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Video: “TroutLandia,” Home of the Giant Brown Trout

February 22, 2016

Regular blog readers may remember our intern from last summer, Jared Zissu, who also happens to be the man behind Flylords. His latest video was shot in North Georgia and features some. . .

Video: 2015 Fish Reel from North Georgia

February 10, 2016

I got a great comment from a young man named Sam Mothner, pointing me to a video that he and his friends had posted on Youtube. Regular readers of the blog know that few things get us. . .

Photo of the Day: Lesa’s Midwinter Monster

February 02, 2016

A brown like this is worth braving a frigid winter day in North Georgia.
Photo by Reid Ogden

Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in another great photo of client Lesa Varie (you might remember her gorgeous tiger trout) with a. . .

Photo: A Tiger in Bulldog Country

January 25, 2016

Tiger trout are not native in the southern Appalachians, but they make very cool trophies.
Photo by Reid Ogden

Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in this great photo of client Lesa Varie, who landed a gorgeous tiger trout on a 3-weight while fishing. . .

Photo of the Day: Big Blue Ridge ‘Bow

December 30, 2015

Look at the belly on that slob! That’ll put a serious bend in your 4-weight.
Photo by Will Taylor

Will Taylor—guide and owner of The Fly Shop Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia—sent in this photo of client Chris Czeschin with a monster rainbow caught on a 4-weight old-school. . .

Photo: Southern Charms for a Northern Angler

December 18, 2015

Although winter hasn’t kicked in up North, things are finer in Georgia.
Photo courtesy Unicoi Outfitters

Jimmy Harris—a partner in Unicoi Outfitters in Helen, Georgia—sent in this photo of a fine rainbow, alone with a note: “This is what Bostonian anglers do in the winter. Our good friend, . . .

Photos: Glorious Fall Trout Fishing in the Southeast

November 11, 2015

Written by: Jimmy Harris, Unicoi Outfitters

Angler Steven Meyer basks in incredible foliage on the Nantahala River in North Carolina.
Photo by Jimmy Harris

Jimmy Harris—a partner in Unicoi Outfitters in Helen, Georgia—sent in these great shots of fall fishing in the Southeast. Those of us in New England sometimes forget that there’s great. . .

Photo of the Day: Humongous Hooch Brown Trout

November 06, 2015

John McCloskey of River Through Atlanta landed this monster on Georgia’s Chatthoochee River on Wednesday.
Photo by John McCloskey

When you think of fly-fishing in Georgia, you might think of wild mountain brook trout, freshwater stripers, or even some of the big rainbows and browns from one of a few pay-to-play. . .

Photo: Pickett’s Large. . .Brown Trout

October 06, 2015

Yes, the arms are extended, but compare Justin’s hand to the size of the tail!
Photo by Louis Cahill

Justin Pickett, who writes for the Gink and Gasoline blog, sent in this great photo of a huge brown trout that he landed last Wednesday, on a North Georgia stream that he would prefer to leave. . .

Photos of the Day: Chattahoochie Unicorn

May 04, 2015

John McCloskey with an official “Unicorn” caught by his client over the weekend.
Photos courtesy River Through Atlanta

Guide John McCloskey—of River Through Atlanta Chattahoochee River Guide Service in Roswell, Georgia—sent in these photos of a beastly brown trout landed on Sunday by one of his. . .