North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for January - The warm weather that oddly hung around throughout December ended abruptly with a deep freeze during the holidays. Our first major cold front has pushed through the mountains and left a bit of snow and ice behind in its wake, but it did raise the wat more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Lake Lanier

North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for December - Low water will be the biggest factor in trout fishing this December. Most rivers and creeks are gin clear and have the lowest flows of the year. This will make wild fish incredibly spooky and tougher to catch. On the upside, stockers will likely be f more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Lake Lanier

North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for October - Georgia Trout Fishing Report For October Fall is arriving quickly. Cooler morning temperatures and shorter days have allowed the trout to start moving around and begin to eat more. The brown trout have begun making their spawning runs on many of the more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Lake Lanier

North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for September - September has arrived. The bug diversity is rising as the hatches have begun to increase once again. Caddis and midges continue to be the most abundant in the streams I have visited over the past few weeks with the occasional mayfly here and there. more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Chattahoochee River

North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for August - The dog day of summer mean its time to escape the heat and head for the headwaters and small streams of North Georgia or the cooled tailwaters of the Chattahoochee River or Toccoa River. The dry fly bite has been excellent. Trout can be caught on a m more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Chattahoochee River

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for August 2022 - Water Level - full pool Water Temp. - 87 degrees Water Clarity - clear July fishing for hybrids and stripers has been very good with large schools feeding good early mornings. As we go into August. I will limit my search to the lower lake in de more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

North Georgia Trout Fishing Report for July - Summer seems to be here to stay. Time to escape the heat and head for the headwaters and small streams of North Georgia. The dry fly bite has been excellent. Trout can be caught on a myriad of flies as all insects are present. Stoneflies, mayflies, c more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Lake Lanier

North Georgia Trout and Striper Fishing Report for June - The spring weather and activity seems to be past us here in North Georgia. The hot days and scattered afternoon storms are here to stay. The fishing has been very good over the past several weeks on the lower elevation and stocked streams. This shoul more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Chattahoochee River

North Georgia Trout and Striper Fishing Report for May - May has finally arrived and it's safe to say we can put the cold weather behind us. Though air temperatures have still been on the cooler side, water temps have been steadily rising in our local lakes and streams. There is not a bad place to fish at more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Chattahoochee River

North Georgia Trout and Striper Fishing Report for April - North Georgia Trout Streams The trout activity has continued to pick up as waters across the state warm. Recent rains have brought the levels of rivers and creeks up causing the trout to spread out. Streamers are an excellent way to probe large area more...
Capt. Tad Murdock - Chattahoochee River