Tuesday my dad and I decided to go stay a few nights up in the blue ridge mountains, so I headed out early Wednesday morning to catch a hike before he met me down there. We spent Wednesday night getting settled in. Thursday morning we headed out to Cooper's creek, a creek a buddy of his spoke very highly of(20 some years ago). I was a bit hesitant, because since then it had developed into quite the popular camping destination, so I was afraid that it was way overfished. We got a late start, but the fishing was pretty good, and the scenery was even better.
The place was pretty heavily fished in the camping area, but the few miles before and after were relatively untouched.
We got an even later start that evening, so we settled on heading to the Toccoa River(it was only 15 minutes away). I didn't have very high hopes for this spot, but we didn't have time to go anywhere else. Plus, I caught a fairly large bream from this spot the past year, but it ended up being a bust.
We returned to Cooper's creek Friday morning and evening. In the morning we both caught a good few quality rainbows.
(Since I caught the first couple decent sized fish I decided to let him catch the biggest one
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The evening wasn't as good, but we still caught a few each. All in all the trip was a blast! I don't get the chance to fish streams and rivers like this often, so when I do I really cherish them. Not to mention me and my dad haven't had that much quality time just the two of us in a while.
I didn't take all that many pictures, but I definitely won't be forgetting this trip any time soon.
The remainder of my pictures:
One more of the few keepers
I recently designated this one my fishing folder
I typically carry a fixed blade for quick access for things like cutting line in a hurry. My one and only custom, a JK "Toby's knife" came along for the trip
One of the rainbows that I caught
And last but not least, the view from the cabin
