offroad
to some of the Toccoa’s small
tributaries like Noontootla Creek or
Rock Creek.
Explore the Trout
Adventure trail
The Georgia Department of
Natural Resources publishes a comprehensive
guide to trout fishing in
Georgia. The guide, along with several
maps to water trails and fishing
spots (pictured at left), is available
at the three chamber-sponsored
Welcome Centers in Fannin County.
While you’re there, ask for information
about the Trout Adventure
Trail, a do-it-yourself hiking and
Welcome to the Trout Capital
Fannin County was named the Trout Capital of
Georgia by a resolution of the Georgia
Legislature in 2010. In 2016, state lawmakers
designated the Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor
Adventures Festival as the Official Trout Festival
of Georgia. This annual public event celebrates trout
fishing and recreational activities in the Toccoa River
watershed — from the city limits of Blue Ridge to deep into the Cohutta
Wilderness Area. Proceeds benefit local cold-water environments supported
by the conservation, education and outreach programs of Blue Ridge Mountain
Trout Unlimited Chapter 696. For more information about trout fishing in the
North Georgia mountains, visit the festival on Saturday, April 25 in Downtown
Blue Ridge or visit the website at blueridgetroutfest.com.
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