Primitive camping and fishing…
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Hey guys,
My family and I have just moved back to Atlanta this year. My 8 year old son has expressed an interest in trout fishing and camping. I am looking for some ideas on primitive camping and some places where we could do some trout fishing at the same time.
We did a little scouting the other weekend and ran across the camp sites on the tallulah river.
Do you guys have any other recommendations for a little farther off the beaten path? I think he could do 1-3 miles of hiking to get to a decent camp site.
If you don’t want to share anything in the public arena, I would gladly talk to you via email or cell. I have some good places in the Pisgah in NC that we used to go if anyone wants to swap some good info.
Thanks in advance for your time (not looking for any honey holes – just to build some good father son memories with my boy…)
Aaron
Lawrenceville, GA
novocon (at) yahoo (dot) comI would consider Mountaintown Creek up in the Cohutta. There is a seldom used biking trail that runs from the forest service road up top to the Bear Creek road/trailhead at the bottom, and I believe you can camp anywhere you like (of course being sure to clean up after yourself and leave the place in as good a shape as you found it). Trout Unlimited did a bunch of stream renovation on the lower stretch several years ago but some flooding knocked most of it out. As of the last time I was up int he states through (a couple of years ago) there were still plenty of stream-born browns and rainbows willing to eat small dry attractor patterns, and it is really beautiful country. Good luck!
Thanks Justin. That sounds like the kind of place we would want to explore. I appreciate the info. One of the major ideas I hope to plant in my children on these trips is conservation and an appreciation for the outdoors. Pack out what you pack in and leave the area nicer than you found it. If he gets into, we may even explore doing some work with TU on some of the stream renovation projects. I think he would enjoy seeing what is involved with the stocking programs and how they determine what and where to renovate.
Thanks for the info!
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