UO Fishing Report 2/17/23

This week’s theme is “Saturday’s Plan B.”  Last night’s 2.5 inches of rain have our region’s streams rocking and rolling. While most flows have already peaked, they’re still very high and will knock out your river trouting opportunities, at least for tomorrow. You’ll have to watch those river gauges carefully to see when flows drop back to your safe wading level.

It’s clear, real windy and cold here today. Air temps are dropping into the 40’s. Water temps are still pretty good, with Spoilcane and Dukes at 53F and Smith DH at 52F at 10AM. Those tribs are high and discolored, but will drop and clear quickly due to small, forested watersheds. We have videos on our full report. They’ll fish well today with bigger, brighter bugs and should be in good shape for the weekend. Therefore, high tribs are your first option for Plan B.

Other potential B’s are trout lakes and reservoirs.  See GAWRD’s trout stocking list last Friday and give those small lakes a try.

Reservoirs are also good, as bass and stripers chase shad under gulls.  Binoculars and sonar will be your two best strike indicators. We have some nice Lanier reports for you.

If you wanna stay high and dry, remember the Rabun Rendezvous and its great prize lists.

The Rabun Rendezvous - The Rabun Chapter of Trout Unlimited : The Rabun Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Looking ahead, next week will warm. Have your March gray and brown bugs ready.  Caddis are already popping on the Toccoa TW and we might see some hatches and “early risers” on bigger, warming trout streams.

See our full report via our home page (link in bio) and come by either UO store for your early spring supplies. Good luck!

Wes’ Hot Fly List:  

Dries: parachute BWO, Griffith’s gnat, black elk hair caddis.

Nymphs & Wets:

Peach egg, squirmy worm, mighty may baetis, Violet midge, WD-40, Girdle bug.

Streamers & warm water:

Simi seal leech, sparkle minnow, finesse changer, Clouser minnow. Cowen’s Somethin Else.

Headwaters:

They’re high, muddy, and ripping, but fall and clear quickly. Most are fishable today for bank walkers and careful waders. Smith had a cloudy, green tint from the lake discharge, but was very fishable. Just use your toes as turbidity meters and match your offerings to water clarity. The clearer the water, the smaller and more naturally colored your nymphs. Go pickpocketing the pockets via the hi-stick methods we described in Tuesday’s post.

UO guide Caleb enjoyed an off day:

“Small stream season is warming up!  I got out and did some personal fishing on a local stream. Drifting a small pheasant tail underneath a micro chubby was the key to success.”

Lucky Smithgall anglers might have  some higher flows and a slight bit of color still left in Dukes tomorrow (today had the best color)

 Big boys could still be on the hunt for high calories, so toss squirmies and rubberleg stones.  This week I ran into Caleb Bagley and his 8-year old son, Rhett on Smith DH.  Caleb shared a pic of a trophy brown that Rhett wrestled in from Dukes last December. I thought you would enjoy it and use that reminder of big fish that come out to play in high, dirty water. Keep that option in mind as river flows drop to fishable levels.

The Smokies are in similar shape: blown out.  Watch the gauges and Byron’s daily advice on when you should reunite.

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Delayed Harvest:

Most were still fishing well before last night’s storm, thanks to the early February stockings. A young Smith DH angler picked the pockets last Saturday and said he was north of 30 fish. The upper half of Smith has more fish and has fished better, but the lower half offers solitude in the gorge. Hopefully this high water will push a few more fish down, too. Last week eggs, squirmies, mops, and tungsten nymphs produced well. Again, it was more about a good stalk and drift than the fly pattern.

I’ll repeat this from last week: 

To beat the Smith crowds, try it early or late. If you’re first to the pool and it has shade on it, your odds are good.  If you stay late and outlast most weekend warriors, those shadows will make fish more comfortable to feed again. And if you stay real late, you might discover the midge-sippers during the last hour of daylight.

It was nice to see DNRLE wardens Ann and TR patrolling the creek this week. I always enjoy chatting with them and thanking them for keeping the trout in Smith and Dukes.

Bigger DH waters are blown out right now, but you should get ready for some good fishing when they drop. 

The high flows should scatter out the stockers, and increasing water temps should get more bugs stirring. Have dry and wet versions of the following ready: quill Gordon’s, gray caddis, blue quills, and maybe some stray Hendricksons and March browns. 

North Georgia and Southwestern North Carolina Hatch Chart

Slick folks will remember my previous flow advice and might try some trophy hunting on the down side of the flow curve. 

https://issuu.com/coastalanglermagazine/docs/atllr

Have some squirmies, hefty rubberlegs, and even some articulated streamers ready for heaving. Then toss your dry/droppers as streams eventually clear and bugs hatch.

Private Waters:

They fished fairly well for the few clients we’ve had. When the water approaches 50 degrees, you know you’ll be in business. Call the shop if you’d like to book a last minute trip and take advantage of next week’s warm days.

Rivers:

Bass action was actually slow last week for the few folks who gave it a shot.

Reservoirs:

UO buddy Landon said he’s been chasing stripers in his yak. Sometimes he’s too late to the scene and sometimes he hooks up. Last week motorboater Alex took pity upon the poor, slow yakker and invited Landon into his vessel. And they had a big time chasing stripers under the gulls!

HenryC: “Striped bass fishing on Lanier continues to impress for the month of February. Normally the waters are cold and the fish get lethargic but thanks to global warming our fishing isn't slowing down too much. I suspect we will see an earlier than normal pre-spawn and the fish actually might start heading up the rivers a week or two earlier than normal. 

Keep your eye on the surface water temps and when it hits 56/57 degrees you can start looking up river. We are also seeing more white bass in the mix this season which we can thank our GA DNR for that fishery. Best flies are still the somethin else in about a 1 1/2-2" size. Sinking lines are a must in case you do not see surface feeding fish. Our numbers are clearly down but our size is clearly up. If Landon is catching double digit fish, that tells you something (grin). On a final note for fly anglers, stay clear of picking up hitchhikers in kayaks on Lanier carrying conventional equipment. You could end up with a permanent fishing partner!”

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UO guide Israel:

“Perch were biting well on the GA Power chain of lakes. They seemed to like small crappie jigs. My family seems to like them fried.”

UO buddy Avid Jack (formerly known as Academy Jack):

“Yellow Perch are biting at Yahoola Creek Reservoir. Caught 25 on Tuesday by trolling small Crank-baits. They make great fish tacos.”

GAWRD has fired up its boat generators and is on the hunt for spring walleye. Watch their river reports and other hot intel (including trout) in their weekly blog: 

https://georgiawildlife.blog/2023/02/17/georgia-fishing-report-february-17-2023/

Remember that several small lakes were stocked with trout last week, so give Vogel, Black Rock, or Nancytown a try while your favorite rivers recede.

(Rerun)

Trout Board Revival:

Fans of the North GA Trout Online message board will be excited to know that is has been overhauled and restored. It’s much easier to post fishing reports and attach photos once again. Give it a try soon.  

http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/NGTO-Xenforo/index.php

Version 1 of the old board is still around, with two decades of historic trouting info that benefits all newcomers to fly rodding for trout.

Know the flow before you go. Use streamflows to your advantage and have a big time afield. After tomorrow’s chilly start, it might just be an early kickoff to spring’s hot action. Are you ready? We can help, so stop in and load up on fresh intel, flies, and supplies.

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Five Bucks for the Smokies

 

Here’s a thanks to Ian at R and R Flyfishing for the heads-up on new parking fees for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The $5 daily fee takes effect on March 1.

The park website has much more information on the new parking fee program, so take a look here before your next trip north:

https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/fees.htm

We hope this “PSA” is helpful to your spring trip planning. I’ll still gladly pay five bucks a day for my “trout and elk” trips to our national park.  You might decide the park is still worth it, too.

PS: park fishing fans should check out Jim Casada’s excellent Smokies fishing guide. It may still be available through Jim’s website.

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Pickpocketing

 

How are your pickpocketing skills? You’d better practice up!

Spring’s high water and abundant bug drift will encourage more trout to repopulate pocket water.  While everyone one else is hammering the popular pools, sneak up to those boulder fields and pick those pockets clean.

While the water is cold, Euronymphing is a deadly technique. As the weather warms, try hi-sticking a dry/long nymph dropper through them. Finally, as the hatches kick off, try a double dry combo on a fairly short piece of tippet between them. Again, hi-stick those soft pockets and keep your fly line and leader off the water. Let those double dries bob quietly in those eddies and…

Be ready for a quick hookset on a spunky rainbow…

and maybe two at a time, too!!!

Thanks to midcurrent.com, you have more hot tips here:

https://blog.venturesflyco.com/2023/02/03/how-to-find-fish-part-2-pocket-water/

Pick those pockets this spring!

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Unicoi Outfitters Fishing Report -2/10/23

We have a soggy Super Bowl weekend ahead of us, but there’s still plenty of good news to counter the rainy predictions. First, our trout streams are low, clear, and relatively warm for this time of year.  The predicted 3/4 inch of rain tomorrow shouldn’t bump them up too badly, except for the biggest watersheds like Toccoa DH.

Second, the rain up here should last from lunch tomorrow til lunch Sunday. That means most trout streams will be fishable all day tomorrow for headstrong folks with good raincoats. On Sunday morning, just be careful of possible icy roads at high elevations. Some extra water in the small creeks should be good for the fishing.

Cloudy, rainy weather also pulls shad,  spots, and stripers toward the surface, so the dreary forecast might be a real gift for lake fans.

Warm weather also has local pond predators cruising the shallows and river bass hunting for some meals. See our report for details.

GAWRD’s fishing blog today had hot intel (walleyes, tailwater caddis, lake trout stockings). and a vol call to y’all for a 2/20 Hooch DH stocking. We have a link in our full report.

We hope you can fit a trip around Sunday’s Big Game. If not, then next week looks warm and dry if you can escape on an uncrowded weekday.  Check out our full fishing report and Wes’ hot fly list via our home page or at 

http://blog.angler.management/

Good luck!

Wes’ Hot Fly List:  

Dries: parachute BWO, Griffith’s gnat.

Nymphs & Wets:

Chartreuse egg, mighty may baetis, Violet midge, WD-40, RS2

Streamers & warm water:

Simi seal leech, sparkle minnow, finesse changer, Clouser minnow. Cowen’s Somethin Else.

Headwaters:

They’re running clear and a little warm for this time of year.  “Warm in winter” is a good thing!  At lunch today, Spoilcane was 52F and Smith DH was 50F. Flows were decent, and the rain should boost them for a short time. Higher flows push blueline trout into flood refuges behind boulders and against the banks. Try a fluffy dry as a strike indicator and a 12-18 inch dropper of a heavy nymph. Hi-stick those soft water refuges and it should be game-on.

Splatek said he and his young sidekick did some bear scouting, with rod in hand as they hiked along a blueline. He said the fishing was fun but the catching was slow, with two little bows and one speck succumbing to his small black nymph. There were little black stonefly adults everywhere.

Ed note: it’s rainbow romance time. Past research by Bill Couch and yours truly showed that most of GA’s wild, headwater bows spawned from January to mid-March, with the peak of activity during the last month of that period. So if you see paired fish or polished gravels, consider giving those spots a wide berth to ensure the next crop of bows.  You might also encounter some big bows migrating from private waters up through public accesses on their hunt for tribs with clean gravels. Good luck and be sure not to trespass on private property.

Smokies streams have dropped and warmed. They could be a good bet for nymph dredgers. Byron also gave a heads-up on the park’s bug hatches on the horizon. Check out his daily report here:

https://littleriveroutfitters.com/

Delayed Harvest:

 Most are fishing well, thanks to last week’s stockings. Web reports show that the Chattooga is hot.  

Smith was good for everyone last week, as fish hit anything thrown at them. This week they have gotten a bit pickier. I think the best bait has been a good drift. Rookies have struck out, while vets with good technique are still doing well on eggs, squirmies, mops, and nymphs.   This intel is as fresh as my noon streamside hike today.

UO buddy Nanette:  We fished Smith DH this week and hooked a bunch.  Most of the little buggers freed themselves before we could net them! We had success with eggs, a variety of nymphs, and I also caught a feisty little brown on a BWO once I saw hatches coming off the water. Seeing that tiny tornado streak up and inhale the dry was a blast. Fun day with gorgeous springlike weather!”

To beat the Smith crowds, try it early or late. If you’re first to the pool and it has shade on it, your odds are good.  If you stay late and outlast most weekend warriors, those shadows will make fish more comfortable to feed again. And if you stay real late, you might discover the midge-sippers during the last hour of daylight.

UO buddy CDB just provided a late report:

“Coming in late, but here’s this weeks update. Streamer time!  

I was able to fish my favorite delayed harvest stream as well as private waters this week.  Different days, different streams, different weather, but the story was the same.  The Dredger’s juniors and seniors have now graduated. And they want something big and tasty to eat. 

Success was had on a variety of streamers. As small as a size 8, and the biggest was a size 2.  On the sunny day brighter colors were the ticket. White, chartreuse and olive woolly bugger’s worked well.  Olive sculpins  worked well also.

In the rain and clouds brown and black buggers worked well. Size 6 Thin Mint woolly buggers worked well both days. If you run the streamer through a fishing run, that you are confident holds fish and you do not pick one up, either change your retrieve or change your color - you will get a take. Those big guys, and especially some of the bigger fish that were stocked nice and fat from the hatchery are hungry.

Fish your run just like you would with a dry fly - target close to you and work your way out and paint the water. Don’t overlook skinny water. If it’s up to your knees there could be good trout in there. One of the better trout of the two days was in a pocket not much bigger than a laundry sink surrounded by relatively shallow water. 

While good trout were taken on sixes and eights, the best one of the week was on a big, single hook, size 2 articulated chartreuse sculpin with a lot of weight on it to get it down deep.   

This is not to say they won’t take girdle bugs and Big Stone flies in some of the other common patterns people are throwing. But the action was steady, and the fish nice and solid with the streamers.”

Other Trout Waters:

Check out Landon’s video of his Bavarian adventure. His egg/nymph combo was effective in the bigger water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_CTxpYdrE

Private Waters:

We are short on reports this week. Most of us were tending the UO booth at the ATL fly show. Our trips this week were unguided and we didn’t hear back from those Nacoochee Bend anglers before they left. They should have done well on small egg patterns, nymphs, and midges. The water looked very inviting today at noon, and a decent rain will only make it better with a bump in flow and some stain in the water. Call the shop if you’d like to book a last minute trip to take advantage of a warm day.

Rivers:

UO guide Israel enjoyed his off day by floating one of the Lanier tribs. He said river bassing was good during the warm spell.

UO friend RSquared checked in:

“The Toccoa DH was running too high & fast for safe wading yesterday so Steve & I took my jon boat to the Etowah River. It was very muddy & cold but we managed to land several small Alabama Bass. I like to use white flies in minnow patterns during muddy conditions.”

Reservoirs:

HenryC: “ Fishing on Lanier continues to be a hit or miss process and the fish are positively spreading all over the lake. Fishing north in both river systems is your best bet. Look for birds as structure is not helping much yet. That should change shortly. The bass seem to be waking up a little bit.  Gabe from the Fish Hawk joined me and we had a good trip this morning.

Small flies are the ticket once again, and the fish (be it stripers or bass) can be found eating at anytime. Early, midday and late have all seen fish caught. The key is how to predict when the feed will occur. Only Jimmy Harris knows this and won't share it with anyone.”

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Ponds:

Athens Jay: “Bass are moving up into the warmer, shallow water and feeding actively on large streamers. If you have a sink tip line, those streamers work great swimming them in 2 to 4 feet of water.”

Todays WRD blog said that several small lakes got some WRD trout this week. Check out the other hot intel from your state biologists, and noticed their Hooch trout stocking vol call:

https://georgiawildlife.blog/2023/02/10/georgia-fishing-report-february-10-2023/

Trout Board Revival:

Fans of the North GA Trout Online message board will be excited to know that is has been overhauled and restored. It’s much easier to post fishing reports and attach photos once again. Give it a try soon.  

http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/NGTO-Xenforo/index.php

Version 1 of the old board is still around, with two decades of historic trouting info that benefits all newcomers to fly rodding for trout.

Work around or through The Rain and The Game for some fishing fun this weekend. Or wait out both events and flex your off day til a sunny, warm afternoon next week. There are still a lot of good choices on your February fishing menu. Good luck. Stop in either shop if we can help you further.

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When You Fall In!

Let’s make this a PSA Day. The following 10-minute video might just save your life!

As we get into our rainy season, heavy winter and spring flows present tough and sometimes dangerous wading conditions.  Watch Aussie Jimmy’s video and enjoy his accent.  Remember his tips so that you will fish longer and drier and make many more memories over your lengthy angling lifetime.

https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/pro-tips-how-to-wade-safely-and-what-to-do-if-you-fall-in?fbclid=IwAR36_eLTQXO78agY7BOalgh22g6XoDUCNL434AYnEC0mjwLHIbmuLyqmCtQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Always remember a wading staff, belt, and a  buddy.  Good luck with those higher flows ahead.

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Got Gray?

Do you realize that spring is just around the corner? Given our warm winter, folks should already be on the lookout for gray caddis on the tailwaters, which run a bit warmer than icy mountain streams. Here are a few oldies but goodies to fire you up. 

Caddis & Rainbow Trout on the Toccoa River - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqunYBUWUU

http://unicoioutfitters.com/toccoa-river-tailwater-hatch-chart.shtml

Good luck!  Got gray?

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Unicoi Outfitters Fishing Report -2/3/23

We have a fairly nice week ahead as north GA dries out a bit. Today it’s sunny, chilly, and breezy in Helen, while we have a  midweek warmup for anyone who can flex their off days. Headwater stream temps were 46-48F when I checked at midmorning today, so that’s good news.  Streamflows in small and midsized creeks have already dropped to fishable levels after yesterday’s inch of rain. Don’t let the wind scare you off.  Remember that most stream sections are in gorges and protected from the wind by trees and mountainside. 

Larger watersheds like the Toccoa and Luftee are still high and ripping, however, so check the USGS flow gauges before you go.  Have you started your own smart phone notes page yet to document flow vs your wading ability on each trip? That personal intel will sure help your future trip planning.

There’s some hot DH intel in our full report, so DH fans oughta dig deeper to unearth some good nuggets.

Lanier stripers have been hit or miss again, but the hits have been for extra bases!  Landon hit a homer with a 20-pound plus fish from his yak. Henry’s overview and Landon’s fish tale are in our full report.

It’s shaping up to be a fun-filled weekend, from the fly fishing show to stream and lake opportunities. Take advantage of them while you can.   Check out our full report and Wes’ hot fly list via our home page or at 

http://blog.angler.management/

Good luck in the days ahead.  Don’t forget this weekend’s ATL flyfishing show.

Wes’ Hot Fly List:  

Dries: parachute BWO, Griffith’s gnat.

Nymphs & Wets:

Chartreuse egg, mighty may baetis, Violet midge, WD-40, RS2

Streamers & warm water:

Simi seal leech, sparkle minnow, finesse changer, Clouser minnow. Cowen’s Somethin Else.

Headwaters:

They’re clear and cool, with good flows. Spoilcane and Dukes were 46-47 degrees today at 10AM.  Expect more hits on your nymph dropper than your dry indicator. If it warns above 50F, however, have hope for a few fish on top.

UO guide Caleb: “I went small stream fishing for myself. Numbers were a bit low in the bitter cold but managed to bring a few wild rainbows into the hand using midges and small baetis patterns. “

Smokies streams have been a bit warmer than in past weeks, but consistent rains and snow still have most of them high and ripping. You’ll do better at lower elevations and latitudes. Watch the Luftee gauge as a good index of east side conditions, and watch Byron’s Smokies daily intel here:

https://littleriveroutfitters.com/

Delayed Harvest:

Most should fish well. I saw a real good strike indicator at the Smith DH vehicle bridge this morning: lots of wagging tails. A tenkara angler said they’re hitting anything thrown at them. It’s a good time to take that new fly angler on a trip.

Be careful at Ami and Toccoa DH, since their flows are high. Check the gauges before you go. In fact, the Toccoa might only be fishable by raft or boat until/if flows drop in late spring.  It’s not a wader-friendly stream during winter rains.

Chattooga DH is dropping and should be fishable for most folks who can wade well. The mid-January stockers will start smartening up soon, so if your buggers are ignored, try an egg/nymph combo.

Athens Alan broke his own ice:

“Here is my first fish of 2023. It came on Sunday from the Chattooga.  I finally got up there for a couple of hours before the rain and brought several to hand on bead-head pheasant tail with rubber legs. Had a NICE rainbow on that broke me off in fast water. Lots of water, clear and moving. Only saw one other angler up there, with no ice to chop through!”

Be on the lookout for WRD’s February refreshening of our DH streams. Tune in to the agency’s Friday trout stocking updates on its trout web page.  Based on my Smith recon this morning, y’all might read some good news from WRD later today.

(Update: indeed, some great WRD news was posted in their afternoon report:

https://georgiawildlife.blog/2023/02/03/georgia-fishing-report-february-3-2023/)

Private Waters:

UO manager Jake: “Scott, Brad, Collin, and I fished Rainbow Point on the Soque earlier in the week prior to a front moving through. The fishing was great, and Collin landed a really nice brown trout right out of the gate. The water was slightly stained from previous rains, and was just a touch higher, which allowed us to fish some bigger nymphs than I have been the past few weeks. We caught fish on big stones, small eggs, and various flashy attractor nymphs in size 14-16. “

As we reported earlier, the awesome vets from Project Healing Waters-Atlanta had a fun Saturday at Nacoochee Bend. Thanks to some timely tips from their awesome volunteer guides, everyone landed one or more solid rainbows. Best bugs were dredged eggs, squirmies, and small nymphs. The action picked up with the afternoon sunshine, and a few fish even started chasing streamers. A good time was had by all.

Reservoirs:

HenryC: “.Stripers are still hit or miss... I personally missed them on Wednesday but slammed them on Thursday. Every day is different and you simply have to "go to know".  Fish are in their usual winter places and still eating small 2" threadfin shad. Somethin' else flies are positively your best bet. You'll need to carry both a fast sink and slow sink to cover your bases.  Striper sizes are starting to mix between 3yr old fish and 8yr old fish.”

www.henrycowenflyfishing.com

Henry nailed it. Here are two hits and two misses to validate his report. 

Lanier local Academy Jack has been following bait and predators into the backs of creeks. When he has found those fish schools, he’s had good luck on live medium shiners, fished on circle hooks so the stripers could be released.

Landon went birdwatching last week.  He rode around the lake and pulled out binoculars at each ramp he visited. He finally spotted some diving gulls at one uplake ramp and unleashed his yak from the back of the pickup truck. He paddled out, saw a few scattered, breaking fish, and started tossing a Keitech swimbait on his spinning rod. And it buckled over as this 20-pound plus striper towed his boat. He finally wrestled it in just long enough for a quick pic. Congrats Landon!

UO staffer Joseph: “I’ve been out on Lanier the last two days and it hasn’t been the best. On Monday conditions looked good and there were birds diving here and there but it seemed the fish were more spread out and not as eager to show themselves. Israel and I went out Tuesday and again had no luck. Conditions were not in our favor with higher winds and sunny conditions. Most of the birds were sitting on the water and all of the bait we marked had no fish on it. We finally marked a group of 5-6 fish but they were moving too fast for us to make a solid presentation.”

Ponds:

Athens Jay: “Steadily rising daily temperatures this time of year make pond fish hungry. Watch for a string of warmer days and give your favorite pond a try. I’ve been using a very “wood friendly” fly design. I can drag this streamer over all sorts of submerged structure.”

Afar:

UO friend Bert from Waycross had a great recent trip to the Okee Swamp. He trolled spinners and landed a new personal best bowfin of 11lb, 7oz, with the next one weighing 9 1/2 lb.  He hopes to chase them with his fly rod this spring, when the water warms.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063568147846&mibextid=LQQJ4d

There’s your post-storm report. The skies are clearing, streamflows are dropping, and some naive fish might be taking up residence in our DH streams. Your biggest dilemma is whether to come up here and fish or go to the Gwinnett show and talk about it. Plan well and do both! Good luck. Holler if we can help y’all further. Pry out some hot intel from our guys working show Booth #436!

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