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Water flow: 590
Visibility: 16 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 50 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: Low flows
Best stretch: Buford Dam to Island Ford
Best access point: Lower pool park, Island Ford (ranger station) Jones Bridge Park (federal and state access), Settle's Bridge
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Midges, Blue Wing Olives, Caddis, stoneflies
Fish species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Carp,
Fishing season: All Year.
Nearest airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 5X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 5 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Class V Sink Tip Fly Line
The Chattahoochee River is a classic tailrace fishery. Starting at Buford dam on Lake Sidney Lanier, the upper river is 28 miles of year round trout fishing with a healthy population of natural spawning brown trout and stocked rainbow trout. The lower river is a 5 mile section of Delayed Harvest fishing that starts on November 1st and runs through May 14th. This section is stocked with both rainbow and brown ...
Streamer fishing is a great way to fish and possibly catch a huge brown. Nymphing is always going to be the go to for those bottom feeding fish, the old Pat's Rubber legs, Worm patterns, midge patterns, attractors such as rainbow warriors and lightning bugs to copper johns, and the classic pheasant tails and hare's ears in 12-18. If you are throwing streamers, anything from wooly buggers if you're throwing the smaller rods to large articulated patters like the bottoms up and dungeon patterns by Galloup.
Please call the shop or the dam to get more timely info. You can call Buford Dam for last min updates.770-945-1466