Well people, it has been an interesting month so far. The weather has been warming up bringing the water temps up and making for some pleasant fishing the last couple of weeks. Little black stoneflies have been pouring off in droves any day the water gets above 48 degrees. Little black stone nymphs have been stellar, as most fish just aren’t looking up yet. The other phenomenon is the Red Horse Sucker running up the river spawning. This has tons of eggs in the river and they have been really keyed in on these easy meals.
Looking ahead the next couple of weeks, the famed Quill Gordons will soon start hatching and providing some of the first good fishing on top. Don’t overlook fishing the whole daily cycle of nymphs early, soft hackles midday, and finally adults when you see the fish rising to them. Then my favorite clinger of them all, the March Brown… I love these first classic spring hatches, the are so much fun and are steeped in a lot of early flyfishing history in this country.
Guide trips have been doing well. Even earlier this month when it was still a bit cooler, Marcus had a good trip with David Steinkamp, a federal prosecutor from Minnesota. Lots of hookups on egg patterns that trip. I had Craig Tangren out a little over a week ago and we had a stellar trip with good numbers and a big rainbow falling for a streamer. If you would like to experience a great day on the Chattooga, just give us a call 864-638-2806 to arrange a trip…
The regulars have been catching some quality fish as well. Here is how luck goes, we practically had to run Joe out of the shop, and Alan had to threaten physical violence to get him to fish once they got to the river. How does this end? With Joe catching his biggest trout yet…. Yesterday, Trent and Jonathan caught Trents largest fish yet as well in the Grocery Store Hole, so it is all beginning to happen fishing wise.
The only other thing worth mentioning is that we will be going to a seven day a week schedule from March 1st to June 1st to be able to service all the fishermen visiting the river for the best fishing of the year. We hope to see you all soon!!!
I would also like to thank Kent Edmonds, Randy Ratliff, and Buck Ernst for a great day at The Great Southern Fishing Show in Atlanta. I really enjoyed it guys.
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