Kokanee Salmon

Kokanee Salmon

What is a Kokanee? Kokanee is the landlocked version of the sockeye salmon. Size: 15-20”, 3 to 5 pounds. Their life cycle is four years long. At the fourth year, they spawn. They fight with the same powerful ferocity as their seagoing cousins. Kokanee feeds on...
Dukes Creek, Georgia

Dukes Creek, Georgia

Dukes Creek, Georgia It’s hard to talk about fly fishing in Georgia without mentioning Dukes Creek, it was named one of the top 100 trout streams in the United States by TU.   Dukes Creek is a unique fishery because it’s Catch and Release fishing...
Chattooga River

Chattooga River

Running the border between Northeast Georgia and South Carolina, the Chattooga has some very beautiful qualities and no Taco Bells nearby.   This is because the river is on U.S. Forest Service land and is included in the Federal Wild and Scenic River System,...
Chattahoochee River

Chattahoochee River

Chattahoochee River After spending the entire weekend at a conference in Atlanta for work, I wanted to take a few days off.  My choices were to hang out with my wife and her girlfriend visiting museums and craft stores or see what Georgia had to offer in the way...
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

“Frank Church -River of No Return Wilderness area.” The Middle Fork of the Salmon River originates 20 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho, with the merging of Bear Valley and Marsh Creeks. It traverses portions of the Challis, Payette, and Salmon National Forests as it...