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Bah! Summer, who needs it! Give us the fresh, mild mornings and afternoons of Spring or the crisp days of Autumn; even the bright, chilly days of Winter. But Summer? Aarrgh! We figure by the middle of August we'll be dusting the trout for ticks. Not much we can do about it, however. Just pray for rain and cool nights. Well, you can also head for the closest tailwater and enjoy water temperatures in the mid-50's. Our most popular trips this time of the year are the float trips we offer on the Toccoa River. We are also now offering wade fishing trips on the Toccoa. Remember, almost all of the Toccoa River below Blue Ridge dam is privately owned. Unicoi Outfitters has access to stretches that are unavailable to most anglers unless they are floating the river. We recently had a great trip on the Toccoa with the members of Team Southern Comfort in "Fly Rod and Reel's" Trout Bum contest. Many of you may have read about this in recent issues of the magazine or on their web site. FF&R selected 6 teams from over 100 applicants across North America. Each team was given $500.00 and a mission to travel and fish as long as the money would last and report in daily via the internet to FR&R. In typical trout bum fashion, they were expected to live out of their vehicle, eat bad, cheap food and "bum" fishing trips in as many different places as possible. The team, Than Axtell and Steve Novak, began from their home base in Brevard, NC as they traveled up to Virginia and began to work their way back through North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. In spite of torrential rains on the day we floated, the fishing was great. As a matter of fact, the harder it rained, the more the fish were rising. BWO's, sulfurs, pheasant tails and CK nymphs were the ticket all day long. For more details on their trip and their daily reports, visit FR&R's web site (http://www.flyrodandreel.com). Click on the icon for the Trout Bum contest and look for Team Southern Comfort's reports. Their reports dated July 14th and 15th tell of their experiences with Unicoi Outfitters. There is an archive for each day. The winning team will have an article in FR&R next January or February. On Monday following our float trip on Saturday, Than and Steve also fished Nacoochee Bend with Hamp Cross and had a successful day despite having to cut it short due to the warm water conditions. Take a look at it. What's NewWith the Fly Tackle Dealer show coming up in September, not many companies
are coming out with new products right now. They'll wait until September
and put on a big dog and pony show to convince us they have they greatest
product to ever hit the flyfishing market. And, now and then, someone does
actually come up with a better idea. We've recently begun carrying a new
line of chest packs manufactured by William Joseph that have become extremely
popular. They have actually improved upon the traditional design of most
chest packs and they are very well built. For lack of a better term, we
would describe them as being What's UpWe've always taken a lot of pride in our relationship with other shops
and guides throughout the Southeast. If we know of a good fishing trip,
we like to recommend the local shop and guide who can help them put it all
together. Recently, Jimmy was invited to speak to the Cumberland Chapter
of Trout Unlimited in Nashville, TN. Now, Nashville is a lot like Atlanta;
when you think Hope to see you soon. Stay cool; go stand in a river. Tight lines! The Liars Club |
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