Amazon Bass!

 @jake_a_darling with a stud peacock bass from his week down in the Amazon with @nomadicwaters

Happy Anniversary

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Unicoi Outfitters 25th anniversary celebration this past Saturday. It was a great turnout and we really appreciate all the support through the years. Here is the list of the lucky winners of the raffle.

Grand Prize: Orvis Recon 905 Outfit with Unicoi Outfitters 25 Year Anniversary artwork, Hydros SL reel, and Scientific Anglers MPX line.
Winner: Dave Studeman

Guided Carp Fly Fishing Trip with Henry Cowen.
Winner: Sue Olsen

Half-Day Striper Trip with Kevin Arculeo.
Winner: Bert Nagy

Guided trout float trip with Bowman fly fishing.
Winner: Dennis Campbell

Costa Del Mar 580 G Sunglasses.
Winner: Dale Memmelaar

Rising Brookie Net with Unicoi 25 year Logo.
Winner: Tim Ivey

Healing Waters, Indeed

We always enjoy hosting our friends with Project Healing Waters at Nacoochee Bend. Thanks for your serviceto our nation, folks!

Yellowstone !

Jimmy, Jeff and our fishing buddies Alan and Mike just returned from our annual trip to visit John and Laine McGarity and fish the Yellowstone area.

We fished the Madison in and out of the Park, the Gallatin, Gibbon, Firehole, Lamar and Soda Butte as well as the Gardiner. We even took Unicoi guide Stefan Manole on a busman's holiday to float the Henry's Fork.

If you are planning a trip to that area in the next few weeks, feel free to stop by the shop for some fresh intel.

Summer Shoalies

 We fed some good ones today!

Cool Weekend

 We are going to have a relatively cool summer weekend.

Watch the forecast and get out there in between rain showers. The streams in the mountains should fish well the next few days

UO Fishing Report - 8/10/19

While most north Georgia streams are low and warm, there are still some good trout fishing opportunities for anglers still stuck on salmonids.

DNR continues stocking a good number of cold, higher elevation streams and chilly tailwaters where the water temps stay under 70 degrees. It’s best to fish them in the morning shade.

Option 2 is to hike way uphill for blueline wild trout. The number of rises and beautiful colors of streambred trout more than compensate for their small size. A short rod, short (7.5 foot, 4x) leader, and a few dries (size 14 or 16 stimulators, elk hair Caddis, or parachute Adams) are all you need for a successful blueline trip. That is...

As long as you bring your Stealth A-game!

Shoalie Float

 Left em' biting today.

Summer Buggin'

 

Low water buggin', the best ride in the park. Come see for yourself.

Summer Stripers

Nice evening at the Bend. Stuck 3, landed 2, even though I left half my flies at the house lol. Thanks Jimmy Harris and Unicoi Outfitters. Y'all never disappoint.

Sincerely,

Kevin M.

A Little Bass Jigging

 

Jiggin' up some nice ones lately!

Bend Stripers At Dusk and Dawn

So, the striper fishing was slow yesterday morning with only two landed. But right before dark last evening Dredger brought NINE to hand.  Largest was 32 inches! Go figure.

The Boundary Layer

For almost 20 years I have been giving what I call my "Vertical Fishing" seminar on this topic. You need to learn to not only read the stream from bank to bank but top to bottom. Troutbitten does a good job of explaining what biologists refer to as the "boundary layer"; his "strike zone". 

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftroutbitten.com%2F2019%2F07%2F17%2Fthe-water-column-and-the-all-important-strike-zone%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2PTmtQDpB83V8rj3El6hhlpk_VsJciWfcDshXbqTAGLo53rO3Zy9DXJpk&h=AT07PEcsWraofjM4RWVoyZmBx4c3-tb_o8pyZx89plcYHsiXCaygdu4-Ef2-2PtEm4Nu2CV6bkiLGBgHUV2L5T7BXr_I-tqgmWQs6lnVuACrSAYBwzbz-YVDdgsy2vT2hkO4gfdTTlvBsnvmx8BonDil21u9gmup3Zr6iVNvD59nEY-bC7WCSwntQs9IiVoWRGgKYYE5tqy3Bjy1i1l1iNig4Ax_kYJoHLh8cwclZLrZIbrNl8JipPmbJUhAd4U5uxHsNkSnSr1K9nKwj9JLGuWBpdqs0zVh_GUmtZHyb2-EFDs2vboO8OAKN94my1Sdm2PS44HyHuivDhX-Q38dgPkrmR0hnbRUooXebVSkrxvS6Mhdd0xlsqLNC_tHfXNVgp6fsjb1mZthiYKwFXXsC1FIIvoEBzqyiX0DnNCB7uceAEG6_ikorN0FgZD0yyoSBJmGD7Hk1XvYESAF8Oop3ytNquPoWKxr8RRS6F_jceoFZnvBVBofHpiUTgc-TanNejUEesnf0z2Aw9uhBY8kbWKq8Wf1eIuPrBC8sgoKpGTh-CcIsitvO7pVPHzsyr_rfvL60xdl21SELU_qTJqyJ7gfCQqBxNH5pE6Ymert_cFPYkv9UvsI0LWyo-XCwpjLQm11OSuIjXcGu36kUTSdGu7P40Sk3eBWzf_NSVGUlgow84pUi7bE5sPDvomPY9dalGyw6XWrJg1q5QJzgobImvEmkFpk

Link to our underwater video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKtm2v76zIc&fbclid=IwAR3neS4aWHO4xouAIKWnb58Rbc1Ka1nxOzO_sh8IewmXoSwCah00Z92AjwY

Blueline Brookies

Summertime dry fly eats on small streams!

Senior River Resident

 

Every once in a while, we get to fondle one of the old treasures in the river! This fishery sure is special!