NO BOAT?

Where to go? Our state is blessed with many ponds, county and state park lakes, and larger rivers. Just make sure your destinations are public waters or that you have written landowner permission. Your local GADNR Fisheries office and county game warden can name some spots for you, so just call the numbers in your copy of the GA fishing regulations brochure.

Finally, the “how.” Take advantage of the low light of dawn and dusk or shaded banks and aim your yacht toward fish cover: downed trees, boulders, and docks. Stay off the water during the midday heat; the fishing is usually slow then anyway. I carry my sling pack with a box of river bass bugs (see my August 2020 column) and a few smaller bream poppers. When it’s sunny I like to throw bream poppers/foam bugs that will also attract smaller bass. At lower light, I’ll toss a Kent’s stealth bomber in hopes of bigger bass. All my topwater bugs must have long rubber legs! When topwater action is slow, I’ll add a nymph or woolly bugger dropper. I’ll usually twitch my bug and then let it sit still rather than pop it and scare off my nervous quarry (June 2021 column).

Give yakking a go during summer and enjoy some great warmwater flyfishing. Get to those prime spots that were out of reach from the bank. Like our UO gang, you might just get hooked on yakking, too.

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NO PROBLEM!

Gainesville’s Lake Lanier is home to the Upper Lanier Water Trail! This 14 mile water trail is perfect for kayak fishing, with 5 lake park access points. No kayak? No problem. Longwood Park is home to the Kayak Shack vending machine! Find out more at ExploreGainesville.org!

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Contributed by David Hulsey International Federation of Fly FishersMaster Certified Casting Instructor http://www.hulseyflyfishing.com

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