quick advise

Hey folks.
I'm taking a quick two night trip up to Blue Ridge, Ga.
Where I'll be staying has access to several ponds and I was wondering....and perhaps a river not far away.

What would I fish with to catch a few trout?

I'm not exactly going up there to fish, but thought since I was there... I'd at least wet a hook for a little while.

I'm not into fly fishing, so that idea is not an option... and if I get a couple of hours with a pole, I think I'll be doing good.

Does anyone know the area and/or have some suggestions?

Thanks!

Make sure the season is open. Most of the mountain creeks have a season that begins in March (I think?!?).

Thanks!
Hadn't even thought of that.
But then again, I've never fished for them... always been a bass and crappie guy. Maybe I'd better just stick to that. :)

Hey Pofisher,
I got some buddies that live in the mountains and they do a little trout fishing.
THey use like a medium size worm (live worm) red wigglers etc.. With a split-shot up above the hook and no cork. they throw down stream and pull the worm over rocks and little nooks and crannies back up the stream.
Hand tied jigs with feathers and such work good for the trout too.
This is how they fish in the streams and rivers. dont know too much about trout in ponds.
SOme people use korn kernals under a cork!
good luck

thanks Kmed...
Now i need to find out if the season will permit me to wet that hook

They use rooster tails a lot at lake Burton.

Not a fishing report...should be in off topic forum.

if your goin to be in blue ridge you could go to the lake there has some ok crappie but some nice smallies

:cool:Hey POfisher, I was raised in NGA, we always fish with crickets and yellow corn, with a brass hook, went last Sept in NEGA, and we brought home 42 native trout. Remeber you need a trout stamp also. I also fish the tooca River that is stated has the state record for a brown or brook trout also. I love using an old Devil master for that river. Good Luck and let us know how you ddi.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by hunt4crappie

Not a fishing report...should be in off topic forum.

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Thanks for reminding us Jim...

Seems when you posted in the off topic forum "I am going fishing and not going to worry anymore of the direction the Georgia forums are headed" that you really didn't mean it. Man... great bluff there! You had me believing you!! Your good.


Now we know you that you were really just yanking our rods....

So let me be the first to welcome you back... that is, of course... if you actually left. :)

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Originally Posted by POfisher

What would I fish with to catch a few trout?

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For rivers or streams, I'd use spinners. Trout love 'em, and you can cover a lot of water.

Mepps, Panther Martin, and Blue Fox are all good. Try 1/32 oz or 1/16 oz. I don't think color is that important. I've caught trout on many different colors. Gold or bronze is good, though, and so is the Mepps Black Fury.

Check the regs for the water you're fishing. Some trout streams are single hook artificial only which means you'll have to cut off two of the treble hooks. (I do that anyway to cut down on snags.) It also means no live bait or bait substitutes, like Power Bait.

For ponds, marabou & chenille crappie jigs work well.

Good luck! :)