Kent Klewein | August 30, 2009 Read This Post...
All of us (Eric Welch, Joel Dickey, Kent Klewein) had the day off last week, and we hit the road early in the morning to bass fish on Lake Chickamauga. The day was flat out awesome, with us landing between 65-70 bass during the day. We had to dodge some pretty nasty thunderstorms and we [...]
Kent Klewein | August 28, 2009 Read This Post...
Reel Job Fishing has teamed up with Bent Rod Media, a fly fishing productions company developing fly fishing films from around the world. I’ll be filming with them for two days in September, and we’re really excited to bring everyone some spectacular footage fly fishing on our home waters. Filming big trout chomping terrestrials on [...]
Kent Klewein | August 26, 2009 Read This Post...
Clients are sometimes surprised when I tell them we’re going to be fishing hoppers. Many eastern fly fishermen assume fishing with grasshopper patterns is a tactic only used on western trout streams. Yes, it is one of the most popular places to fish them, but I promise they can be very effective dry fly patterns [...]
Kent Klewein | August 24, 2009 Read This Post...
This is a great streamer pattern that’s tied by nationally renowned fly fishing guide Kevin Howell, from Davidson River Outfitters (DRO). I’ve always looked up to Kevin Howell and I respect this man a great deal. It’s been a pleasure competing with Kevin Howell and Walker Parrott in some fly fishing tournaments in the past, [...]
Kent Klewein | August 24, 2009 Read This Post...
Had a Toccoa River float trip this past Saturday with clients Ernie and Jim. We had the river to ourselves until 10:30am and then the canoe rentals started coming down in full force. All of them had stringers of trout trailing behind the canoes, with one boat that had harvested a 22-inch rainbow. To say [...]
Kent Klewein | August 21, 2009 Read This Post...
Alaska is a fly fisherman’s utopia. The wide range of species available for anglers to catch on the fly is among the highest of any destination for cold-water species. Even better are the trophy size fish that you encounter here. I don’t miss the 7 days a week guiding in Alaska, but I do miss [...]
Kent Klewein | August 21, 2009 Read This Post...
Toccoa River special regulations and enforcement of them is going to be the key to keeping the Toccoa River a healthy trout fishery for the long-term. The DNR is currently gathering data and statistics so they can present to the state, recommendations for introducing special trout regulations on the Toccoa River. The first step in [...]
Kent Klewein | August 21, 2009 Read This Post...
I floated the Toccoa River Wednesday with some friends and we landed this nice wild brown trout just as the water was rising from generation. The colors on this brown trout were exceptional. The picture was taken with my phone, so I apologize for the poor picture quality. Click on Photo for Larger View Give [...]
