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March 2010

Chattahoochee River Fly Fishing Report

Fri, 03/26/2010 - 10:21 -- jmaslar
Chattahoochee River Promises Great Fly Fishing:
Chris Scalley of River Through Atlanta Guide Service has  been utilizing drift and jet boats to work around excessive flows of late on the Chattahoochee River and boy is the fishing great! There are many holdover and wild rainbows that are in great condition from fattening up on the abundant herring and shad flushing from the frigid depths of the lake with water temperatures holding around 42F.

Trout Fishing Multi-tasking

Fri, 03/26/2010 - 06:42 -- smaslar

One of the things that has always been interesting to me, is what I call multi-tasking while trout fishing.  In this case, what I mean, is that you can include other activities with your trout fishing.  This could be as simple as floating down a river in a drift boat or canoe, hiking/backpacking along a remote stream while trout fishing, or simply taking a quick swim in the pools of the stream.  Here are some other interesting multi-tasking trout fishing excursions in my area of the country:

Making Mayflies Simple

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 15:00 -- jmaslar

Mayflies are perhaps the most imitated insects within a trout fisherman’s fly box. Both the adult and nymph stages are an important food source in most any trout river across the country. Yet one of the most common mistakes I see my clients make is misidentifying the most common mayflies, or simply misunderstanding the lifecycles. Lets breakdown this simply, as this hopefully helps our overall recognition and understanding of these essential bugs.

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