any one trout fish
02-22-2007, 11:41 AM
#11
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Posts: 848
RE: any one trout fish
ORIGINAL: CervidSlayer
Hell Yea. Sureisaniceskimask, RustyS, and I are big trout anglers. Here in N Georgia, there are countless stocked streams, trophy streams, and trout lakes. I will definatly go opening day. Our average stocker is about 8"-10", but they get huge in Georgia, I have caught a few >18" in our stocked streams. The further you hike off trail, the better and bigger they get. They started stocking browns last year, but I have yet to see one. They were a native trout in GA, before they were all fished out. It is like getting a banded duck when you catch a native brown trout in GA. We will slowly see more of them. All we catch is rainbows, but they are plentiful!!!
I have a GC to Bass Pro, and its all going to trout gear. I cant wait for the end of March. We will be posting beaucoup pics of our limits.
Hell Yea. Sureisaniceskimask, RustyS, and I are big trout anglers. Here in N Georgia, there are countless stocked streams, trophy streams, and trout lakes. I will definatly go opening day. Our average stocker is about 8"-10", but they get huge in Georgia, I have caught a few >18" in our stocked streams. The further you hike off trail, the better and bigger they get. They started stocking browns last year, but I have yet to see one. They were a native trout in GA, before they were all fished out. It is like getting a banded duck when you catch a native brown trout in GA. We will slowly see more of them. All we catch is rainbows, but they are plentiful!!!
I have a GC to Bass Pro, and its all going to trout gear. I cant wait for the end of March. We will be posting beaucoup pics of our limits.
02-22-2007, 12:00 PM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: any one trout fish
sorry cervid...brown trout are not native ANYWHERE in the US. you either meant wild brown trout...or mean native brook trout.
sorry im a wild and native trout fisher..its a pet peve lol. alot of people dont know the diffrence between wild and native.
the brown trout is native to Europe and Asia. it has been stocked in the US for a long while now i cant remember the exzact date. there are WILD brown trout to be found. they arent native but were born in the steam, not stocked. after looking there are native brook trout in northern GA..could be what you mean..
sorry lol....big pet peeve of mine i picked up from other native and wild trout fishermen.
sorry im a wild and native trout fisher..its a pet peve lol. alot of people dont know the diffrence between wild and native.
the brown trout is native to Europe and Asia. it has been stocked in the US for a long while now i cant remember the exzact date. there are WILD brown trout to be found. they arent native but were born in the steam, not stocked. after looking there are native brook trout in northern GA..could be what you mean..
sorry lol....big pet peeve of mine i picked up from other native and wild trout fishermen.
02-22-2007, 01:10 PM
#15
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Gainesvegas, Georgia
Posts: 789
RE: any one trout fish
ORIGINAL: mauser06
sorry cervid...brown trout are not native ANYWHERE in the US. you either meant wild brown trout...or mean native brook trout.
sorry im a wild and native trout fisher..its a pet peve lol. alot of people dont know the diffrence between wild and native.
the brown trout is native to Europe and Asia. it has been stocked in the US for a long while now i cant remember the exzact date. there are WILD brown trout to be found. they arent native but were born in the steam, not stocked. after looking there are native brook trout in northern GA..could be what you mean..
sorry lol....big pet peeve of mine i picked up from other native and wild trout fishermen.
sorry cervid...brown trout are not native ANYWHERE in the US. you either meant wild brown trout...or mean native brook trout.
sorry im a wild and native trout fisher..its a pet peve lol. alot of people dont know the diffrence between wild and native.
the brown trout is native to Europe and Asia. it has been stocked in the US for a long while now i cant remember the exzact date. there are WILD brown trout to be found. they arent native but were born in the steam, not stocked. after looking there are native brook trout in northern GA..could be what you mean..
sorry lol....big pet peeve of mine i picked up from other native and wild trout fishermen.
http://www.aa-fishing.com/ga/georgia-trout-fishing.html
02-22-2007, 02:27 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: any one trout fish
sorry its just a pet peeve lol...dont know how GA does their stockings..in PA they tell us what kind of trout they put in what waters. they seem to try to put fish in waters they will do best in so they dont goto waste. IE..brookies in cool mountain streams..id imagine if you have clean pure cool mountain streams you will most likely find trout in them..stocked or not..
heres a wild brown trout..
and a native brook trout
kinda get a comparison of them...stocked trout generally dont look much like the wild and native strains..atleast our stocked trout. they are always dull and drab looking. not nearly as colorful. i wish i had better pics of the brookies. in the fall the males are full blown in mating colors...something to see for sure.
if you got native brookies id find them and keep it a secret and practice catch and release..they are gems and are disappearing quickly. polution, acid rain, mining, logging, global climate change etc all have effects on native brookies..they might not be big..ive caught them the size of minnows..but they are beautiful...and often take you to the most remote, beauitful spots there are to fish...they dont take pressure well and are VERY spooky fish. im probably more stealthy fishing for them than i am when hunting! lol...i love it. all camoed up crawlin tiny little creek banks in the middle of the mountains..
heres a wild brown trout..
and a native brook trout
kinda get a comparison of them...stocked trout generally dont look much like the wild and native strains..atleast our stocked trout. they are always dull and drab looking. not nearly as colorful. i wish i had better pics of the brookies. in the fall the males are full blown in mating colors...something to see for sure.
if you got native brookies id find them and keep it a secret and practice catch and release..they are gems and are disappearing quickly. polution, acid rain, mining, logging, global climate change etc all have effects on native brookies..they might not be big..ive caught them the size of minnows..but they are beautiful...and often take you to the most remote, beauitful spots there are to fish...they dont take pressure well and are VERY spooky fish. im probably more stealthy fishing for them than i am when hunting! lol...i love it. all camoed up crawlin tiny little creek banks in the middle of the mountains..
02-22-2007, 02:57 PM
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Gainesvegas, Georgia
Posts: 789
RE: any one trout fish
Its like that here too. They stock appropriatly. Most all of our streams are real cold water, even in the summer, it doesnt warm up much. They dont stock the brook trout here to my knowledge. Just rainbow, and some years a few browns. I will definatly try for the brown or brook this year. You can fish where they stock, but you will catch your limit in like 15 minutes (8 per person, how about Penn?) Like you said, you have to "hunt" the bad-ass streams and look for the trophys. I have came across some deep pools in a high stream, and saw no kidding like 10 trout, some of which way >18"swimming around in prob a 15 square foot side pool. I have had to get all cut up crawlin down the rocks and such. I stayed there and threw everything I had from powerbaits, panthers, live crickets, worms, and they move tword it when it hits the water, and then swim off like it doesnt bother them. I've even cast on top of them and hit them with the bait, and they dont budge...what is up with that do you think?
Are they spawning..they were rainbows. As soon as season opens, I'm gonna take lots of pics for you guys to advise on. Do you guys have year-round trout streams? We have a few, but in the winter, its nearly impossible to get a bite.
OK, after reading this article, they DO NOT stock brookies. Read this, this is my neighborhood, Helen, North Chattahoochee. This will make you wanna come on down and fish...
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/chattahoochee/trout/
Are they spawning..they were rainbows. As soon as season opens, I'm gonna take lots of pics for you guys to advise on. Do you guys have year-round trout streams? We have a few, but in the winter, its nearly impossible to get a bite.
OK, after reading this article, they DO NOT stock brookies. Read this, this is my neighborhood, Helen, North Chattahoochee. This will make you wanna come on down and fish...
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/chattahoochee/trout/
02-22-2007, 04:16 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: any one trout fish
if i lived down there id definently be fishing that river..that sounds like a very good fisherie. i didnt realize there was much good trout fishing to be had in the south. still dont think id ever wanna live anywere passed virginia lol. here in PA the limit i 5 a day i beleive(i really dont know i dont keep em! lol)...but we got probably atleast double the pressure you guys get..and its statewide. theres over 1 million hunters...so 2 million fishermen doesnt sound far fetched..but ya fishing stocked waters can be boring if the fish arent pressured yet.
my favorite will always be wild and native trout though. exspecially in PA. little tiny mountain creeks that people dont think theres anything in. i love it..watch for my posts later on in the spring..im sure ill have pics from my wild and native adventures. the scenery is just as beautiful as the fish..
my favorite will always be wild and native trout though. exspecially in PA. little tiny mountain creeks that people dont think theres anything in. i love it..watch for my posts later on in the spring..im sure ill have pics from my wild and native adventures. the scenery is just as beautiful as the fish..
02-23-2007, 06:16 AM
#20
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Gainesvegas, Georgia
Posts: 789
RE: any one trout fish
ORIGINAL: mauser06
if i lived down there id definently be fishing that river..that sounds like a very good fisherie. i didnt realize there was much good trout fishing to be had in the south. still dont think id ever wanna live anywere passed virginia lol. here in PA the limit i 5 a day i beleive(i really dont know i dont keep em! lol)...but we got probably atleast double the pressure you guys get..and its statewide. theres over 1 million hunters...so 2 million fishermen doesnt sound far fetched..but ya fishing stocked waters can be boring if the fish arent pressured yet.
my favorite will always be wild and native trout though. exspecially in PA. little tiny mountain creeks that people dont think theres anything in. i love it..watch for my posts later on in the spring..im sure ill have pics from my wild and native adventures. the scenery is just as beautiful as the fish..
if i lived down there id definently be fishing that river..that sounds like a very good fisherie. i didnt realize there was much good trout fishing to be had in the south. still dont think id ever wanna live anywere passed virginia lol. here in PA the limit i 5 a day i beleive(i really dont know i dont keep em! lol)...but we got probably atleast double the pressure you guys get..and its statewide. theres over 1 million hunters...so 2 million fishermen doesnt sound far fetched..but ya fishing stocked waters can be boring if the fish arent pressured yet.
my favorite will always be wild and native trout though. exspecially in PA. little tiny mountain creeks that people dont think theres anything in. i love it..watch for my posts later on in the spring..im sure ill have pics from my wild and native adventures. the scenery is just as beautiful as the fish..