Best Fly Fishing Guides in Georgia

There are plenty of fly fishing guides spread all across Georgia. While trout are the main target for most fly anglers and visitors of the state, other species such as striped bass and shoal bass have become more popular in recent years. The guides below are at the top of their field when it comes to fly fishing in the state, and this is why.

Best All Around

1. Georgia Wild Trout

Georgia Wild Trout hosts trips all across North Georgia. Their guides specialize in a variety of trips as they are able to accommodate guests of all skill levels to put them in position to find the most success on the water. They offer guided trips over the largest area of any service in Georgia, covering Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Helen, Dahlonega, Clayton, Blairsville, and Clarkesville.

• Private Water Trophy Trout Guided Trips

  Georgia Wild Trout has access to the most premier trophy trout streams in Georgia. From the Toccoa River in Blue Ridge, Cartecay River in Ellijay, Etowah and Chestatee Rivers in Dahlonega, Chattahoochee River in Helen, and Larry's Lodge on the Soque River in Clarkesville. Guided trips in these streams will guarantee visiting anglers come across both brown and rainbow trout measuring over 24 inches. 20" fish are par for the course in these trophy trout stretches as the guides at Georgia Wild Trout do an excellent job teaching anglers how to find, stalk, and land trophy class fish. Many anglers find their new personal bests on these trips and learn the tools to thrive as growing anglers.

• Beginner Fly Fishing Trips

  One of their specializations is getting beginners and kids out on the water for the first time. Their key to finding success on these beginner trips is their use of the public water trout fisheries across the state. These public trout streams are far more beneficial for beginners than private trophy water streams because they allow for more positive reinforcement from wild and stocked fish that are more numerous and consistent here. Georgia Wild Trout uses far more public water trout streams than any other guide service in the state which allows them to take advantage of the streams that are currently fishing the best and are most convenient for their clients to reach.

• Public Water Guided Fly Fishing Trips

  The public water streams can be difficult for anglers who are still early on their journey. Georgia Wild Trout's guides break the many stocked and wild trout streams down for their guests, making them easier to fish. Whether working on the technical aspects of fly fishing or targeting the coveted trout slam, they strive to accomplish your goals. Through their National Forest Service Permits, they have access to more streams than any other guide service in Georgia. Their guides pride themselves on their diverse knowledge of the many trout streams across the state and the decades of experience they have on fishing all of them.

2. Modern Fly Fishers

   The Modern Fly Fishers are the best teachers of technical fly fishing in the state. Their stable of guides consist of competition anglers capable of teaching the most nuanced techniques in the sport. For anglers looking to master the most advanced euro and tightline nymphing skills, their guides will unquestionably make you a more competent angler. While catching trophy sized trout isn't necessarily the main goal of their trips, anglers cant help run into a giant trout or two as their skills progress over the course of the trip.

3. The Angler's Destination

   Newer to the guided fly fishing scene, there is no questioning the competency of the guides at The Angler's Destination. While their guides spend much of their time traveling and guiding around the globe, they still managed to spend plenty of time on North Georgia's trout streams guiding clients on both public and private trout streams in Blue Ridge and Ellijay. Their private water trophy trout streams on the Cartecay River, Toccoa River, Mountaintown Creek, and Noontootla Creek are some of the best in the state. Their knowledge of the local wild trout streams in Ellijay and Blue Ridge is only outdone by their proficiency of putting clients on fish bigger than 20" on their private waters.

   
   

   4. Peach State Fly Fishing

   Peach State Fly Fishing specializes in the warmwater fisheries of middle Georgia. Shoal bass, spotted bass, gar, sunfish, and the occasional striped bass find their way in the boat. Puling fast moving baits for aggressive strikes is their specialty in these waters. Here you will see few other anglers while floating down the various rivers in the region. Their trips are unquestionably unique compared to many of the other fly fishing guides of the start and a worthwhile experience for anyone looking for something new.