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GA DNR Evaluates Delayed Harvest Expansions
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
GA DNR Evaluates Delayed Harvest Expansions
Monthly Membership Meeting Gathers Oct. 14
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
GA DNR Evaluates Delayed Harvest Expansions
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
Tap into TU Southeast
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
Cohutta Fishing Co. Hosts Fly Fishing Film Tour -- October 7
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
GDNR Weekly Stocking Report 8/21 to 8/25/2023
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
August/September Local Fishing Report from Cohutta Fishing Company
AFFS Certified Casting Instructor Training Seminar
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
AFFS Certified Casting Instructor Training Seminar
The Beauty of Small Stream Fishing
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
AFFS Certified Casting Instructor Training Seminar
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
Shop Local -- Enjoy Discounts
Shop Local -- Enjoy Discounts
TU Georgia Council Offers Social-Media Sharing Channels
Member Fish Pix Gallery
Shop Local -- Enjoy Discounts
Member Fish Pix Gallery
GA DNR evaluates delayed Harvest changes
Waters Creek slated for 2023-24 DH Season, while season dates are reconsidered
Scott Robinson and John Lee Thompson of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division led a lengthy discussion at the GA TU Council meeting on 9/16. Topics were the proposed changes to the DH Trout Season which has been postponed and is under reevaluation and changes to the stream access laws and how they could affect fishing and property rights.
Learn more from Georgia Outdoor News.
Monthly membership meeting -- OCTober 14
Weeknight Meeting Set for Blue Jeans Pizza & Pasta
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN TROUT UNLIMITED #696 gathers 6-9 pm, Oct. 10 for its monthly membership meeting at Blue Jeans Pizza & Pasta, 140 Progress Cr., Blue Ridge, GA 30513.
Come early, enjoy the Blue Jeans pizza/wings/salad and help your TU friends and family solve all the world's problems and figure out ways to catch more fish. The real meeting cranks up about 7 pm.
PROGRAM: TBD ... MORE IINFORMATION: John Jenkins, jfjenkins3@gmail.com, phone: 850-803-6958
2023 Fly fishing film tour to blue ridge, benefits BRMTU
Ticket price includes donation to Blue Ridge Mountain TU
Cohutta Fishing Company in Blue Ridge is hosting the F3T Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Farmers Market in Blue Ridge on October 7th. Tickets may only be purchased at the shop for $25 each, with $3 of the purchase being donated to Blue Ridge Mountain TU. Let's help them sell out!
Preview the action footage here ... then make a plan to join us:
- Where? The Blue Ridge Farmers Market
- When? October 7, 2023 ... Gates open at the 3 pm ... Films roll at 6:30 pm
- Food trucks and local craft beer/wine
- Chat it up with gear reps and shop guides
- Live music for 3 hours
- Free casting lessons
- Friendly casting competition with prizes
- Ticket stubs will be collected for raffles during the event
More info: Call Cohutta Fishing Co -- (706) 946-3044 ... or call shop owner Drew Friedrich directly at (770) 324-0626
Trout Unlimited Southeast ... what's going on out there?
Trout Unlimited’s fingerprints can be found across the southern reach of the Appalachian Mountains .
Running for more than 2,000 miles from Alabama to Newfoundland, the Appalachians are the most prominent mountain range in the eastern US. Most of the range — from Georgia north — is trout country.
From the mountains of Georgia through the wilds of Maine, TU’s staff and volunteers stay busy with an amazing and diverse array of projects. They include repairing eroding banks, adding in-stream structure and replacing barriers such as dams and perched culverts that impede fish passage.
Check out Facebook pages for the Southern Appalachians to keep up with staff and volunteer efforts around the region, and find out how to participate,
August/September local Fishing Report
Get the latest local fishing conditions from the team at Cohutta Fishing Co. in Blue Ridge. Click here.
Atlanta fly fishing school presents certified fly-casting instructor program
The Atlanta Fly Fishing School (a sponsor of BRMTU's annual Trout Fest) has planned a class for fly-casting instructors who wish to be certified by Fly Fishing International. A review of all aspects of the casting and teaching requirements will be provided for taking the exam.
All classes will be conducted at the Atlanta Fly Fishing School (AFFS) located on private property in Cumming, Georgia. Click here to learn more.
The beauty of small stream fishing
If you haven’t already, now is the time to hit small creeks for great end-of-summer fishing.
GA DNR Weekly Trout Stocking Report -- 8/21 to 8/25
three social media platforms for Council-wide marketing
David Jeffrey, who serves Georgia Council TU as its social media chair, announced recently three social media platforms are up and running for council-wide marketing activities:
- Facebook Page: Trout Unlimited in Georgia
- Instagram: georgiatu2023
- YouTube: @GeorgiaTU
Next steps?
1) Members are asked to visit, "follow" and "like" these sites and posts.
2) Send content to David at the shared Google Drive folder (click). He asks for images/photos of chapter members cleaning up a stream, or working with younger anglers at Trout Camp, or any other item that I can then turn into a posting or even story. Simply open this folder, find the BRMTU chapter sub-folder, then upload your photos, with a brief description.
Shop local -- Enjoy THESE serviceS/products from our members
Outfitter/guided wade/float fishing and fly-fishing/fly tying instruction, fly-fishing gear, flies/fly-tying materials, outdoor clothing, accessories and more.
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Outfitter/guided wade/float fishing and fly-fishing instruction in Georgia, North Carolina & Tennessee
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Chapter member Bob Borgwat landed this redfish in December among the mangroves in Ozello, Florida.
Chapter members Jim Reich and Bob Wetzsteon traveled in mid-July to Buras, LA, to tackle redfish, spotted seatrout and sheepshead with WB Outfitters.
Anticipation was rising at first light for chapter members Jim Reich and Bob Wetzsteon while crossing the Mississippi River near Buras, LA, in July.
BRMTU member David Cargile said it was a spectacular take by this rainbow on a June Bug dry fly. Caught and released on June 29 on Noontootla Creek.
Chapter member Harmon Smith shows off a fine South Holston River brown trout caught during the members' trip in late spring 2022.
Chapter VP Mel Richardson landed this redfish in summer 2022 in the waters off the North Carolina co
A float trip on the Green River, Utah, produced this nice brown trout for BRMTU member Andrew Bruce.
BRMTU member David Cargile with a fine brown trout that led him 500 yards downstream through three pools and two water falls.
Ken Brenneman, BRMTU member and Trout Fest sponsor, proudly shares this photo of his "first trout."
Connie Miller -- the better half of BRMTU member Sam Miller -- tries her luck for trout while fishing on Coopers Creek.
BRMTU VP Mel Richardson teamed up to take this swordfish off the surface south of Venice, LA.
Groceries! ... Red snappers and cobia for BRMTU VP Mel Richardson and his gang while fishing last month out of Venice, LA.
Float planes and jetboats led BRMTU member Larry Myers in mid-August to some of Alaska's best salmon waters out of King Salmon.
Leech and Sculpin flies led BRMTU's Larry Myers to some of the big rainbows found in mid-August on the Alaska Peninsula.
Chum salmon rounded out the catch for BRMTU's Larry Myers on his mid-August fishing trip to Alaska.