Order Now ~ A cookbook inspired by living, fishing, and farming on the Soque River~ For reservations and availability call Abby J @ 706-947-FISH Georgia Trophy Fly Fishing At It's Best If tangling with rainbow and brown trout in the 3 lb. It makes them totally dependent on the fish food. We’re looking forward to netting your next trophy! Enjoy the locals that want to talk with you, always impress me, makes me thankful they feel I am at one with them and nature, melding of the spirits, they are helpful, unlike the Turner guys that will run you off if you stop on their beautiful property. ... NE Georgia's Premier River! I can also testify that the trout are regularly caught on very tiny flies that imitate tiny hatched insects that trout feed on daily and instinctively in spite of augmenting their diet with pellets. The largest I’ve caught was 28″. However, with the forecasted rain this week and next, it won't last long. Linda Morgan. Don’t be foooled that only licenses support this. The water also. The Left and Right Fork Soque Rivers merge just south of GA Hwy. Hartwell Lake. Rainbow trout, Brook trout, and Brown trout. You would just have to contact them to ask if you can fish on their property. But here’s something to also consider. And last does the state of Georgia stock the Soque river. There’s a concrete launching ramp. to 12 lb. Soque Fishing Report 2nd Half of January 2019 Fishing has been hot this winter with lots of big fish eating every trip. and the high seas when navigated as a part of a jou These property owners are not doing the trout populations and goo at all! Stripers, spotted bass and Crappie top the list of this incredibly diverse fishery. Home » Soque River Public Access – a Quick Introduction The Downside Risk of Soque River Public Access . You even have the right to cut down any fencing or wires that restrict floating thru someone’s private property IF the river is navigable. Economy Light & Power Co. v. U.S. It would seem the Soque is a fishery that has been trained to react to the shake of a mechanical feeder or the pelleted water from a handful of fish food. It is not good to pellet feed trout, which a lot of property owners on the Soque do. I recommend if you do fish, stick to slower water and / or hire someone with experience on the water to help keep you safe. When you hear the name Soque River here in the southeast you think of giant trout, and lot’s of them!! Clarkesville, GA 30523, Designed and Developed by Walkway Web Designs. I’m wondering if the Georgia DNR stocks the Soque? The Chattahoochee River is where kayakers and canoeists appear to have open access to recreation, but I don’t know the difference from a legal standpoint why it is permitted or acceptable on the Chattahoochee instead. One afternoon we were fishing up there and saw a “Mark of the Potter”-like frenzy begin. Is the public and private land on the Soque River marked, Second can you float the river and just not fish the private area or is the river closed to floating? I own that business and land and it is private property. You would need to check with the Wildlife and Game office to find these areas. W. Wsj 30+ days ago. I sure hope you don’t feed any Black bears like they where your pets. There is nothing to show. I guess the Soque River is about private business revenue and personal status and not about the American sportsman and the sharing of a great natural resource like so many other places across this country. No private property is stocked. . The people that owned property on the Soque had every right to have private property, but they shouldn’t have a right to make trout depended on their so-called good intention of feeding them only to prostitute them. new. At said shoal or extremely shallow area you will touch bottom. Spotted Bass are the most dominant predator species in the lake with a skyrocketing population since 2006. not open to the An impoundment of the Savannah River, the lake delivers a diverse fishery comprised of largemouth, smallmouth, striped and hybrid bass. Take care. rney or ride to or We do sell some flies but for you would need to stock on your fly fishing supplies before you come. JP. With the colder temperatures (mornings have been averaging mid 20’s right now) be sure to bring 2 pairs of gloves, a warm hat, scarfs and some hand warmers to keep warm. So don’t hate on the private soque water or compare it to Montana or the west. Now a lot, but enough that the fish knew what was up. With 5 inches of rain in the last week, the river is borderline non-wadeable. Georgia has a wonderful amount of public access for trout fishing for a state that can barely even maintain trout populations through the summer. This is the only section that is stocked by the state. The Soque offers the kind of fishing that lures in celebrities, CEOs, and heads of state. #4.24.0. I suggest that you contact SRWA (Soque River Watershed Association) srwa.org to get an objective (and legal) answer to your question. © 2020 Fishidy. Report. You will likewise be able to leave the river at the Stagestop Campground sign. Also by “protecting” the fish and allowing the populations to become higher “live and multiply” you could vey well be creating a KFO (consentrated feeding operation) like situation endangering the overall health of the animal and thus harming your beloved “pets”. They are like pets to us and we even have names for some of the trout. Water temperatures on the upper Soque River are ideal to support prolific numbers of trout while land owners and local trout fishing businesses insure that the river is re-stocked annually and the fish well fed to maintain their trophy size. Your email address will not be published. We realized they were feeding 50-100 yards upstream and a few pellets had made their way down. Get into a one man fly fishing pontoon and go right down the middle of the river. Hip waders are sufficient for navigating the stream, but most guests do well with waist or chest waders till the warmer spring weather permits wet wading. Dale. class appeals to you, you'll love the action at Blackhawk Fly Fishing in Georgia. It ought to be against the law to feed the trout in any stream. This section is heavily stocked. Nets may be used for a safe release of the trophy Georgia trout. You just can’t anchor or get out and wade. Our fishing hours are form 8:00 am to 5:00 except for when tempatures are realy hot, when that happens the start time is usually 1-2 hours earlier to adviod the heat. Here’s the whole thing from the Corps Of Engineers if you want to read it. I’m glad the flood waters move the fish around in the rivers, that way others can enjoying catching them. I write these comments not with resentment but with the understanding the limits of fishery management here in the east. So wading through the river is technically illegal for the majority of the private water. Bill, I agree wholeheartedly!!! The fish take flies of all types and appreciate a variety of presentations. http://www.usace.army.mil/Portals/2/docs/civilworks/regulatory/cwa_guide/app_d_traditional_navigable_waters.pdf, http://law.justia.com/georgia/codes/27/27-1-2.html. Charles you sound like a river snob on your post above. With respect, feeding those trout pellets may keep them fed and fat but it takes them out of their instinctive feeding habits on aquatic insects, leeches and sculpin minnows.