Helicopter stocking the Chattooga River is accomplished through a cooperative effort by the Forest Service (supplies the manpower and helicopter), Rabun Chapter and GA Council Trout Unlimited and Atlanta Fly Fishing Club (pays for the helicopter flight time), and GA and SC Department of Natural Resources (supplies the fish).
Please support Trout Unlimited through your membership…
Dec 10 (Tue) Regular Meeting for our CHRISTMAS DINNER, Rabun Manor Inn, Dillard, GA.
6:00 PM $25.00 per person.
More details soon!
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Nov 23 (Sat) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
Trail Work Day at Ellicott Rock Wilderness Area.
The group will be clearing the Chattooga River Trail from downed trees and protruding vegetation in the trail.
Meet at 9:00am at the Stumphouse Ranger Station, Mountain Rest.
More information and for the Volunteer Service Agreement to sign contact Randy McCoy .
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Nov 21 (Thurs) Rabun TU monthly meeting.
"Snagging more public trout waters" by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest land acquisition specialist Al Foster.
Learn about past, present, and future efforts to add Geor- gia trout stream acreage to the Forest Service inventory, and how we all can help this program! Fly Tying starts at 5:30, social 6:30 to 7:00.
Meeting…
A big Rabunite Waaa-WHOOO! for Ethan Scoggins (Coosa Valley Chapter), whose essay was chosen as a runner-up in the Trout Unlimited NATIONAL Essay Contest!
Ethan wrote about his experience at Trout Camp, reminding us just how much camp can mean to a teen and of the healing power that we all find in rivers. "What an amazing, friend…
The Rabun Chapter is looking for volunteers to assist with daily operations at the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery. Volunteers will perform manual labor work, such as grass cutting, trash pick up, and hatchery run cleaning. Work will take place each Tuesday and Thursday. If you are interested in volunteering, please download and fill out the Background Check form…
Oct 19 (Sat) Ladies Fly Fishing Clinic, 11 to 3 PM, hosted by Foothills & Rabun TU Chapters on private waters of the Soque Rivers.
Limited to 20 ladies @ $50 each.
Volunteer Mentors needed to help with roll casting instruction and fish landing.
For details, contact Michele Crawford (706) 490-4574 or by email crawfordart@windstream.net
Oct 17 (Thurs) Meeting
6:30 pm – Social & Yarn Spinning 7:00 pm – Program & Meeting
(You don’t have to believe the yarns if you don’t want to . . .)
Program: Karl Eckberg (Chattooga River Fly Shop) Tips for Fishing the Chattooga DH
He is going to be giving tips on fishing the Delayed Harvest this upcoming season!!
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Oct 12 (Sat) Fall Stream Clean-up on the West Fork of the Chattooga River. Volunteers needed. We will carpool from the campout and meet at the Overflow Camping Area/Canoe Launch off Forest Service Road 86 at 9:00 am. For more information, contact Wayne Prosser at (706) 746-6293 or by email at wp0968@windstream.net.
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Oct 9 – 13 (Wed – Sun) Fall Camping and Fishing Outing, Tallulah River.
Come join the Rabun Chapter at our annual Fall Campout!
The campout will be held from October 9-13 at Glenn English's property on the Tallulah River, off the Cat Gap Road in Persimmon, GA.
Camping will be primitive: water and toilets will be available…