Friday, October 28, 2011

Fish-N-Fowl at Gold Rush Days 2011 - Dahlonega, GA

2011 Gold Rush Days
Dahlonega, Georgia

I want to extend a big thank you to all of you that paid a visit to my booth at the Dahlonega Gold Rush Days. It was two beautiful Fall days and I enjoyed the time we had to visit and tell stories of our fishing adventures. I know that the bamboo rods, rod cases and the custom flies that you purchased will provide you better success and help to make your next fishing trip memorable.

I also want to say a big thanks to the Jaycees that spend so many hours to provide us a place to share our passions and crafts. I know from being around my wife, Eden, who is the holiday director at North Fulton Community Charities, what it takes to organize such large events.
Another person that deserves my thanks is Stephen Dubberly, fishing buddy, graphic expert, photographer and the inspiration for me to share my bamboo rod passion and fishing adventures.

As I mentioned in our talks, I would love to have you send me stories and photos on your fishing adventures to place on this blog. As I discovered, many of you have the same passion for fly fishing as I.

As the Georgia and surrounding area trout season begins, new fishing adventures will be shared on the blog as well as the rods, flies, fly tying and new products that we have to share.

Tight lines,
Jeff

PS: We eventually discover that it is not just catching the fish that is the important part of our fishing adventures.

Here are some photos of our stay at Gold Rush Days:

Friday, October 21, 2011

Summer Bass Fishing

With the arrival of the super hot days Georgia Summer days, most of the trout go to hide in the cold depths and tailraces. We ask ourselves a question: What to do with our desire to wet a line. My fishing friends and I head to the lakes, ponds and rivers to chase after bass. One river that we love to fish is the Flint River for the native Shoal Bass. We have purchased kayaks and this river is a great summer place to wet a line in the heat.

Many eager and hungry shoalies attack your top water poppers and my favorite, the black gurgler. These shoalies average 8"-12”, like our stocked trout, but these guys are mean river fish and have a big need to pull you under their hiding rocks. The hotter the better, and the big ones 16-18”attack your fly, and you will be wanting some relief from this apparent monster of the river.

Spending 10-12 hours of fishing on the river, we do sometimes have moments of using, yes, spinning tackle: soft plastics, small topwater poppers.etc….
Many opportunities exist to wade around Sprewell Bluff State Park, if the kayak or canoeing is not for you. Most of the river bank is on private property or state land but very little development. The river is great just to enjoy a day of kayaking.

The only issue you can have on the river is in the summer when the river can get really low if there is no rain. The last two trips we made in September, the river was very low. This makes for great fishing in some areas if you don’t mind dragging your kayak for miles over the rocks. You will then enjoy a wonderful day of shoalies attacking your fly.

Make plans next year to spend a day bass fishing on the Flint River.





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