i was told the toccoa wasn't fishing good at all
Whoever told you that was probably frustrated by the limited access. I fished the Toccoa several times when I lived in Chattanooga, and caught many more trout over 18" there than the Hiwassee. It's a great river, but if my college roommate's family didn't own a cabin on the river...I would have never seen how good it really fishes. It fished more like a mountain stream than a tailwater.
Nice Bow.
BTW, Tis the season for the biggest bows on tiny flies...
Travis