NGTO Message Board http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum North Georgia Trout Online, Inc. is a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) dedicated to the promotion and protection of trout fishing in North Georgia. en Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/images_greenish/misc/rss.jpg NGTO Message Board http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum DIY $10 Big Fly Box http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98176&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:23 GMT I have been after a big fly box for some time now as the sandwich baggie has not been cutting it. Still, I just can't swallow the $40 or $50 for a high quality, big fly box. Using a Plano ProLatch 2-3715, some closed cell foam, a straight ruler, and handy scissor work I crafted out a nifty, cheap big fly box similar to a Cliffs bugger barn for under $10.







http://riverstalkers.blogspot.com/20...g-fly-box.html ]]> General Information elhoward622 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98176 Carp on the fly http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98175&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:05 GMT I need some guidance on carp fishing with fly rod what to use I will be going up above lake Lanier. I live really close to the hooch does anybody have any suggestions ?? I need some guidance on carp fishing with fly rod what to use I will be going up above lake Lanier. I live really close to the hooch does anybody have any suggestions ?? ]]> Fishing Tips and Techniques Douglesolocam http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98175 Orvis T3 907-4 Tip-Flex - Saltwater Fly Rod http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98174&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:00 GMT Grab this saltwater fly rod at a STEAL that will work great for bonefish, warmwater species and streamer fishing for trout.

LIGHTLY USED ORVIS T3 9' 4-PIECE Tip-Flex 7wt

Lighter. Tougher. Stronger. The baton has been passed to the next generation of fly rods. True to our commitment to research and innovation, Orvis is pleased to announce a breakthrough in Carbon Fiber Technology. The T3 is our next-generation rod program, leveraging technology heretofore used only in the aerospace and defense industries. With this technology, they are able to control materials in ways that would have been unthinkable just a few short years ago. The look and feel make the T3 unique and, the laserlike accuracy makes it the highest-caliber rod in the world.

The newer versions of this rod Retail for $425

I'm selling this one for $200 cash.

Please email me if you're a serious buyer. Will meet buyer in Ellijay, Blue Ridge or Blairsville, GA.



Kent Klewein
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770-330-7583 Text me
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]]> Swap Shop Kent Klewein http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98174 Congrats to Unicoi Outfitters! http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98173&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:09 GMT This will come as no surprise to any of us who've experienced the awesome knowledge, service, kindness, passion, etc of our local fly shop friends in Helen.

Orvis 2013 Outfitter of the Year:
Willow Fly Outfitters, of Almont, Colorado
Lopstick Lodge Outfitters, of Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Unicoi Outfitters, of Helen, Georgia
Breckenridge Outfitters, of Breckenridge Colorado
River Run Outfitters, of Branson, Missouri ]]> General Information flyfisher062305 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98173 Kids Fishing Event - June 1st @ Jones Bridge (Gwinnett Co) http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98172&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:31 GMT It is the time of the year to go fishing and it is around the corner. Mark your calendars now as the event will occur on June 1st at Jones Bridge Park directly on the Chattahoochee River. It is open to everyone and is focused on kids of all ages enjoying the opportunity to catch a fish. ...
It is the time of the year to go fishing and it is around the corner.
Mark your calendars now as the event will occur on June 1st at Jones Bridge Park directly on the Chattahoochee River. It is open to everyone and is focused on kids of all ages enjoying the opportunity to catch a fish.
Please join us for lots of fun for all ages.
(Feel free to forward invite to neighbors, friends, & family)
Directions can be found on the website
Or, by clicking the announcement below:
(Note: A link to previous event photos at bottom of announcement)
For those unable to participate previously, feel free to view previous event photos at
(AWESOME is an understatement)
Make sure that you reserve the day as fun will be had by all ages. The event is local to the Alpharetta, Buford, Cumming, Dacula, Duluth, Johns Creek, Hamilton Mill, Lawrenceville, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Suwanee, and several other surrounding communities. Please join us with several local Kiwanis Clubs, the Gwinnett Parks & Recreation Dept, Dept of Natural Resources/Buford Fish Hatchery and several event partners to “Let a kid be a kid” for a day.
We look forward to seeing you and the kids at Jones Bridge Park as it is always A BLAST!!!
The Free Kids Fishing Event Team
…Helping make a difference 1 child and 1 community at a time
]]> Windknot http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98172 Friday Fishing http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98171&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:38 GMT I would normally fish the Etowah this time of the year for stripers, but high flows have killed that for the past month. Any suggestions on trout streams to fish right now? I would like to stay within an hour of Cartersville. Thanks Wading (float or kayak an option if someone else goes). ... I would normally fish the Etowah this time of the year for stripers, but high flows have killed that for the past month. Any suggestions on trout streams to fish right now? I would like to stay within an hour of Cartersville. Thanks

Wading (float or kayak an option if someone else goes). Thanks ]]> General Information wrvdb http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98171 Alaska Recommendations http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98170&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:58 GMT We have a family trip planned to visit Alaska in mid July. We will be staying in Homer for 3 days and then moving on to Coopers Landing for 4 days. We would like to fish for Halibut in Homer. Any recommendations on a guide service there would be appreciated. When we stay in Coopers Landing we... We have a family trip planned to visit Alaska in mid July. We will be staying in Homer for 3 days and then moving on to Coopers Landing for 4 days. We would like to fish for Halibut in Homer. Any recommendations on a guide service there would be appreciated. When we stay in Coopers Landing we would like to fish for trout and salmon. A recommendation for a guide in this area would appreciated also. Any tips on fishing without a guide and what gear to bring will help us out. Thanks for any insight. ]]> Beyond Georgia Ben http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98170 largest python caught in Florida http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98169&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 03:08:31 GMT Check out this burmese python caught on may 11.......... 18 ft 8 inches and 128 pounds. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/largest-burmese-python-ever-caught_n_3307706.html Kurt Check out this burmese python caught on may 11.......... 18 ft 8 inches and 128 pounds. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3307706.html

Kurt ]]> Off-topic Discussion countrybuckaroo http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98169 Big Fish, Little Tesnatee http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98168&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 02:08:33 GMT This past weekend I had the pleasure of spending some time at Marty Adams' place, Cabin on the Creek. First of all, let me just say that on first sight of the property, I already started liking the place. It's a lovely little piece of secluded property tucked away just off the beaten path and it has a small, pretty stream flowing through it - a small stream full of ginormous trout - and after I hooked up with a few of them I was ready to become a permanent resident of the place! LOL.

I only started fishing for trophy trout this year, with my only experience having been Dukes creek. I've heard a lot of comparisons about the fish in Dukes and other stocked trophy trout, like the fish in Dukes are prettier, they fight harder, are harder to catch and so on. Well while there are undoubtedly some football fish in the Tesnatee, all the fish I caught were well-proportioned and they fought extremely hard. I landed three fish that were between 16 and 17 inches and they all three put on some really impressive aerial displays. I also hooked into two 20+ inch rainbows that fought really hard, with loads of energy.

The first 20+ incher I hooked, keep in mind I was fishing in stained water with all the rain, was right in front of my feet and I couldn't even see him there, until he felt the sting of the hook and came straight up out of the water. He was a big one! He ran all over the small pool he was in and I thought I was going to be able to net him, but he swam to the top of the pool, seemingly to try and hit some branches just above the water, but I put the brakes on him and then I felt the hook kind of slowly give way. I thought for sure he straightened out the hook, but he didn't. I guess he just managed to tear it loose.

Anyway, after that I thought, well this hole is probably spoiled, and I was going to head on, but then I thought, what the heck, so I cast in again. On about the third drift I hooked another beast right in front of my feet! I set the hook and he just went around like a submarine. I knew he was big, because I have a stiff 5 weight and I just could not get him to lose any depth. He just kept cruising around, pulling for bottom. Then he tried to run downstream, and I realized because of what I did at that moment, just how much I've learned from catching those big fish at Dukes. I took center stream like a baseball catcher, with my net ready. When the fish made a run for downstream at my feet, I jammed my net in the water and shook it and scared the fish back upstream. He tried to run past my feet two more times and I shook my net in the water again, chasing him back up. Then he went wide around me and got past! I thought for sure I would lose him then, but instead he ran out of line and surfaced, so I netted him. He was a real handful and I was trying to get a photo of him, but it had been raining and he was really hard to handle, flailing about and all, and before I could get a photo he flopped around, got my line caught on a limb and broke loose! Probably the biggest trout I've landed in my life, easily 20+ inches, and maybe five pounds, epic battle, and NO PHOTO! :bang:

Needless to say, I called it a day at that point. I was spent! LOL. I caught a good dozen or so fish in only about four hours, from tiny dinks to monster rainbows. I thought the place was great and so was my host, Marty. What a really nice man, and I enjoyed meeting his family too. Thank you sir! Here's the only photo I managed to get for the day, of a high jumping 16.5 inch rainbow. Looks almost identical to a 17 inch Dukes fish I caught recently, and this one actually fought a lot harder than the Dukes fish, believe it or not.

]]> N. Georgia Small Streams--Trout Reports Cliff Speed http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98168 Striper fishing at Paces? http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98167&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:16 GMT I have been looking all around the net to try to find some info if Paces mill or around that area has stipers or other bass species and I have not found anything! I am not sure if maybe it is a big secret or if there are not any. So if anyone could give me any info on if there are some in the area... I have been looking all around the net to try to find some info if Paces mill or around that area has stipers or other bass species and I have not found anything! I am not sure if maybe it is a big secret or if there are not any. So if anyone could give me any info on if there are some in the area and what flies would be best. I am still pretty new to fly fishing the hooch and wanted to get set in the right direction! Thanks! ]]> Chattahoochee River pinkwhale89 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98167 Myrtle Beach- help!! http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98166&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 01:49:28 GMT I'm headed to Myrtle Beach next week. I'd rather head for the Smokies but the wife made reservations. I'm not on for trying new spots after a few years of learning about Mexico Beach and the Georgia coast.

I need some advice on Myrtle Beach. What's the best shot at catching a decent fish? I don't see me taking flies on this trip since it is totally foreign territory. It will be a DIY deal and no $ for a guide. Ill sho nuff owe you a cold one if I can get into some fish. I really don't care for the flatlands, especially when the Smokies are red hot, but the estrogen rich Hollis family like the beach a bunch.

Thanks! ]]> Salt Water Reports Hollis http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98166 consauga river http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98165&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 01:39:42 GMT has anyone fished this recently? thinking about taking a trip up there to fish it and was wondering how its been doing? also are the water temps good there for this time of the year? has anyone fished this recently? thinking about taking a trip up there to fish it and was wondering how its been doing? also are the water temps good there for this time of the year? ]]> N. Georgia Small Streams--Trout Reports jperry34 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98165 Crack in fly line http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98164&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:29 GMT After just a couple of seasons, the coating on my Rio Gold fly line has cracked half way around at the base of the welded loop. What's the best thing to do? Do I just leave it as it is? Or will the crack really affect its floatability? Do I use something like Orvis's braided loop connectors? Do I just cut off the loop and tie in a loop? If so, what kind of loop will slide best through the guides? ]]> Ask the Experts Middle Earth http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98164 planning a trip to amicalola http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98160&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:18 GMT Gentlemen, Ive never been to Amicalola Cr., but was thinking of making the hour and a half drive up there to fish it (when the weather calms down for a while of course). I would like some guidance from yall though before I blindly go wading through what I understand to be a semi-treacherous... Gentlemen,

Ive never been to Amicalola Cr., but was thinking of making the hour and a half drive up there to fish it (when the weather calms down for a while of course). I would like some guidance from yall though before I blindly go wading through what I understand to be a semi-treacherous creek.

When I get to the steel creek bridge, do I need to go upstream or downstream? Are there any areas that tend to be more productive than others? PM me if you have more specific directions. I am mainly going up there to get away from the Metro hustle, but surely would like to catch a fish or two.

Thanks. ]]> North Georgia Rivers--Trout Reports fishman68 http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98160 TVA chips in $$$$ for stocking trout http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98159&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:25 GMT Check out my post on the Toccoa River Watch Thread about the recently announced TVA interagency agreement to pay for hatchery trout for certain Tailwaters, including the Toccoa. I am sorry I do not know how to link to that string. Just wanted to get some good news out re the Tailwater for a... Check out my post on the Toccoa River Watch Thread about the recently announced TVA interagency agreement to pay for hatchery trout for certain Tailwaters, including the Toccoa. I am sorry I do not know how to link to that string.

Just wanted to get some good news out re the Tailwater for a change. ]]> General Information stonyb http://www.georgia-outdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98159