Hiwassee River at Reliance, TN

Permitted and supported by the USDA/Cherokee National Forest

Home to some of southeast Tennessee’s best fly-fishing for trout and spin-fishing for smallmouth bass, the Hiwassee River offers excellent float-trips for the avid fisherman. It's strictly a catch-and-release adventure when you fish this stunning riverway, listed by Congress among the national scenic rivers. Up to 20 miles of the river flows wide through high ridges, sheer bluffs and a pastoral valley where you're sure to find your angler's taste for action!

Weather you are a novice or an experienced angler, the Hiwassee River provides you with many opportunities to challenge your fly-fishing and spin-fishing abilities. Wild and stocked rainbow and brown trout are the feature fish on the river, which includes a designated "quality" zone where the trout run large. Smallmouth bass are a feature fish lower in the valley, and we've got a few secrets that can put anglers on the fighting end of a tussle with striped bass! When the power generators at Smith Creek Powerhouse are running, our drift-boats carry you to the pools, runs, lanes and holes where trout take flies, spinners and spoons. When  the generators are off it is a wading angler's paradise, with miles and miles of river that can be accessed on foot.

Stripers, too! Exclusive seasonal fly-fishing on the Hiwassee River

Discover the line-stripping, rod-bending action  of the Hiwassee River's trophy striped bass. Whether fly-fishing or spin-fishing, the guide team of Reel Angling Adventures offers the only guided-fishing for stripers on the Hiwassee River at Reliance, TN. Half-day and full-day bookings, June through October.
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Toccoa River at Blue Ridge, GA

The Toccoa River -- north Georgia's longest cold-water river -- pours from the dam at Lake Blue Ridge into a 14-mile-long trout fishery that begins just beyond the city limits of Blue Ridge and ends at the quaint border town of McCayesville. The Toccoa's year-round cold water supports a prolific bug and forage population that feeds a thriving trout fishery that challenges the reputation for Georgia's finest tailwater trout fishery.

Both wild and stocked brown and rainbow trout take flies of all kinds on the Toccoa , while our anglers follow strict catch-and-release fishing ethics. Strip streamers, tumble nymphs and float dry flies through boulder runs, deep pools, shady laydowns and rippling shoals. Catches commonly include fish in the 10- to 12-inch range, but trophy brown and rainbow trout -- 15 inches and longer! -- frequently surprise anglers with smashing strikes, spectacular jumps and driving runs. Even larger trout are sometimes seen ... and hooked!

Chattahoochee River, GA
(operated under permit of Chattahoochee River Outfitters)

Permitted and supported by the National Park Service/Chattahoochee NRA

The most southerly of US trout fisheries east of the Mississippi River, the Chattahoochee River -- the river that flows through Atlanta -- has long been the mainstay of suburban-bound trout anglers of the South. For almost 50 miles, the Chattahoochee River flows cold from beneath Buford Dam, sustaining brown and rainbow trout in both great numbers and trophy sizes. It's a river of changing faces as it winds over gravel shoals, between heavy laydowns, through boulder-strewn "gardens" and deep-green pools, past large suburban tracts, and around public park areas.

Reel Angling Adventures operates three types of float-fishing trips
(click here to see map) on the stocked-trout waters of the Chattahoochee:

1. Traditional drift-boat trips take both fly-fishermen and spin-fishermen from start to end of two options: from Abbott's Bridge Park to Medlock Bridge Park (4 miles) in Alpharetta; and from Johnson Ferry Park to Paces Mill Park (7 miles) in Marietta.

2. Trout anglers can enjoy throwing both flies and lures from the casting decks of our 17 1/2-foot Ranger Cherokee bass boat, while fishing in the artificials-only section of the river -- running upstream 4 to 5 miles from Abbott's Bridge Park in Duluth, before drifting downstream again under the slowing power of a 55-pound-thrust trolling motor.

3. And fishermen can enjoy fishing with artificial lures and flies from the seats of our bass boat in the peaceful lake-like setting of the Chattahoochee River at Chattahoochee River Park in Sandy Springs.

Beautiful trout ... sound fishing ... high numbers of fish ... and lots of water ... in the shadow of Atlanta and its suburbs.

 Float Trips Operated Year 'Round!

The float-trips offered by Reel Angling Adventures puts you in touch in all seasons with both rainbow and brown trout, whether you're fly-fishing or spin-fishing. All trips include transportation to and from locally strategic pick-up points, properly scaled tackle (if needed), our recommendations for your selection of seasonally chosen dry flies and nymphs, soft drinks and bottled water and a selection of photos for your memories. Full-day trips also include a deli-styled lunch.

Float trips are scheduled for one or two anglers for full-day (8 to 10 hours) and half-day (5 hours) trips, dependent on the powerhouse generation flows. Trips begin between 7 am and 10 am and are completed between 5 pm and 8 pm, depending on the season and the power-generation flows.

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