Trout in the Classroom program

Ron Thomas son's Class room at at Mount Vernon Elementary School.

The Trout eggs hatched over the weekend and  estimate that there are 150. Carrie Vandegriff, science teacher at White County High School.

2018 Trout Camp

2018 Trout Camp Applications are now available. We will accept applications starting with the November chapter meeting.  APPLICATION

Project Healinh Waters Fund Raiser

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Foothills October Monthly Meeting

Date: 10/12/2017

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Location: United Community Bank, 468 W Louise Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523

Come join us this Thursday and bring a friend. The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with the program starting up at 7:00 and runs to about 8:00.

Our guest presenter for October is Steven Patrick. Steven is the Habersham County Extension Agent and is actively involved with the Youth Kayak Trail which encourages and mentors high school age kids to get into fishing. Steven is also leading a research group to establish baseline data on Shoal Bass in the Chattahoochee River watershed. This group is attempting to learn more about Shoal Bass in order to help determine how to manage and improve the population.

Healing Waters Schedule to End of Year

1st Wednesday of October (10/4) - Meet at Oakwood VA Clinic at 9:30 am for Rigging and Fly Tying.

3rd Tuesday of October (10/17) - Meet at Chick Filet in Clayton, GA at 7:30 am to go fly fishing on the Tuskaseegee River in Webster, NC

1st Wednesday of November (11/1) - Meet at the Huddle House in Cleveland, GA at 7:30 to go fly fishing on Smith Creek at Unicoi Lodge above Helen.

Friday November 10th - Meet at 10:30 am in the field by the Chattahoochee River for Fly Fishing on the Nacoochee Bend in Helen. BBQ for Lunch and fish the afternoon.

Saturday November 11th Veterans Day - "Healing Saturday" Fly Tying at Unicoi Outfitters in Helen. 10 am to 4 pm.

1st Wednesday of December (12/6) - Meet at Oakwood VA Clinic at 9:30 am for Fly Tying.

3rd Wednesday of December (12/19) - Meet at the Huddle House in Cleveland, GA at 7:30 to go fly fishing on the Nantahalla in Topton, NC

Foothill members support Outdoor Days at Unicoi

Wildlife Resources Division’s free events

Folks,

I can use your help with event publicity.   Please pass the word about the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division’s free events to celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day this Saturday, September 23.  In north Georgia, we are featuring Outdoor Adventure Days at Unicoi and Sloppy Floyd State Parks, along with a kids fishing rodeo on the Chattahoochee River at Buford Dam.

Info on each statewide event is featured here:

http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/wrd/pdf/events/2017%20NHFDaySchedule.pdf

Steve Hudson’s excellent newspaper article on both the Unicoi Outdoor Adventure Day and Buford Dam KFE  is here: http://www.northfulton.com/stories/discover-outdoor-adventure-at-outdoor-adventure-day,109888

For Facebookers, Unicoi State Park has a new post on OAD that you can “like” and share with friends.

https://www.facebook.com/Unicoi/posts/767093716807031

Pass the word.

Then grab a carload of kids and come see us on Saturday.  You’ll be glad you did!

Thanks,

Jeff Durniak
North Georgia Region Fisheries Supervisor

Wildlife Resources Division
(770) 535-5498

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October weekly fishing schedule

The long awaited fall fishing season is upon us. I am suggesting the following schedule for October:

3rd Cherokee

10th Fires Creek

17th The Tuck at Webster with Ron's veterans group

24th Nantahalla

31st The Tuck at Bryson City

These are subject to water levels and the Tuck to generation schedules. If you want to go to any or all of these, let me know and I will share times and meeting places. I will also send weekly reminders for your convenience. Hope you can join us....

Parks

Unicoi OAD- Need Your Help - A Few More Vols

Remember Saturday’s event at Unicoi State Park!

http://www.unicoilodge.com/calendar-event/outdoor-adventure-day-2/

My event roster is rounding out very well, but I still have two important staffing needs.  They are:

11)     3 vols to register guests at the skeet shooting venue and to windex the headphones (ear protection) between users.

22)     Up to 5 vols to serve as stream fishing guides, who find fishless kids and help them to rig correctly and catch a trout.

Thanks for your consideration during this home stretch.  Please pass the word on my last minute appeal for a few more vols and contact me here if you can help.  I do plan on sending out a roster and event instructions to all OAD vols and staff NLT tomorrow.

Jeff Durniak
North Georgia Region Fisheries Supervisor

Wildlife Resources Division
(770) 535-5498

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Foothills September Monthly Meeting

Date: 9/14/2017

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Location: United Community Bank, 468 W Louise Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523

Come join us this Thursday and bring a friend. The social time is around 6:00 - 6:30 with the program starting up at 7:00 and runs to about 8:00.

The guest speaker for the September meeting of Georgia Foothills Chapter Trout Unlimited will be Patsy Gentry. Patsy is an accomplished outdoor artist who was fortunate to marry a fly fisherman several years ago. She and her husband Ray reside in Sautee, Georgia and are active contributing member of Trout Unlimited. Patsy's paintings and sketches have raised a considerable amount of money for several Trout Unlimited chapters across Georgia. In addition to her artwork, Patsy will be enlightening us to how this world of ours looks from the spousal point of view. We hope you'll enjoy us for an entertaining evening with Patsy.