Lately we’ve been running most of our guided fly fishing trips for trout on our private waters. Although the Toccoa River has been super hot on some trips the TVA has been running on average just 120cfs down the river during non-generation hours. That has us pretty limited on what stretches we can float with three people in the boat. On top of that they’ve been throwing inconsistent generation schedules at us. A lot of this has to do with the dam repair rehabilitation project going on. We’re hoping conditions will turn around soon. If you’re dead set on floating the river we’ll be happy to guide you. We just recommend that we have a Plan B if fishing conditions aren’t favorable the day of your trip.

Private water has been really hot lately. Lots of fish and quite a few on dry flies. The fish are fighting hard all of our clients have been ecstatic with the fishing and guide services we’ve provided. Noontootla Creek Farms is always a great place to spend a day fly fishing. If you’re looking for somewhere new we’ve got you covered. We recently acquired a trout gem in the rough, that’s larger than Noontootla Creek and has over 4 miles of private water. Give us a call if you’re wanting to get in on the action. We’re really excited to have a back up fishing location when NCF is booked up.

Keep it Reel,

Spring is in full swing in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. The fishing over the past couple weeks has been excellent to say the least. The Watauga River has bbeen our go-to river for float trips. We also float the South Holston River when the TVA gives us a favorable generation schedule. With the bulk of the caddis action behind us, it’s mayfly time now. The sulphur action is picking up and it will continue through the fall. In addition, we have an abundance of craneflies, caddis, midges and terrestrials. Although fish will key in on terrestrials right now, the best action is right around the corner.

Are primary tactics for this time of year are dry dropper rigs and tandem nymph rigs under a strike indicator. When the weather turns bad we like to throw streamers. if you havent’t fished the Watauga or South Holston rivers in East Tennessee, now is the time to book a trip. Fishing in May and June is some of the best fishing of the year. For those interested in a trip, we can recommend some great lodging options.

In addition to the great fishing in Tennessee, we also offer float trips on two of North Carolina’s trout tailwater’s, the Catawba and Tuckasegee Rivers. Both are fishing really well right now.

For those smallmouth and carp addicts, we have you covered. We offer guided float trips for smalllmouth abass and sight-fishing trips for carp. We will be shifting focus to these species very soon, so stay tuned! If you’ve got a saltwater fly fishing trip planned in the  near future, a carp trip is a great way to brush up on your skills before you head ocean side.

Float Trips Rates: Full Day (8 Hours) $400.00 - Gear, Lunch & Beverages are included

Toccoa River Tailwater Fishing 

Spring is hear, the fishing is hot, but it feels like summer already. The unusually warm weather has some of our hatches showing up early. We encourage all you anglers out there who love May for the sulphurs and cahill hatch to consider moving your trips up to April. The way things are looking that’s going to be the best month this year on the Toccoa River for dry fly fishing. Then again, you can always throw meat and have a shot at a trophy fish. Just ask Ben Archibald who landed this nice 20+ inch rainbow trout on a big streamer with guide, Dell Neighbors. Caddis, midges, and a few hendricksons have been seen. I’ve heard reports this week that people have seen a few sulphurs and cahill’s on the Toccoa River as well. I know on the hooch just south of us they have already started making an appearance.

Noontootla Creek Farms

Continuing rainfall has our streams and rivers running high. Trout are really active on our private waters. This nice trout above was taken by John Wimbish at Noontootla Creek farms. That day he landed 25″ and 23″ trophies and was a happy camper to say the least. Just so everyone knows, NCF isn’t shooting fish in a barrel. There are days when the fishing is epic and the strike zone is big, when you can land 30+ fish a day easy. But then there are days when you really have to work for the fish. Either way, in our opinion it’s worth spending a day over there, for the beauty of the stream and resident wild trout, and the reward of fooling these wily fish. It’s one of the best small streams in the area for anglers to really brush up on their skills. You can go to other private water in the state that will have 30-40 fish in a hole, sometimes even more, and you can end up catching more fish, but you won’t walk away from the trip with as much knowledge as you will as if you went to NCF. That’s my two cents, being that I’m two miles from NCF and have guided on almost all the private water in Georgia you can be confident the information is accurate.

New Private Water Access for Reel Job Fishing Clients

We do have some new private waters that we aren’t marketing because as soon as our competitors find our they’ll be beating down the doors to try to get in the action. If you’ve fished NCF or the Toccoa River quite a bit and you want to try something different please give us a call and we’ll take the time to talk about our other fishing locations. We won’t be booking a ton of trips on these new private water locations. Our goal as well as the owners is to keep the fishing pressure low, that way every client is sure to have amazing fishing experience. Give us a call soon if you want to be one of the lucky ones who gets to fish these virgin waters.

Guided Bass Fishing with Eric Welch

For all you bass fisherman out there we’re happy to inform you that you can’t go wrong to hit any lake right now. Fishing is super hot on all of our lakes, and many of the bass are already in pre-spawn or in the middle of spawning. Eric Welch is catching great numbers of bass.  Eric has been talking with professional tournament and fishing show host, Joe Thomas of Reel in the Outdoors on  showcasing our great mountain lake fishing. We’re really proud of Eric and want you all to know he is with out a doubt, the most qualified bass fishing guide in the Tri-State area. If you want to learn how to catch more bass, Eric is the perfect guide to help you accomplish that, and he’s great with kids. This is the time of year for trophy size bass. Book your trips now while availability lasts.

That’s about it for a quick summary on what’s going on with Reel Job Fishing and the fishing in our area. As always, we thank you all for supporting us and allowing us to be full-time professional guides. We look forward to fishing with many of you again this season.

Keep it Reel,