Swamp Angel
Senior Member
Weeeeelllllll doggies! (That's a Jed Clampett thing, but he is mah hero, so sometimes I say it also too.) It 'pears that this weekend ain't gonna be a partic'larly good one on the 'Hooch. It ain't real bad yet, accordin' to the follerin' page (http://ga2.er.usgs.gov/bacteria/), but the water clarity could git a good bit worse if'n these rains continue to load the 'Hooch with run-off from the storm rains in the towns along it's path. As of the writin' of this evenin's post, the turbidity has retch 17! That's purty heavy fer trout fishin'! In essence, that prolly means that there ain't a-gonna be no worthwhile trout fishin' on the 'Hooch 'til Saturday afternoon at best. But, in order for it to be within acceptable fishin' range fer me, I would want that turbidity readin' to be in he range of 3 to 12. It's still fishable (to some mild degree) all the way up to 23 or so. But it ain't preferable to have to deal with such muddiness. Even if'n it ain't as bad as the Miss'ippi or Ohio rivers. Ya gotta remember, we ain't fishin' fer catfish here!
I figger that fer me, this ain't so bad, though. I was just informed by mah wife, Meaux, that we was a-goin' to Jonesboro tomorrow afternoon fer a singin' event which her niece is participatin' in. At least I won't feel like I missed an exceptional day of fishin' on mah 'Hoochee-River.
As fer now, I reckon I'll just surf the web an' try to find somethin' to take mah mind off'n the fac' that I ain't out on the river today, and that Saturday is prolly a lost cause also too.
If'n anybody gits out an' has a good day fishin'. . . post right here an' lemme know 'bout it. I can't promise I won't git cussin'-mad 'cause I didn't gt to have a good day as well, but hearin' that somebody had a good day is better'n not hearin' nuthin' an' figgerin' that ever'body's day was a-just as miser'ble as mah own.
Mebbe Sunday after church'll be better.
One other thang, y'all. . . What other river waters are within drivin' distance of north metro-Atlanta that are as enjoyable as the 'Hooch? I got a nephew comin' up to visit from Dothan, Alabama, an' I gotta keep up mah appearance that I know what I'm a-doin' when it comes to catchin' fish from these rivers. He prefers crappie (sac-au-lait) fishin', so it ain' necesarrily gotta be a trout stream.
I figger that fer me, this ain't so bad, though. I was just informed by mah wife, Meaux, that we was a-goin' to Jonesboro tomorrow afternoon fer a singin' event which her niece is participatin' in. At least I won't feel like I missed an exceptional day of fishin' on mah 'Hoochee-River.
As fer now, I reckon I'll just surf the web an' try to find somethin' to take mah mind off'n the fac' that I ain't out on the river today, and that Saturday is prolly a lost cause also too.
If'n anybody gits out an' has a good day fishin'. . . post right here an' lemme know 'bout it. I can't promise I won't git cussin'-mad 'cause I didn't gt to have a good day as well, but hearin' that somebody had a good day is better'n not hearin' nuthin' an' figgerin' that ever'body's day was a-just as miser'ble as mah own.
Mebbe Sunday after church'll be better.
One other thang, y'all. . . What other river waters are within drivin' distance of north metro-Atlanta that are as enjoyable as the 'Hooch? I got a nephew comin' up to visit from Dothan, Alabama, an' I gotta keep up mah appearance that I know what I'm a-doin' when it comes to catchin' fish from these rivers. He prefers crappie (sac-au-lait) fishin', so it ain' necesarrily gotta be a trout stream.
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