Weathering the Perfect Storm

| September 23, 2009 Read This Post...

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We’ve felt like we’ve been in the Perfect Storm lately up here.  We’ve had around twenty some odd inches of rain this past week and a half.  In all the years I’ve lived up here I’ve never seen the rivers reach such high levels.  Good news is we’re definitely out of the drought now and [...]

Total Attractor Stonefly

| September 18, 2009 Read This Post...

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Just finished tying up a batch of this attractor stonefly pattern I came up with specifically for freshly stocked trout on delayed harvest trout water.  You can see it’s pretty colorful, which is designed to get the trout’s attention.  Give this pattern a try next time you hit the early season delayed harvest trout water. [...]

Getting Ready for Tournament

| September 18, 2009 Read This Post...

I know I told everyone that I would be posting a lot this week.  The truth is I’ll be very busy getting ready for the Fly Fishing Tournament next weekend.  I’ve got loads of flies to tie up all in different weights.  They aren’t going to let us use strike indicators or split-shot, nor tie [...]

Delayed Harvest Fly Patterns

| September 16, 2009 Read This Post...

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The fall will once again bring us the reopening of our delayed harvest trout water in Georgia and North Carolina.  These delayed harvest trout streams are great places for fly anglers to catch trout.  Better yet, it keeps the bait fishermen out of the picture for several months for us to enjoy great catch and [...]

How to rig a Dry Dropper

| September 14, 2009 Read This Post...

Just got a suggestion topic to show how to rig a dry/dropper when fly fishing.  Brought to you by my friends at Oregon Fly Fishing Blog.  They show a cool alternative to rigging the dry dropper.  Check it out.

Got Snook?

| September 14, 2009 Read This Post...

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RJF clients, Paul & Sherry Parker sent us these photos of some trophy Snook they landed last week down in Florida.  Those are some dandy Snook guys!  We’re looking forward to floating you down the Toccoa River in October.  As always we’re very impressed with your ability to consistently land the big boys.

Eric Welch Wins at Blue Ridge

| September 14, 2009 Read This Post...

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Reel Job Fishing guide, Eric Welch continues to dominate the local bass scene, coming out on top again at the weigh-in for a recent Lake Blue Ridge bass tournament. Well done Eric! Below are some photos sent to us by Eric Welch.  Bass fishing is picking up and now is the time for you to [...]

Noontootla Creek Farms Video

| September 13, 2009 Read This Post...

BRM crew shooting underwater video

I’ve been slammed lately and have not had time to post this past week.  I spent time with a wonderful film crew, Bent Rod Media (BRM) filming for two days at Noontootla Creek Farms and the rest of the week I was guiding.  We wrapped filming up Thursday and Ryan Dunne with Bent Rod Media [...]