Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
The Wild & Scenic border river between Georgia and South Carolina — cold, tumbling headwater forks holding native specks, opening into wild rainbow and brown water downstream. Rugged, beautiful, and almost entirely public.
- Acidic metamorphic
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal14.6°Cideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm
Hatch predictions
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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence
Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sculpin (North America)Hatch
2
3
2
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Early Black StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Eastern Golden StoneHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Gallery · 2
20171114-FS-CHF-SMB-00 Terrain map
About this water
Conservation note
Native brookies in the cold upper forks; wild rainbow/brown lower. brook_trout (char comfort-overlay), rainbow_trout and brown_trout all score post-seed; native brookies handled conservation-first.
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Impaired
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Chattooga River' (GAR030601020222), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Metals Other Than Mercury, Mercury. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · GAR030601020222
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity43 × 12%5.2
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Related guides
Booking & contacts
Chattooga River (headwaters)
The Wild & Scenic border river between Georgia and South Carolina — cold, tumbling headwater forks holding native specks, opening into wild rainbow and brown water downstream.
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal14.6°Cideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm
Hatch predictions
Today's headline hatch shown — see all 5 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Supporters see what else is on the menu.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence
Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sculpin (North America)Hatch
2
3
2
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Early Black StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Eastern Golden StoneHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Gallery · 2
20171114-FS-CHF-SMB-00 Terrain map
About this water
The Wild & Scenic border river between Georgia and South Carolina — cold, tumbling headwater forks holding native specks, opening into wild rainbow and brown water downstream. Rugged, beautiful, and almost entirely public.
- Acidic metamorphic
Conservation note
Native brookies in the cold upper forks; wild rainbow/brown lower. brook_trout (char comfort-overlay), rainbow_trout and brown_trout all score post-seed; native brookies handled conservation-first.
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Impaired
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Chattooga River' (GAR030601020222), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Metals Other Than Mercury, Mercury. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · GAR030601020222
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity43 × 12%5.2
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Related guides
Booking & contacts