There are many Fly fishing opportunities in the North Georgia Mountain area and many streams are open all year around.

Unicoi Outfitters in Helen, Georgia reports that: " Some anglers consider the winter season to be the best time to fish. The weather is generally mild with cool mornings and relatively warm afternoons, and there are fewer fishermen to contend with. Some tailwaters offer nearly daily hatches of midges right through the dead of winter when it is possible to hook 30 to 40 fish a day using subsurface and surface patterns such as pupas and emergers. North Carolina and Georgia both offer delayed harvest streams that are stocked with larger-than-normal trout and managed throughout the winter months as catch-and-release fisheries."

We recommend fishing at :

• Smithgall Woods ( a Georgia State Park )
• The Chattahoochee River
• Amicalola Creek on the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
• Smith Creek at Unicoi State Park

Buy a Georgia Fishing License online.