Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival

Today would have been the 5th annual Blue Ridge Trout Festival. Less than hour from now we would have opened our gates in Downtown Blue Ridge and celebrated outdoor living with thousands of visitors. Sometimes, Mother Nature has other plans We want to thank our vendors, our amazing sponsors and most importantly each and every outdoor enthusiast that has supported this festival, by buying a ticket or simply interacting with us on social media. Our festival would be nothing without you! We hope that the rest of your 2020 is filled with adventure and new discoveries. We'll see y'all in 2021 for a bigger, better, and even more exciting Trout Fest!

Wishing you were here...

Happy Earth Day from all of us here at Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival! Get outside and enjoy this beautiful day, even if it's from your back yard.

The 2020 Trout Fest might be cancelled, but we want to continue celebrating outdoor life with all of you for the rest of April. We encourage you to share anything related to outdoor living with your fellow enthusiasts: pics of your best catches, pro tips when it comes to casting, info on your favorite mountain biking spots and everything in between. We'll do the same! Before you know it, we'll all be back to loving life in the Great Outdoors together

COVID-19 LEADS TROUT UNLIMITED TO CANCEL 2020 BLUE RIDGE TROUT & OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FESTIVAL (April 16, 2020) -- The uncertainties yet to be faced in the outbreak and recovery of COVID-19 across the country, the state and our region has led the organizing committee for Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited (BRMTU) to cancel the 2020 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival (Trout Fest). ... BRMTU believes we share a responsibility to help protect our families and community amid the ongoing crisis, while we also help assure a clear path for recovery in our community when the crisis is passed. We hoped a late July presentation of Trout Fest was doable, says Trout Fest event coordinator Bob Borgwat, but at this date, our local, state and federal authorities have not clearly provided a path for when or how the recovery period will be realized. Without that direction, we, too, cannot clearly see a path that leads us to a safe date for presenting an unfettered Trout Fest that meets the demands our organization has placed on itself for serving our sponsors, vendors and visitors. While we continue to encourage everyone to stay home especially if you have any signs of fever, cough or flu-like symptoms we have now shifted our fundraising focus to present the 2021 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival next spring on April 24 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. We hope you plan to join us! Meanwhile, a lot of thanks goes out to our vendors, sponsors and visitors for your support for this year’s Trout Fest, Borgwat says. We planned a good one and could not have done it without your participation. We’re already planning Trout Fest 2021 to celebrate not only trout fishing and other outdoor recreation heck, we’re going to celebrate re-opening the north Georgia mountains! Trout Fest has made this decision in line with the decision made by the city of Blue Ridge to cancel or postponed all public events until further notice. We will follow the city’s guidelines as these are determined by the city with advice and updates from the Fannin EMA and Department of Public Health. Please watch for updates on the Trout Fest website blueridgetroutfest.com and the Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival Facebook page as we move forward to Trout Fest 2021.

(March 14, 2020) -- The 2020 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival (Trout Fest) believes we share a responsibility to help protect our families and community. Trout Fest and the Back The Brookies Bash is postponed until a future summertime 2020 date can be determined. We have taken this precautionary measure to help limit the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in our community. We are encouraging everyone to stay home especially if you have any signs of fever, coug...h or flu-like symptoms. Our goal is to reschedule Trout Fest in mid-summer 2020. Continuing our business at that later date with our vendors and sponsors requires several considerations that will be determined over the next 10 days. This will take some time and coordination. We appreciate your patience as we work through our options. Updates will be provided directly to our vendors and sponsors via email/phone as these decisions are confirmed. Trout Fest has made this decision in adherence to the decision made by the city of Blue Ridge to cancel or postponed all public events until further notice. We will follow the city’s guidelines as these are determined by the city of Blue Ridge with advice and updates from the Fannin EMA and Department of Public Health. We will post updates on the Trout Fest website BlueRidgeTroutFest.com and the event’s Facebook page for both the festival and the Back The Brookies Bash as these become available. Thank you for your support. We will be in touch as we know more.

A little levity for those of you staying indoors without your fishing fix

We're excited to share info 2020 vendors in this photo album! Check back often for updates or visit https\://blueridgetroutfest.com/vendors for more info.

Toccoa Guide Gear offers affordable solutions that enhance your experience on the water and help you get the most out of each adventure. Check out those tackle boxes for your truck! Pretty slick :) https://www.toccoaguidegear.com/

You read that right! On April 24th, one night before this year's Trout Fest, come enjoy an unforgettable dinner and silent auction for an amazing cause. Net proceeds support conservation of brook trout habitat and organizations like Trout Unlimited. Tickets and more info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/back-the-brookies-dinner-bash-

Make sure you bring your appetite and a few extra napkins to this year's Trout Fest - we've got some delicious food vendors that you're gonna love! Check back often - we'll be adding more as we get closer to this year's festival.

Swing by Jakes Produce & Cannery at this year's Trout Fest for award winning, small-batch artizan foods! https://jakes-produce-cannery.myshopify.com/