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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