The Modern Fly Fishers

The Modern Fly Fishers is a fishing guide service based in Clarkesville, Georgia. The service operates from a lodge in Batesville, Georgia, near Lake Burton Dam.

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Typical flow by month

1981 to 2026

The water at The Modern Fly Fishers typically runs highest in March, at a median 170 cfs, and lowest in September, at 55 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,040 cfs, in 2018.

Typical flow by month at Chattahoochee River at Helen, GA, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	143	98 to 200
February	157	104 to 220
March	170	118 to 227
April	161	117 to 225
May	126	90 to 168
June	92	71 to 134
July	72	55 to 103
August	59	43 to 98
September	55	40 to 91
October	64	41 to 97
November	71	53 to 116
December	108	68 to 180

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River at Helen, GA (site 02330450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

79Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Fri, Sep 25 (96)

Streamflow

85 cfs

Above normal (75th)

Water level

0.72 ft

Water

71°F

High today

79°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 16 kt

Rain chance

42%

Week ahead

Tue79°F42%

Wed73°F39%

Thu64°F39%

Fri72°F6%

Sat76°F1%

Sun80°F2%

Mon80°F4%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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