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Cohutta Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest for Rainbow and Brown Trout

United States. Forest Service. Southern Region, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Fishing has long been one of my favorite pastimes. Once I started driving most of my road trips were to places I had never fished before. One of them was the Cohutta Wilderness in North Georgia. It is a wonderful place with few people. There are a ton of native …

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What Line Rating Fishing Line Strength Should I Use?

Fishing tackle

Fishing line has a breaking point. All fishing line is rated with a system of weight it will withstand before it breaks. The strength of the line is measured in test, #, and similar variations to measure its strength. Fishing reels generally have a drag system that works somewhat like …

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The Art of Micro Fishing is Catching Tiny Little Fish and its Exciting!

Redline Darter Etheostoma rufilineatum is endemic to the southeast USA.

Micro fishing has been described as a sub-species of fishing and I think that term suits it best. Anglers who micro fish agree that specialized equipment works best for these specialized fish and new companies have formed making hooks, lines, weights, and accessories. The Art of Micro Fishing has developed …

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Drifting Bait in the Current for Trout

Trout streams and places to cast.

Drifting bait for trout can be an exciting way to pass the day away.  You don’t have to spend a fortune on gear and tackle unless you want to.  Many areas are stocking trout ion the rivers from spring through fall so your odds are good that you will feel …

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Delicious Ground Pike Patty Recipe

Fish patty recipe

We like fish and often make dishes other than baked or fried. Pike and pickerel tend to have a lot more bones in them than most other fish. I can filet the bones out but I’d rather filet most of the bones out and use a manual meat grinder with …

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Dough Bait for Carp

Carp wasn’t something that we caught growing up.  I spent a lot of time fishing the delta for trout, flounder, and redfish.  When I moved to Ohio I met a coworker named Jessie that introduced me to fishing for carp.  At lunch one day we left and headed to the …

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Telescopic Fishing Rods

We’ve all been there. We’ve been away on vacation or had to go across town and find a place to fish but we don’t want to carry around a six or 7 foot fishing rod on the bus.  Look what we can do with our telescopic fishing rod. It will …

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Scriber Lake

Went fishing at Scriber Lake today and caught one single trout.  It is better than staying in and watching FB update.

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