A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. Measured at the gauge. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.
Mayflies
Caddisflies
- Blackfly larvae/pupaeMost likelyLower confidence#16–18–20 · PupaSmall dark soft-hackle drifted through riffle seams.
Chironomids
Aquatic beetles- Riffle beetles (US)Most likelyLower confidence#16–18–20 · NymphSmall riffle beetle; larva and adult, clean riffles.
- Diving beetlesAlso possibleLower confidence#8–10–12 · AdultTwitch a beetle pattern along weedy edges at dusk.
Gammarids
- Pond snailsMost likelyLower confidence#10–12–14 · AdultDead-drift or twitch a snail pattern near weed beds.
- Aquatic wormsMost likelyLower confidence#12–14–16 · AdultDead-drift a worm pattern deep - a year-round staple.
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Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
- General Georgia trout regulations, open all year, 8 trout a day
- Life jacket must be worn on this reach (NPS)
- Artificial lures only from GA 20 downstream.
Brown trout here are wild: Georgia DNR stopped stocking browns below Buford Dam in 2004–05 and made it permanent in 2011 after documenting natural reproduction. Rainbows are stocked.
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- Trout 1 January → 31 December
Chattahoochee River — Buford Dam Tailwater (Buford Dam to GA 20)
A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. Measured at the gauge. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.
- Blackfly larvae/pupaeMost likelyLower confidence#16–18–20 · PupaSmall dark soft-hackle drifted through riffle seams.
- Riffle beetles (US)Most likelyLower confidence#16–18–20 · NymphSmall riffle beetle; larva and adult, clean riffles.
- Diving beetlesAlso possibleLower confidence#8–10–12 · AdultTwitch a beetle pattern along weedy edges at dusk.
- Pond snailsMost likelyLower confidence#10–12–14 · AdultDead-drift or twitch a snail pattern near weed beds.
- Aquatic wormsMost likelyLower confidence#12–14–16 · AdultDead-drift a worm pattern deep - a year-round staple.
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Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
- General Georgia trout regulations, open all year, 8 trout a day
- Life jacket must be worn on this reach (NPS)
- Artificial lures only from GA 20 downstream.
Brown trout here are wild: Georgia DNR stopped stocking browns below Buford Dam in 2004–05 and made it permanent in 2011 after documenting natural reproduction. Rainbows are stocked.
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
- Trout 1 January → 31 December