Fly Fishing in GA

| April 10, 2009 Read This Post...

brown_trout_tail

Today I wasn’t guiding, I was fishing for a change, and the fishing was off the hook.  Great friend, Louis Cahill headed up early this morning from Atlanta to meet me, and we packed in as much Fly Fishing in GA as we could fit into a 10-hour day.  We worked as a team fly [...]

Noontootla Creek Farms 1-31-09

| February 1, 2009 Read This Post...

Noontootla Creek Farms - Rainbow Trout

Had a half day guided trip at Noontootla Creek Farms with Gary Royal today.  I have to say, Gary did an excellent job of putting the trout in the net today.  We only broke one fish off, and it wasn’t Gary’s fault.  The fish hit the fly with such force it instantly broke the 4X [...]

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 [...]

Louis Cahill Photo Essay Vol. 2

| November 14, 2008 Read This Post...

Photo By:  Louis Cahill

Back by popular demand, we have the latest intallment of Louis Cahill photography.  Louis, Joel Dickey, and I headed up to North Carolina and spent a day out on the water looking for brown trout running up the river.  Louis was in the zone with the camera, and we even managed to land a trophy [...]

Korkers Guide Boot

| November 5, 2008 Read This Post...

Photo By:  Louis Cahill

Working as a full-time professional guide I get the opportunity to try out the latest fly fishing gear.  Some gear I like and others I don’t.  One thing I can tell you is I only use the most functional equipment on the job.  If it allows me to perform my job more efficient I use [...]

Klewein’s, Brookie Magnet

| November 5, 2008 Read This Post...

Klewein

Hook: TMC 5263 Size 12-8 Thread: Black Uni-Thread 6/0 Tail: Pheasant Tail with a few strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash Abdomen: Enrico Puglisi – Streamer Brush Short Fibers – Reddish Olive Thorax: Strung Guinea – Yellow Collar: Brown Hackle Comments: Pardon my poor camera photography for this pattern.  I’ll be working on this as [...]

Georgia Fly Fishing in the Fall

| November 4, 2008 Read This Post...

Toccoa Brown Trout

Fall is here and the waters have finally cooled off.  The Brown Trout are staging up right now anticipating the spawn and fly anglers should be hitting the water hard if they want a shot at a bruiser.  The last week in October through November is the best time of the year to hook into [...]