NCF 1-24-09

| January 25, 2009 Read This Post...

Here’s a couple photos from a half-day guided trip at Noontootla Creek Farms with Chris Tennant.  We hooked up with some giants but many of them got the better of us by spitting our barbless hooks and breaking us off on snags.   Sometimes you just have to look back and say I fought that fish [...]

Toccoa River 1-22-09

| January 23, 2009 Read This Post...

Guided John Landowski on a float trip down the Toccoa River yesterday.  We had the river to ourselves, which reminded me of the norm four years ago when it wasn’t uncommon to be the only drift boat on the river.  We took advantage of the open water and took our time sight-fishing to feeding trout.  [...]

Fly Fishing in the Snow

| January 21, 2009 Read This Post...

The snow has been falling the last couple of days, and the temperatures have been brutally cold.  The icy roads, icy rod guides, frozen stiff reels, and near frostbite fingers weren’t for the faint of heart.  Despite the freezing conditions, it didn’t stop Louis and I from hitting the river.  Having a few days between [...]

Upper Toccoa River – Iced Over

| January 17, 2009 Read This Post...

Upper Toccoa River 1-17-09 12:00pm

After last nights temperatures dropping below 10 degrees the Upper Toccoa River comes very close to freezing completely across on some sections.  It looks like the weather is going to warm up a bit the rest of the weekend.  Fishing should be bareable on Sunday.  Dress warm and hit the river.  I know I am! [...]

Disco Midge – Fly Pattern

| January 17, 2009 Read This Post...

Disco Midge

This is a simple tie and very effective pattern anywhere there are midges.  I always have at least a half dozen of these flies in my box.  Don’t make the mistake like many anglers, who look at the simplicity of this fly and write it off. Click the Photo for a Larger View Disco Midge [...]

NCF Trip Jan. 14-15th 2009

| January 16, 2009 Read This Post...

Alan Lin with a spectacular Male Rainbow at NCF

After seeing the artic weather today I’m really glad I spent the previous two days guiding Alan Lin at NCF, instead of today and tomorrow.  By the end of the second day of guiding the trout were really starting to turn off from the cold front.  It also didn’t help much to have continuous ice [...]

Fishing Report 1-16-09

| January 16, 2009 Read This Post...

Upper Toccoa River - At High-Noon

If your heading to the river today you’ve got my vote for being a trooper.  I was on the river guiding yesterday, which was much warmer than today, and I still dealt with frozen guides, ice-coated flyline and leaders.  The fishing started to turn off with the drop in temperatures after lunch.  Expect the trout [...]

Mike Rowe’s Wunder Boner

| January 15, 2009 Read This Post...

This is SO Hilarious.  Do yourself a favor and WATCH THIS!  My favorite quote is “My wife would like that!” LOL