Chattooga River Update

Greetings Outdoorsmen:
After guiding the young man fly fishing on the Chattooga last week. I had to get out and try my own luck.
I called a friend, but he couldn't go, so I got up Sat. morning at 5:15 and ran by Bo Jangles and got a biscuit and some coffee. It takes about 1 1/2 hours to get to the river from where I live in Travelers Rest. I arrived about 7:30.
The water temp. was 43 degrees; 6 degrees colder than the previous week.
The cooler temp. made the fishing slow until about 9:00 and then I caught a 12" rainbow on an olive wooly bugger. I saw some fishing rising in the next pool upstream, so I moved up and tried the dry flies. The water was very clear due to lack of rain and low water, so I didn't connect.
I tied on an sub-surface pattern that I had tied (I tie all my flies). I proceeded to catch 7 or 8 fish in that pool, up to 15".
I fished about 2 more miles upstream and continued to catch fish.
The fishing slowed down about 2:00 and I fished another hour before starting the trek downstream to the parking area.
It was a great day. I caught 16 rainbows and missed a lot more as well as losing a few good fish. What the heck! I was going to release them anyway.
I got some great photos of fish and the fall color on the river. What a great time to be outdoors and a great place to fish.
If you would like a guided trip or personal instruction on casting or fly tying, call me at (864) 238-1944. Check out my website for more information (flyfishnorthamerica.com).
Tight lines!
L. Ross

Chattooga River Trout Fishing Nov. 3, 2007

Greetings:
I took a young man on a trout fishing trip on Sat. Nov. 3 and he had a great time. The water temp. was 49 degrees and the fish were feeding, but no hatches. His father had purchased a half day trip for him, so we got there a few minutes after 8:00 and fished until 1:00. He caught three trout and lost a really nice fish that appeared to be 16-18".
He was relatively new to fly fishing, so we worked on the casting and line management. He was a good student and was managing the line well by the end of the trip.
His best fish was 13-14" and a beautiful rainbow.
If you would like to book a trip, check out my website (flyfishnorthamerica.com) or call me at (864) 238-1944.
It is beautiful on the river now with the fall colors, but that will change soon, as the leaves are dropping fast now. Water temps. will drop fast also.
Get outdoors and have fun!
L. Ross