See More River. Catch More Fish

On a wade trip, you park at a specific stretch of river and fish on foot often covering somewhere around a mile of river in a day. On a float trip, you fish from a drift boat or raft while your guide rows you through miles of river over the course of the day. You can get out and wade during a float trip but often we are covering water and fishing from the boat.

It depends on the river. Our Toccoa River and Tuckasegee River floats are excellent for beginners — the boat provides a stable, comfortable platform and gets you away from the trees on the bank. Your guide will coach you through everything you need to know and typically float trips are a good option for chasing quantity of fish in a day. Our Striper float trips on the Chattahoochee and Chestatee are accessible to all skill levels as well, however if you chose to chase them on a fly it's not the best place to start. In general, float trips are one of our most beginner-friendly options, particularly when targeting trout.

All of our float trips are set up for 1–2 anglers per boat. If you have a larger group, we will have multiple guides and boats to accommodate the group size. Even numbers of guests typically is ideal for float trips so everyone can fish in pairs.

We primarily float the Toccoa River in North Georgia, the Tuckasegee River in Western North Carolina, and the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers for Striped Bass. Each river has its own character, season, and target species — visit the individual river pages to find the right fit for your group and contact us anytime about other possible options.

Polarized sunglasses, sunscreen, and layers for the weather. We provide all rods, reels, flies, and terminal gear. No waders are needed for float trips, but if you like to get out and fish on foot some on the way down you'll want to bring them along. Fishing licenses are required for all rivers and vary by state — Georgia licenses at gooutdoorsgeorgia.com, North Carolina licenses at ncwildlife.org.

Our guides monitor water levels and conditions closely before every trip. If conditions on a specific river are unfavorable, we'll work with you to identify the best available water that day, and will reschedule if it looks to be unfishable or dangerous — one of the advantages of guiding multiple rivers is that we almost always have a good option. We fish rain or shine and only cancel for dangerous conditions like flooding or lightning or if we have extreme factors that will make fishing unproductive.