Too much fun!!

Spurchaser

Spurchaser

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So y’all know I got into fly fishing and experienced trout fishing (can’t call yourself a fly fisherman if you can’t catch trout) and I’ve been itching to head back to N Ga to try it again.

Well yesterday while throwing streamers for bass I noticed the bream were quite active. So, seeing how I’m now mostly prepared for the days I get to trout fish, I decided to give some of these flies I’ve accumulated a try.

I put up my new 6wt and broke out my favorite 5wt and tied on a stimulator (14). It got plenty of hits but couldn’t hook’em. I figured what the heck and decided to try a fly that honestly seems WAY to tiny to catch anything…a Midge (20). I really wanted to see if 4X tippet would fit through the eye of the hook. It does!!

For the next hour I caught bream and bass (biggest was 14”). Talk about FUN!!! There was a good breeze with a storm approaching so I pretended those were riffles and trout were rising, lol!!

I mentioned in another post about putting 6wt line on and using a 5wt rod for the bass flies. I got a 6wt rod and what a difference that made!!! Throwing those big flies and even fighting fish is SO much easier and nicer now.

I know this is a predator site and y’all are probably tired of seeing my fly fishing post, but just let me “vent”, lol. Got a little day trip in June with a guy that’s gonna show me public spots and all about Euro Nymphing on the Chattahoochee River. That’s only 3hrs away vs the 4+ to extreme N. Ga.
 
Now you need a 9 wt and some big (6"+) streamers and chase northern pike and muskie, water born predators.
 
Ok, been a while, but wanted to tell y’all about my N Georgia trip to the Chattahoochee.
First of all, the Chattahoochee is NO joke! I have waded some creeks and swamps, heck I even fished the Taccoa, but that current on the Hooch is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Thankfully I went with someone knowledgeable vs on my own.
We ended up spending about 6hrs or so in the river with this “kid” teaching me what to look for and how to Euro Nymph. My hats off to those that consistently catch fish this way and leaned on your own. For the first 1.5hrs I caught absolutely nothing, even with the kid telling me when a fish was hitting.
BUT, once I finally figured out what I was feeling and seeing, it was on!! I ended up with about a dozen or more wild Browns and a few stocker Rainbows. I learned a LOT.
That night I cramped in muscles I didn’t even know existed. I was hurting and 4 bottles of Gatorade and half a dozen bottled waters barely eased the cramps.
I did learn that I needed a wading staff and as soon as we left the river I went to a fly shop and got one. Also had to order a PFD, certain sections near the tail waters require a PFD in that area if your feet touch water and they enforce it. I also learned that I WILL need waders. The BackCountry Skinz are ok for some waters, but 48-50 degree water is COLD!! I mean even wearing my Skinz and wool socks with waders, you still get numbing cold after spending that long in the water.
Also learned lens color makes a huge difference in certain waters and times of the day. My Blue Mirror are great for the flats and offshore, but sucked for trout. When I got the staff, I got a pair of polarized low light yellow lens glasses.

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There was a Fly Fishing Festival the next day in NE Ga about 1.5hrs away I’d bought a ticket for. Seeing how I couldn’t sleep from cramping, I got up early and decided to find a blue line near there and fish it. My new staff and glasses proved to be great investments.
After “Nymphing” the day before I decided just to tie on a Caddis and just spend the morning throwing a dry. Ended up catching a few decent stocker Rainbows and a couple decent Browns! I also caught my first “Wild” rainbow, but before I could snap a pic he slipped out of my hand.
There wasn’t much to the festival, but they had a “bug” table and I was able to see everything Ga rivers/streams have to offer trout as far as food goes. We actually have everything every other river/steam has across the US, just probably not in the same numbers. It was really cool to see what the flies I buy actually imitate.
I noticed they had some guys out showing folks interested how to “cast” a fly rod. One guy noticed me looking and asked if I wanted to give it a go. Best decision I made and also made the price of admission worth it.
I spent over an hour with a certified instructor and worked on some things I’d been struggling with. I’m not sure what they’d charge for private lessons, but I definitely got my monies worth and then some.

Yeah, this is a predator forum and I am still trapping for coons and possums, it’s just too stinking hot and humid to play around at night, but it’s NOT to hot to wade a cold river and fish, lol!!!
 
Spurchaser said:
Ok, been a while, but wanted to tell y’all about my N Georgia trip to the Chattahoochee.
First of all, the Chattahoochee is NO joke! I have waded some creeks and swamps, heck I even fished the Taccoa, but that current on the Hooch is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Thankfully I went with someone knowledgeable vs on my own.
We ended up spending about 6hrs or so in the river with this “kid” teaching me what to look for and how to Euro Nymph. My hats off to those that consistently catch fish this way and leaned on your own. For the first 1.5hrs I caught absolutely nothing, even with the kid telling me when a fish was hitting.
BUT, once I finally figured out what I was feeling and seeing, it was on!! I ended up with about a dozen or more wild Browns and a few stocker Rainbows. I learned a LOT.
That night I cramped in muscles I didn’t even know existed. I was hurting and 4 bottles of Gatorade and half a dozen bottled waters barely eased the cramps.
I did learn that I needed a wading staff and as soon as we left the river I went to a fly shop and got one. Also had to order a PFD, certain sections near the tail waters require a PFD in that area if your feet touch water and they enforce it. I also learned that I WILL need waders. The BackCountry Skinz are ok for some waters, but 48-50 degree water is COLD!! I mean even wearing my Skinz and wool socks with waders, you still get numbing cold after spending that long in the water.
Also learned lens color makes a huge difference in certain waters and times of the day. My Blue Mirror are great for the flats and offshore, but sucked for trout. When I got the staff, I got a pair of polarized low light yellow lens glasses.

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There was a Fly Fishing Festival the next day in NE Ga about 1.5hrs away I’d bought a ticket for. Seeing how I couldn’t sleep from cramping, I got up early and decided to find a blue line near there and fish it. My new staff and glasses proved to be great investments.
After “Nymphing” the day before I decided just to tie on a Caddis and just spend the morning throwing a dry. Ended up catching a few decent stocker Rainbows and a couple decent Browns! I also caught my first “Wild” rainbow, but before I could snap a pic he slipped out of my hand.
There wasn’t much to the festival, but they had a “bug” table and I was able to see everything Ga rivers/streams have to offer trout as far as food goes. We actually have everything every other river/steam has across the US, just probably not in the same numbers. It was really cool to see what the flies I buy actually imitate.
I noticed they had some guys out showing folks interested how to “cast” a fly rod. One guy noticed me looking and asked if I wanted to give it a go. Best decision I made and also made the price of admission worth it.
I spent over an hour with a certified instructor and worked on some things I’d been struggling with. I’m not sure what they’d charge for private lessons, but I definitely got my monies worth and then some.

Yeah, this is a predator forum and I am still trapping for coons and possums, it’s just too stinking hot and humid to play around at night, but it’s NOT to hot to wade a cold river and fish, lol!!!
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