Monday, October 06 - We got up at 6:30 and broke camp and were on the road at 8:52. We traveled 179 miles, stopped at Walmart for an hour in Rome, Ga and arrived at John Tanner at 1:55. We got set up on site 28 (which is nice, large, and not to close to neighbors) had dinner, then fished for a little while until dark. Joan caught the only fish, two bluegills on the fly rod. We have cable here, so tv reception is good, but we seem to have no cell phone reception. (Pictures soon)
Tuesday, October 07 - We took our coffee walk to the office and talked to our neighbor (Dave and Debbie), had breakfast, and did wash. We hiked around the lower lake and planned where we would take the kayaks. There is good access from shore on the upper lake, but not much on the lower. We unloaded the kayaks and had every intention on taking them out, but after having supper, we realized that we would only have about 45 minutes to fish before it would be dark. We took plan B and fished from shore on the upper lake, however, other than Joan getting some hits on a topwater grasshopper she was using, we caught nothing. Also, we encountered mosquitoes, which have not been a concern since we left the Everglades last April. Also, we are missing the mountains. (Added 10 Pictures)
Wednesday, October 08 – Rain, rain, rain. It rained all day, which folks around here welcomed. It has been over a month since the last rain here. We took our coffee walk in the morning down to one of the shelters overlooking the lake and enjoyed the rain and view. John tied some flies and Joan was online getting caught up on e-mails and checking for open sites in Florida for February. The rain finally let up in the evening so we fished, starting on the lower lake. Joan caught a nice bluegill on a tan foam hopper than John had tied earlier. John had bass follow a Clouser Minnow that he had tied, but they would not take it. It was nice to be able to get out after the rain.
Thursday, October 09 – It was cloudy in the morning and rained a little. We went down to the lake when it looked like the rain would wait and fished for awhile. Joan caught a small bass and John caught a very nice bluegill. The campground is getting more campers, including a family with a unit like ours. We talked to them for awhile. They are a busy family and struggle to find time to camp. John tied a few more flies and is getting proficient at tying Clousers. They work well in saltwater as well as fresh. We fished again in the evening and Joan did all the catching with three bluegill on an elk hair popper. John had to settle for a few good hits.
Friday, October 10 – We got the kayaks out after breakfast for a few hours, and put them in on the lower lake. We caught (Joan 3, John 2) nice bluegills on John tied flies and really enjoyed our outing. After dinner, we took a coffee walk around the lake and then walked around the campground and checked out all the rigs that have just pulled in. There are still sites available, but because of school days off, the place is hopping.
Saturday, October 11 – We took our coffee walk around the lake, had breakfast, and then headed into Carrollton to their flea market. John got a gooseneck lamp to use while fly tying in the camper and a tote bag to replace one that is wearing out for holding the cords, bungies, and stakes. We then went to Walmart to pick up a few food items. In the evening, after dinner, we had a fire and were joined by our neighbors, Ted and Mary.
Sunday, October 12 – We looked up a restaurant on the internet to go to for breakfast, but it turned out to be fast food. Actually, not too bad, but not what we were after. We got to First United Methodist early and sat in on a Sunday School Class. The group was very welcoming and friendly. One of the leaders talked about a recent trip to Africa, where we took well drilling equipment and drilled wells for a boy’s home in Kenya. We were quite impressed with the efforts going on there to help out folks who have so little. The contemporary service was excellent as was the message. We got some things ready to go in the morning and watched the Bears lose a heartbreaker to Atlanta. John had to remember where he was and not get too loud when the Bears nearly won it. We sat by a fire in the evening and enjoyed our last evening here. It has been quite windy and spitted a few drops of rain.
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