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Chattahoochee River (Below Buford Dam), GA

River spanning Fulton/Gwinnett counties, Georgia. Cold tailwater trout fishery in metro Atlanta. Rainbow and brown trout year-round. One of the South's premier urban trout streams.

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Overall bite score

Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempUSGS77
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
Flow vs medianUSGS30
SolunarComputedmoon 46% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

3 tracked species in Chattahoochee River (Below Buford Dam), with the months each fishes best.

Rainbow Troutcommon · best Jan-May, Oct-Dec
Brown Troutpresent · best Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec
Striped Basspresent · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyFulton/Gwinnett
StateGeorgia
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge02334430

Chattahoochee River NRA. Multiple access points from Buford Dam to Atlanta. Wading and float fishing.

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