2026 Dream Trip Winners
The GA Council of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce this year’s 2026 winners. Scott GronholmTicket Number #439 Dream Trip Grand Prize Fly-Fishing Vacation for Two The Grand Prize Winner and Guest will receive five days of hosted fishing/sixNights lodging in Idaho for two/July 21 – 26, 2024 $500 total in travel expenses. A float […]
Blue Ridge Trout Festival 2026
The Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited has manned a booth at the annual Blue Ridge Trout Festival since its beginning. Each year, this event raises around $30,000 for the Blue Ridge Chapter of TU and continues to grow. “Every River Needs a Champion!” L-R GATU Advocacy Chair, Dutch Earl, Chairman Rodney Tumlin, & NLC Rep. […]
Georgia Tech’s 5 Rivers Club at Cave Spring GA
In April of 2026, the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited hosted members of Georgia Tech’s 5 Rivers Club at “Tumlin Farm’s” in Cave Spring Ga. The young scholars spent three days and two nights camping and fishing for Coosa Redeye Bass (aka Alabama Brook Trout). For a few students, it was their first fish caught […]
Trout Unlimited South Eastern Rendezvous 2026 with 5 Rivers
In March of 2026, several members of the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited and Chapter leaders attended the annual TU Southeastern Rendezvous. This year’s event was held at Black Mountain in Western North Carolina. The Southern 5 Rivers Rendezvous was held in conjunction with this event. Everyone in attendance was impressed with the commitment, knowledge, […]
UGA’s 5 Rivers Club campout with the Georgia Council of TU
June 10th-12th, 17 members of UGA’s 5 Rivers Club camped out with the Current GATU Chairman, Rodney Tumlin’s farm in Cave Spring Ga. The student’s targeted species was the “Coosa Redeye Bass.” The students arrived from Athens on Friday night and set up their tents and hammocks. We had a large fire roaring in the […]
2024 South Eastern Rendezvous
Recently, nine members of GATU attended the annual South Eastern Rendezvous for Trout Unlimited. This year, the event was held in Nashville Tennessee, “Music Capital of the World!” Cohutta Chapter Past President and Current GATU Council Chairman, Rodney Tumlin, was a presenter at this year’s gathering. His topic was Trout Camp and other TU youth […]
Raccoon Creek Cleanup 2024
The first conservation workday of 2024 for the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited has been successfully completed! On March 2nd, the Cohutta Chapter and Coosa Valley Chapter of Trout UnlimitedGA. DNR to clear trails and remove trash on Raccoon Creek in anticipation of this year’s trout stocking season. teamed up with
2023 TU Southeastern Regional Rendezvous
Eighteen GA TU members attended the TU Southeastern Regional Rendezvous in Asheville, NC, on March 11th – 13th. It was a great gathering full of interesting and informative presentations and terrific food! We had many generous sponsors who shared their wares for us to enjoy, and we had our Friday night “meet and greet” reception at […]
Young of the Year Award 2023
Each year the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited (GATU) recognizes one young man or woman whose actions best promote the mission of Trout Unlimited. This prestigious award is presented at the Rabun Rendezvous, the Rabun Chapter’s large and legendary annual banquet in Dillard. Unfortunately, the Rendezvous had been sidelined by the pandemic for a few […]
The health of the rivers of the Coosa Valley
By PAUL DIPRIMA – Rome News-Tribune Rome, Georgia, might have never been founded if it were not for the fact that the Etowah and the Oostanaula rivers join together to form the Coosa River. The relatively flat area at the confluence was perfect for farming and the nearby rolling hills had abundant forests for building […]