Unicoi Outfitters Fishing Report 2/6/26
Congratulations to all fellow survivors of our last three weeks of storms. We are now being rewarded with a sunny, warmer week ahead that’s full of great news. First, our GA DH streams have received their February redosing. As expected, catch rates are soaring while those fresh “dumplings” are naive. Second, there’s a great trout angler party in Clayton tomorrow nite and you’re invited. Third, international fly fishing celebrity Jeff Currier joins Wes for Tuesday nite’s live Instagram interview. And fourth, our Helen shop’s moving plans (a few miles south to Sautee) are progressing really well.
While there is no news on Lanier’s frozen stripers and spots, hopefully they’ll swim a bit shallower over the warmer days ahead. We do have a great Okefenokee Swamp report from recent retiree Jay.
Check out all the details in our full report, here:
http://blog.angler.management/
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Come see us in Helen (soon to be Sautee) and downtown Clarkesville to stock up on your winter and early spring supplies. Maybe you’ll even win that sweet 5-weight Recon that we’ve donated to tomorrow night’s banquet!
Helen: 706-878-3083. Open 8-5 daily. Moving to Sautee soon!
Clarkesville: 706-754-0203. Open 8-5 from Monday thru Saturday.
Unicoi Outfitters: Friendly. Local. Experts.
Wes’ Hot Fly List:
The same midwinter patterns continue to be our favorites.
Dries: parachute blue wing olive, griffiths gnat, little black stone (or #18 gray elk hair caddis, and a small tan chubby or elk hair caddis as the lead fly (a strike indicator for your tiny dry dropper)
Nymphs & Wets:
DH Stockers: twister egg, pheasant tail (nymph, soft hackle) or Frenchie, red squirmy worm, sexy Walts worm, rainbow warrior.
Mountain streams: zebra midge, soft hackles, prince nymph, frenchie or pheasant tail.
Streamers:
Black and olive woolly buggers, jig leech, UV polar Jig.
Reservoir Bass & Stripers:
Cowen’s somethin else. Gray over white clouser minnow, low fat minnow. Or a 0.6 ounce flexit spoon on conventional gear.