With fly fishing, various materials are used to design a very lightweight lure called a fly. Fish think the fly is an insect and they take the bait on, or just above, the surface of the water. It takes a little practice, but fly fishing is a pure and exciting way to fish.

Unlike other casting methods, fly fishing can be thought of as a method of casting line rather than lure. Non-fly fishing methods rely on a lure's weight to pull line from the reel during the forward motion of a cast. By design, a fly is too light to be cast, and thus simply follows the unfurling of a properly cast fly line, which is heavier and casts easier than lines used in other types of fishing. The angler normally holds the fly rod in the dominant hand and manipulates the line with the other close to the reel, pulling line out in small increments as the energy in the line, generated from backward and forward motions, increases.  

Step1

Do your research before going fly fishing. Check out the numerous websites devoted to fly fishing in Georgia. Blue Ridge Highlander covers northern Georgia and Fly Fish GA covers the western part of the state.

Step2

Buy a guide book to the best fly fishing spots in Georgia. David L. Teffeteller has written numerous guide books. They focus on Etowah River, Toccoa River, Cohutta Wilderness and Chattahoochee River Tailwater.

Step3

Know that among the best places to fly fish are Jacks River, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee River, Chattooga River, Dukes Creek, Dicks Creek, Stamp Creek and Mountaintown Creek.