Preparing To Launch…Again

Southern Trout Magazine is well into its third year, a remarkable feat when you consider that it was a zero cash start up. The Lord has blessed us, and we know it and are thankful. The plan from the beginning was to build a family of magazines. In January we will launch Southern Kayak Angler and Southern Fly Fishing. Unlike STM that is bi-monthly, these will be quarterly publications. Each will launch has a digital publication, and if they are successful, they will be transitioned to print...Read more >>

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don@southerntrout.com

Cherokee Trout Tournaments

The Qualla Country Trout Tournament - Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7
It’s not too late to take home the summer’s biggest trout. And biggest purse. Your $11 entry fee lets you compete for your share of $20,000 in the pristine, freestone streams of Cherokee (excluding the 2.2 miles of catch-and-release waters). For those unfamiliar with tagged tourneys, you’ll discover the waters stocked with fish tagged with different colors. Just catch and redeem them for cash up to $500. Prize redemption for tagged fish will be at the Water Beetle Stage, a pavilion next to the Cherokee Welcome Center on US 441. Open to all ages and for all legal fishing methods. Register to redeem cash prizes anywhere fishing licenses are sold.

Rumble in the Rhododendron 
November 07, 2014 - November 09, 2014 Leeettttttt’s geeeeeeetttttt readdddddy toooo rummmmmbbbbbble. This two-person team fly-fishing competition is held on the 2.2 miles of trophy, catch-and-release waters in Cherokee, NC

For more info on these two events: DETAILS/MORE INFO

Revival on Boggs Creek by Jimmy Jacobs

Southern Trout Magazine August/September Issue (LINK TO "Revival on Boggs Creek" ARTICLE)

This is also our next stream project on Saturday, Aug 23. As always, volunteers are needed. This project is on Bogg's Creek and Tailwater is the lead on this one. We are a supporting chapter on this. This is a tributary of Chestatee and has been a work in progress since the tornado ripped that area up a few years back. Be sure to bring some old clothes, boots and gloves.

Date: August 23rd, 2014

Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Meet: Headwaters of Chestatee River between Cleveland and Dahlonega near Turners Corner (contact tailwatertu@yahoogroups.com for more info)

NEW LOCATION FOR AUGUST 14 TU MEETING--ROCKET ROY'S CHURCH-- AUG.

Our Aug. meeting will be at Daes Chapel AME located just above Pitts' Park in Clarkesville--adress is 1547 Washington Street--turn in at park entrance & bear left on Washington St.  We will start at 6:00 PM and our program will be about some of our recent fishing trips and Rocket will give us some history & info about this building he has restored--thanks to Rocket for inviting us--hope to see you there.( MAP Directions)

TU member Rocket Roy Lowe purchased and painstakingly restored the old 1885 church which is now on the Federal Register of Historic Places. Rocket Roy delivered the program on the restoration and the history of the old church....

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OPPORTUNITIES -- AUG

AUG. 6--OAKWOOD VA HEALING WATERS
AUG. 8--BURTON HATCHERY WORKDAY
AUG. 9--LOVINGGOOD CREEK WORKDAY
AUG. 14--FOOTHILLS TU MEETING
AUG. 15--BURTON HATCHERY WORKDAY
AUG. 20--OAKWOOD VA HEALING WATERS
AUG. 21 & 22--SMITHGALL WOODS--TEACHING KNOTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS
AUG. 23--BOGGS CREEK WORKDAY
AUG. 23 & 24--FLY TYING AT NEW CABELAS IN ACWORTH

SEPT. 3--OAKWOOD VA HEALING WATERS
SEPT. 11--FOOTHILLS TU MEETING
SEPT. 17--OAKWOOD VA HEALING WATERS
SEPT. 27--OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAY AT UNICOI STATE PARK

CONTACT RON THOMAS IF YOU CAN HELP OUT WITH ANY OF THESE EVENTS--THANKS

AUGUST HATCHERY VOLUNTEERS --AUG.

Aug 8--Jim Greear & Jim Ramsey
Aug 15--Neal McEwen & Cliff Hood

THANKS GUYS!!!

OAKWOOD VA CLINIC HEALING WATERS -- AUG.

Reps from Foothills, Gold Rush & Rabun TU Chapters met with some Veterans at Oakwood for the first time on July 9th and again on July 16th.  We introduced ourselves and the program and had some folks interested in what we were doing.  Before long we were telling everyone that would listen about fly fishing and how we would like to get them involved.  We started tying flies and we had several Vets at the clinic jump in to see how they could do--it was a good time.
We will meet again on Wed. Aug. 6th at 10:00 AM and will be scheduled to meet each month on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays.
We will be casting & tying flies for a few sessions--and then hope to get out on the water and try to hook some fish--hope you will join us.

FISHING ON THE SOUTH HOLSTON--AUG.

Some of our chapter members just returned from a trip to the South Holston in Bristol, Tn.
After about a 4 hour drive we met up at South Holston Cabins and couldn't wait to get in the water.
South Holston is a tailwater &  known for sulfur hatches this time the year.  There were a few hatching on the first day we were there and we caught a few on small dries & even tried nymphing midges--but with not much luck.  We were at it again early next morning, but with the same results.
Since the generation schedule called for an hour of pulsing at noon, we hoped that the sulfur hatch & the fishing would be much better.  Our hopes were realized when the bugs starting rising in the early afternoon & kept on for the rest of the day--we remained in one small area of the river & hooked & missed a lot of fish--mostly beautiful wild browns.  This last day of fishing was a day that memories are made of--doesn't get much better--just wished I was a better dry fly fisherman. 
This trip was part of our fishing outing program organized by Parks Davis--contact him at
pdavis41@att.net--go fishing with us--you will enjoy the trip and the folks who fish with us--thanks Parks for planning our fishing trips.