Uptown strippers…on the border….
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Ah well…actually stripers ….much less common, even in a military town…
They ate the flashtail Whistler – http://www.flyfishga.com/flashtail.htm..
And for more mild-mannered fun, the skipjack are in too…
Kent - FlyFishGA
Yup…it’s a spring thing…
Kent - FlyFishGA
Scott, Flint has gotten almost fishable twice this spring. I had been planning on tomorrow.
Most years I get on in late March to mid April, but didn’t happen this year. Plus I’ve been pretty hung up on the striped fish for the last month…not a bad thing.
Kent - FlyFishGA
Bob,
Kent is the expert on the Flint but I have grew up near that river as well. The Upper Flint (upstream of Big Lazar WMA) is extemely susceptible to runoff. The slightest summer t-storm will muddy the river for days. With that said….the window to fish clear water is minimized.
As a general rule, the river fishes best in the heat of summer. I used to fish the river in a canoe….and now a Gheenoe. I would think a kayak would be excellent to traverse from shoal to shoal….then get out and wet wade. There is a nice mix of slow water and shoals.
I can’t speak to the lower Flint.
As Kent mentioned….Springtime around here is reserved for strippers 🙂 hybrids and white bass…….and the skipjack.
I can’t wait for low water and clear flows.
Kent I keep telling Clay Smith he needs to head over to Sprewell Bluff for some shoal bass action.
I could use a refresher myself
Zach, don’t believe that as you wrote the [s:3fvq65ey]book[/s:3fvq65ey] article…
Clay, sorry but I don’t know how to use spinning tackle…
My Flint page has info on Flint tactics.
And if you page down to the bottom of this page , you’ll find links to Zach’s article and to an Eastern Fly fishing article on the Flint and its shoal bass.
BTW, the river is ready!
Kent - FlyFishGA
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