Smithgall Woods

Will Wagner, General Manager at Smithgall Woods, asked me to get the following message out to as many trout fishermen as possible:

"Due to June floods,the interior of Smithgall Woodswill be a construction zone and off limits until roughly 12/1. During this time, the park will only be able to take five reservations per fishing day and permit fishing in Section 1 only."

More info about the limitations on fishing should be available from the Dukes reservation desk, 706-878-3087.

Can you please get this out to all of the TU chapters in the state? 

Call me if you have any questions about this at 678-947-6112.

Thanks,

S Gregg Johnson

Foothills Montly Meeting this THURSDAY - Aug 9th

Our Next meeting will be held THIS Thursday, August 9th at United Community Bank in Clarkesville

468 W Louise St

Clarkesville, GA 30523

The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with FLY TYING starting at 6:30....

Foothills TU meetings for July & August

July and August are challenging months for our chapter meetings. Members are busy and are often traveling. It’s also a challenge to book speakers. This year let’s try something different. Bring your tools, vice and some materials and tie some flies and swap some tales. We’ll order up some pizza and spend the time visiting together. If there is something you would like to bring up and discuss, we can do that also. If you have something to share, by all means come and share. I think we can make this an interesting time. We’ll get back to normal in September.

August Monthy Meeting

Our Next meeting will be held Thursday, Aug 9th at United Community Bank in Clarkesville

468 W Louise St

Clarkesville, GA 30523

The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with FLY TYING starting at 6:30.

Bring you fly tying tools, vice, supplies and join us for some fun and fellowship.... Pizza will be provided as well. See you there.

OAKWOOD HEALING WATERS SCHEDULE 2018 (AUG. - DEC.)

AUG. 1 (WED.)—9:30 AM--FLY TYING AND PLANNING SESSION AT OAKWOOD VA CLINIC

AUG. 15 (WED)—9:30 AM—FLY TYING AT OAKWOOD WITH “BIG T”—GUIDE AND FLY TYING INSTRUCTOR

SEP. 4 (TUE)—8:00 AM—FISHING ON HOOCH ABOVE HELEN—MEET AT BETTYS COUNTRY STORE

SEP. 18 (TUE)—8:00 AM—2 OR 3 VETS FISHING AT RIVERS EDGE—MEET AT MCDONALDS IN CLARKESVILLE

SEP. 19 (WED)—9:30 AM—FLY TYING AT OAKWOOD

SEP. 24 (MON)—8:00 AM—2 OR 3 VETS FISHING AT RIVERS EDGE—MEET AT MCDONALDS IN CLARKESVILLE

OCT.2 (TUES)—9:00 AM FALL KICK OFF AT RIVERS EDGE—1^ST MEETING OF OCT.—FISHING, FLY TYING, LUNCH—MEET AT RIVER

OCT. 9 (TUES)—8:00 AM—FISHING ON NANTAHALLA DH—MEET AT BETTYS COUNTRY STORE IN HELEN

OCT. 16 (TUES)—9:00 AM--2 OR 3 VETS FISHING AT RIVERS EDGE—MEET AT MCDONALDS IN CLARKESVILLE

OCT. 17 (WED)—9:30 AM—FLY TYING AT OAKWOOD

OCT. 23 (TUES)—9:00 AM—2 OR 3 VETS FISHING AT RIVERS EDGE—MEET AT MCDONALDS IN CLARKESVILLE

OCT. 30 (TUES)—9:00 AM—2 OR 3 VETS FISHING AT RIVERS EDGE—MEET AT MCDONALDS IN CLARKESVILLE

NOV. 1 (THUR)—9:00 AM (?)—STOCKING AND FISHING AT SMITH CREEK DH –MEET AT CREEK

NOV. 9 (FRI)—10:30 AM—VETERANS FISHING DAY--EATING BBQ AND FISHING HOOCH AT UNICOI OUTFITTERS

NOV. 10 (SAT)—9:00 AM—HEALING SATURDAY AT UNICOI OUTFITTERS—FLY TYING, FOOD, VET. APPRECIATION

DEC. 5 (WED)—9:30 AM—FLY TYING AT OAKWOOD

DEC. 18 (TUES)—9:30 AM—FISHING TOCCOA RIVER DH IN BLUE RIDGE—MEET ON THE RIVER

Monthly Meeting Thursday, July 12th

Our Next meeting will be held THIS Thursday, July 12th at United Community Bank in Clarkesville

468 W Louise St

Clarkesville, GA 30523

The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with FLY TYING starting at 6:30.

Bring you fly tying tools, vice, supplies and join us for some fun and fellowship.... Pizza will be provided as well. See you there.

Foothills TU meetings for July & August
July and August are challenging months for our chapter meetings. Members are busy and are often traveling. It’s also a challenge to book speakers. This year let’s try something different. Bring your tools, vice and some materials and tie some flies and swap some tales. We’ll order up some pizza and spend the time visiting together. If there is something you would like to bring up and discuss, we can do that also. If you have something to share, by all means come and share. I think we can make this an interesting time. We’ll get back to normal in September.
Foothills is the lead chapter this year for the Wilks Creek workday on Saturday July 28th. We will be providing lunch and logistical support for this event. Please add this to your calendar and come out and help us make this a great success.

Bruce

June Monthly Meeting Thursday 6/14

Our Next meeting will be held THIS Thursday, June 14th at United Community Bank in Clarkesville

468 W Louise St

Clarkesville, GA 30523

Jimmy Harris will be giving a short program on a few tips and tricks that can make your time on the water more enjoyable as well as more productive.  The floor will also be open to anyone in the audience who has a tip they would like to share with the rest of us.

 

The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with the program starting up at 7:00 and runs to about 8:00.

Kids Day at Smithgall Woods

.Foothills members taught fly casting and fly tying segments. Also, we released the fish from the Trout in the Classroom tank into Dukes Creek.

Memorial Day in Cleveland

Tommy Chastain at Freedom Park in Cleveland for Memorial Day remembrance of our fallen Vets.

Oakwood Healing Waters Vets fishing at Rivers Edge

Thanks to Alex Harris for letting our guys fish his property on the Soque - WOW!

MEETING THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!

Foothills monthly meeting is Thursday, May 10th

PLEASE COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS.... show support for our chapter and guest speaker!

Date: 5/10/18
Time: 6:30 P.M.
Location: United Community Bank, 468 W Louise Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523



Our guest speaker for our May monthly meeting will be Rusty Chinnis. Rusty is an outdoor photographer, writer, captain and FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor. He specializes in fishing, bird, landscape and coastal photography.

Currently outdoors editor of the Anna Maria Island Sun, he was also a contributing editor of Fly Fishing in Saltwaters magazine. His articles and images have been published in many outdoor magazines.

Rusty served as president and chairman of the board of The Florida Outdoor Writers Association and is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
He was a founder, president and currently serves as chairman of Sarasota Bay Watch, a 501c3 environmental organization.

Rusty and his wife Chris enjoy vacationing in northeast Georgia with a little trout fishing thrown in. We look forward to having them as our guests and to hearing about the fishing and other events in south Florida
https://www.rustychinnisimages.com/