Session 1
Fishing Smith Creek DH water in Helen Ga. Conditions on day one were rainy with high water. Temps were about 47 degrees and like an idiot, I didn’t get water temperatures……… again.
Our first beat was Beat 1 on the upper section. On initial scouting, it appeared to be a short beat, with only two likely looking spots for holding fish. It’s funny that I say that now that I have thought long and hard about the spots in which to search for trout within a beat. My beat management philosophy for hour and a half sessions, has been to park on the A water and drain it dry for the entire session. I think “A” water can be further defined: