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Flog

Nov 11 - `Had a great trip today with David, Carmen, Dennis & Mark. Carmen got her first ever on the fly, plus several more. Here's Dennis (below) with one of the day's big fish. The trout were eating almost any fly....as long as you got it deep.

Nov 11 - Fished a club trip at Callaway today with the boys from NGTO. That's always a recipe for fun, and especially today. The fish were eating (BK got around 30), and the weather was perfect.

Oct 27 - Been awhile since I got a report up - very busy - but there's been a lot of good days and good folks on the water since the last one. The Flint has been great, though the cooler weather will start to slow it down soon.

But I had to get this one up - the umpteenth report in a continuing saga ..........

`Fished at Callaway today with one of my very first guiding customers (poor guy, but luckily he didn't really need a guide), and we've been at it now for a long time. So here's the standard double photo that I've been posting of Billy for years- Bill always wants me to fish, but he's much more photogenic so I work the camera.........

The big gill was Bill's (one of many), but he wound up getting the big bass of the day too...

Sept 21 - `Had a chance to fish the Big Thompson River in Colorado on Wednesday. I'd been in Denver for the Fly Fishing Retailer Show, and stayed over an extra day to fish with an old friend, Norman P. (who used to guide with me at Callaway). `Turned out Norman couldn't get off work but he put me up two nights and sent me off in his car to a great river full of beautiful big trout - that's a friend.

Aug 22 - In many places these days, anglers are moaning about low water, high temps and slow fishing. I'm happy to say that's not the case down here on the Flint - though the water is low and the weather is hot, the fishing is even hotter.

When the fishing is this good, you are usually willing to overlook some discomfort. But the fact is that the weather is not bad on the Flint. We're wet wading in knee-deep depths (on the average) where there's a good flow and the sound of running water - those 2 things alone really help keep you cool. Even so, most days around mid-afternoon we decide to find a deeper pool and take a quick swim or relaxing float.

I had a rare treat today - had a day off and fished with my pal Zack F. from Columbus. Zack guided at Callaway for years and we caught some fish there, but had never done the Flint together. We made up for it today, fishing from daylight to about noon. Our fish count approached the temperature reading, with virtually all the fish on stealth bombers. The water was low, the fish were stacked and awaited the bomber with open mouths. Or so it seemed.

We caught many like the one above, many smaller, and we each had a real big fish come unbuttoned during the fight. But oh boy, where can you get dozens of fish to explode on a topwater when the temps are near 3 digits.

Maria said she didn't really want to catch a fish.......

The Bead-Sucking, Rubber-Legged

Pheasant Tail Nymph.......

it was hot one day recently at Callaway.

Hmmm......what else could we put on here?

The Flint River Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Meetings - 3rd Thursday

My brother's new music....if you don't listen to this, you probably won't catch fish this year! Buy it and they'll be jumping in the boat.  ;)

`Got a very nice write-up of an 3/07 interview I did with John Gregg on the West Marine website. It's buried down in their huge site, but you can find it here....

The American Angler article (2006 Summer issue), "The Hidden Stripers of Summer" by friend and customer, Pete Elkins, features good info on hot-weather stripes and gives us good press too. You can read an excerpt here. The article has plenty of good info on catching summer stripes in Georgia.

I have a couple of new rods from  Temple Fork Outfitters . They join several other TFO's that ride my rod rack along with various $600 rods from other manufacturers. I really like the TiCr's - these rod are light and quick but with plenty of power.  If you're looking for a rod with high performance at economy prices, you'll be hard put to do better. Check `em out here.

 ...in the Blog -

"The Most Un-Appreciated Fly Cast"