Congratulations to Rabunite Broderick Crawford, whose design of a Brook Trout surfacing for a fly was chosen by the public in a voting process as the new GA Wildlife license plate! The new tags are a one-time first purchase fee of $60.00 then a $35.00 renewal fee each year. A portion of the fees goes…
Aug 15 (Thurs) Meeting, 6:30 PM
Troop 6 Scout Hut
Program: Steve Hudson - Bluelining 101 -- an introduction to the science and art of "bluelining" (hitting headwater streams).
Beginning in August, 2013 the Rabun Chapter monthly meetings will be held the third Thursday of each month, except for July and December, to be held at the “Scout Hut”, located…
Spring Camping & Fishing Outing, Location Cherry Hill C.G. High water...real high water...was the significant feature of the Rabun Chapter Campout at Cherry Hill. Fishing, wading and catching were all difficult but some Rabunites did prevail. Some smaller streams were explored and success was found there. Compared to previous chapter campouts the crowd was sparse.…
July 16 (Tues) Annual Chapter Family Picnic, 6 PM, Kelly’s Water Falls Park. Custom rod raffle winner will be drawn (see page 2 of this newsletter).
The Rabun Chapter has started a new youth outreach with the Boy and Girl Scouts of Rabun County! The Scouts meet on Tuesday nights, which have also been the nights the Rabun Chapter met. In order to accommodate their schedule and allow the Scouts to be included in the Chapter meetings, we are changing the day of week for…
Apr 13 (Sat) In-stream Workday – Hedden Creek. A 44-member strong conservation conclave descended upon the Double Bit campground to do good deeds for wild brown trout. This multigenerational gang followed the lead of Forest Service and GADNR fisheries technicians and repaired nine trout habitat improvement structures, placed into Hedden Creek decades ago by the…
Many of our members have expressed an interest in contacting other chapter members. Many times this has been to coordinate fishing trips, extend invitations to participate in chapter meetings and events, follow up on a member who is ill or to offer condolences and expressions of sympathy. Why can we not use our directory of…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED because of lack of litter due to encouragement by campground management, the efforts of most campers to police the area themselves and largely to the routine and thorough sweep of the area by a dedicated volunteer who removes all trash at least once a week.
June 22 (Sat) River Clean-up Day,…
June 18 (Tues) 6:30 PM,
RE/MAX Office
Program: "From Two Inches to Ten Pounds, the Wild Browns of the Hooch Tailwater"
By Patrick O'Rouke, Fisheries Biologist with the GA WRD.
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June 9 - 14 : - 10th Annual GEORGIA TROUT CAMP at RGNS. Contact: Charlie Breithaupt knc615@windstream.net
Passing it on!
Location: Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
Camp Dates: June 9 (Sunday) – June 14 (Friday)
Cost: $450 per camper (financial aid is available) Includes room, board, and all activities for the five-day camp.
(Campers must be within the ages of 12…