9/25/2010 The hole in the wall that you made with your elbow

Saturday, Sept 25 2010

On the banks of Little Cedar Creek in Cave Spring, GA, sits a small fishing village. Well, not really a fishing village, just a few extended stay cabins on the west side of town. I want give the exact location because it's not open to the public. Anyway, the fishing is excellent. I caught my first trout on a fly. My spinning rod is non-functional, so I didn't try it out there. This area is open wide on the one side of the creek, while the other is inaccessible brush. But one side's all you need.

I started out directing my casts under the overgrowth and floating under the tree limbs without much luck. As I moved my way down the creek, I hardly saw any fish at all except some bluegills along the opposite bank. But when I got down to the bend in the creek, where the water slows a bit, from where I was standing, I could see the rainbows hovering in the current. After a few casts, and getting the drift just right, they were all over my mayfly. I may have caught the same fish, but I caught him a dozen times, all eight inchers, and looking about the same.

I'm not sure if John's Creek is going to make the short list this year. Everything has been so busy lately and only two more, well this weekend is out, so one more chance, and then it's over. Next spring though, we'll be all over it. I've heard about some secret holes they've been stocking and I bet those fish will be big in the spring. Speaking of this weekend, Andy Bowen, owner of Cohutta Fishing Company,, has an intro to fly fishing, covering gear, necessities, and maybe a little casting out back, for free, which is sweet. It's from 9:30am to 11:30am at the store in Cartersville, on Main Street behind the Wachovia.