Chestatee River Georgia Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Size
Small to Medium
Location
North Central Georgia
Nearest Towns
Morgantown
Season
Year-round
Access:
Fair
Non-Resident License
State of Georgia
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
You can fish the stream anytime of the year.
Spring:
Spring is the best time of year to fish the river because of the hatches.
Summer:
The best fishing is confined to the uppermost sections
Fall:
Autumn is a great time to fish. The fall foliage along the stream is beautiful. Brown trout spawn in the fall.
Winter:
Warm days can provide decent trout fishing.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing The Chestatee River, Georgia
The Chestatee River is a major tributary to the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia. The stream is located near Dahlonega, Georgia. Its headwater tributaries contains wild and native brook trout but none of the water is on public property. Some of the streams, Dicks Creek, Waters Creek and Boggs Creek are within the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area.
The first area we will mention is “Frog Hollow”, a section of the Chestatee River that is privately owned and managed as trophy trout water. This stream has some huge trout but a daily (or half day) fee is required which includes a guide. One of the guide services in Georgia Fly Fishing. Steve Lamb (The Lambster) is the owner and one of the four Georgia Fly Guides that provided these images of a Frog Hollow trout.
Dicks Creek lies in the Chestatee River Watershed. It has both public and private property sections. It’s stocked by the state of Georgia but it also has a healthy population of wild trout, especially in the upper sections of the river. Most of the stocked trout exist on the lower section of the stream and near roads. A little hiking will get you away from the stockers and into the wild trout areas of the stream.
Cascades and waterfalls also separate the stocked area from its upper sections. There’s a campsite and picnic area on the stream. The name “Waters Creek Campground” is a little confusing because it’s located on the banks of Dicks Creek. Fly fishing Dicks Creek can
be fun and challenging if you get away from the easily accessed areas of the stream..
Waters Creek, a tributary to Dicks Creek, is one of the better trout streams in the state of Georgia according to many. The stream is managed by Georgia Wildlife Resources and the USDA Forest Service. These trout receive supplemental feeding similar to Dukes Creek.
Waters Creek flows through the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area of north Georgia. Otters, tornadoes and poaching is blamed for reducing the once very high population of trophy trout. Today, it contains less of the trophy size trout than it did in the past but it’s still considered one of Georgia’s best trout streams.
This stream is located about seventeen miles from Dahlonega Georgia. Waters Creek Trail follows the stream. Fly fishing Waters Creek can also produce some large trout. Some of them probably come from its tributary Dicks Creek.
Waters Creek and its tributaries are open during the trout season on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST. Artificial lures and flies with a single barbless hook no larger than a #6 must be used. Only one lure or fly can be used at a time. You cannot possess lures or flies that do not meet these criteria while in the area.