Ken Louko Fly Tying
Match the Hatch
Representative flies of some of Ken’s favorite fly patterns chasing Trout, Stripers, various saltwater species, Smallmouth Bass, Landlocked Salmon, and Great Lakes Steelhead. Trout flies (except the ‘Hooch Bugger) are too numerous to be included.
Trout Streams in North Georgia
Peak Fly Fishing Periods by Species
COLDWATER:
Trout Spring & Fall Chattahoochee River
GA (below Buford Dam)
Trout Nov. 1 - May 14 Chattahoochee River
GA (below Morgan Falls - Delayed Harvest)
Trout June - October South Holsten River
TN (Sulphur Hatches)
Trout Spring & Fall North Georgia
GA (Including Private Waters)
Trout Spring & Fall Smokey Mtn Nat. Pk
NC/TN
Trout July 15 - October Yellowstone Nat. Pk
WY
Trout June & October San Juan River
New Mexico
Steelhead Oct. - Nov.
NYS Lake Ontario Tribs
NYS/PA Lake Erie Tribs
Steelhead Sept. - Oct. Deschutes River
OR/WA Columbia River Tribs
WARMWATER:
Striped Bass Fall, Winter, Spring Lake Sidney Lanier
GA
Striped Bass June 15 - August Chattahoochee River
GA (below Morgan Falls)
Spotted Bass Fall, Winter, Spring Lake Sidney Lanier
GA
White Bass March - April Lake Allatoona Tribs
GA Coosa River
Shoal Bass May - Sept. Chattahoochee River
GA (below Morgan Falls)
Carp Spring - Aug. Chattahoochee River
GA (Bull Sluice Area)
Smallmouth May - June 15 Lake Erie Tributaries
NYS Finger Lakes Region
Smallmouth May - August Holsten River &
TN French Broad River
SALTWATER:
Redfish Spring & Fall Gulf and Atlantic
GA/FL Coasts
Speckle Trout Spring & Fall Gulf & Atlantic
GA/FL Coasts
Bonefish Spring - Fall Bahama Islands
Permit Spring Lower Florida Keys
FL
Tarpon Late Spring FL Keys & Gulf Coast
FL