Chattooga Part 2 - Nov. 20, 2010

The 2nd day was better than the first!  We have many tales to tell regarding that second day, but I'll leave the stories for another day, and let the photographs do the talking.  Highlights of day 2: Doc got the slam; EZ caught two fish at the same time; and The Gubna caught a personal best 40 fish in one day.   Here are the pics:

Chattooga Part 1 - Nov. 19th 2010

The three of us met at EZ's house downtown and embarked on a 3 hour trip to Highway 28 at the Georgia and South Carolina state line: the Chattooga DH.  With our hearts and minds set on a great trip, we arrived at our destination by car, and hiked a few miles by trail to set up camp at the junction of Reed Creek and the Chattooga. 

Chattooga Nov. 2010 - More Pics

 

November on the HI

Bypassing the Tellico DH

It has been awhile since I have posted a meaningful trip report after moving the family into a new pad. The Gubna and myself convinced our better halves to let us sneak off this past Sat evening for a quick overnight trip to the Tellico. We had read several reports about the DH and none of them sounded too promising.

Rough Month

It's been a rough month for The Crew.  I went with Doc to the Elk twice, and we came away with less than 10 fish total between us over the course of the two trips.  The Elk is full of fish, but we couldn't determine what they were eating; other than worms.  Bait fishermen had their stringers full.  I think fine long tippet and size 20 or smaller flies is probably the ticket on the Elk right now.  We didn't have the right tools for the job.  I fished the HI for just a few minutes this week and caught a couple of small browns, but not a lot of activity.  Rob took a group of 3 people on a float down the HI a few weeks ago and the fishing was awful - about 6 fish total.  I hear the Tellico has been difficult as well.  And finally, the Toccoa has apparently been wiped out by the dam draw-down and high temps.  Hopefully rain and some cooler weather will arrive shortly so we can enjoy some good fishing.  The only quality fishing I've had this summer has been on wild streams at high elevation.  I think that trend will probably continue for the next few months.  Brown trout are apparently taking over a lot of mountain streams in North Georgia, and this offers some exciting possibilities.  DH in the area has started or will start, so those will be good options as well.