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Автор: David Cannon L.
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       Fly Fishing

       the

       Tallulah River

       an excerpt from Fly Fishing Georgia

       David Cannon

      Photography by Chad McClure • Foreword by Jimmy Harris

      David Cannon fishes the trophy section of Dukes Creek.

       Table of Contents

       Copyright

       Other Georgia Waters Available as No Nonsense ebooks

       About the Author

       About the Photographer

       Dedications

       Acknowledgments

       Foreword

       Fly Fishing Georgia

       Southern Appalachian Freestone Streams Hatch Chart

       Flies to Use in Georgia

       Tallulah River

       Resources

       Conservation

       More No Nonsense Guides

       Fly Fishing Knots

       Copyright

       Fly Fishing the Tallulah River

      ISBN-13 978-1-61881-017-5 (ebook)

      an excerpt from

      Fly Fishing Georgia

      A No Nonsense Guide to Top Waters

      ISBN-13 978-1-61881-000-7 (ebook)

      Printed edition:

      ISBN-10 1-892469-20-0

      ISBN-13 978-1-892469-20-5

      © 2009 David Cannon and

      Charles McClure

      Published by:

      No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebooks

      P.O. Box 91858

      Tucson, AZ 85752-1858

      (520) 547-2462

      www.nononsenseguides.com

      Editor: Howard Fisher

      Maps, Knot Illustrations and Fly Photos: Pete Chadwell, Dynamic Arts

      Photos: by Chad McClure, except where noted.

      Design and Production: Doug Goewey

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Segments of this book may be reproduced when using brief excerpts in critical reviews and articles, with appropriate credit.

       Other Georgia Waters available as No Nonsense ebooks

       Blue Ridge Reservoir

       Bull Sluice Lake & Morgan Falls Dam Area

       Chattahoochee River

       Chattooga River

       Clarks Hill Reservoir

       Conasauga River

       Dukes Creek

       Flint River

       Georgia’s Colonial Coast

       Jacks River

       Jones Creek

       Lake Sidney Lanier

       Lake Seminole

       Lake Varner

       Noontootla Creek

       Savannah River

       Toccoa River

       Waters Creek

       Amicalola Creek: Delayed Harvest

       Smith Creek: Delayed Harvest

       About the Author

      David Cannon caught his first fish at the age of five in his grandparents’ pond on their farm in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. Little did he know then that a small bream caught on a bare hook would hatch a lifelong passion—some might even call it an obsession—in the pursuits of all things finned.

      Growing up in the suburbs of north Atlanta, David could be found either on a basketball court or on the banks of a farm pond within a short walk of home. After heading into the mountains for college—first at Young Harris College, then at North Georgia College and State University—he discovered a strange fish in the local creeks that spent its entire life battling current all for the pleasure of eating a few small bugs. Not long after this discovery, David made another find—the fly rod—and he soon found himself in the vicious throws of addiction.

      After spending a few months as an intern for Governor Sonny Perdue, he landed a job at the state’s largest hunting and fishing magazine, Georgia Outdoor News. Because of his addiction, he was given the opportunity to write and was blessed with his own monthly column on fly fishing north Georgia called “Cannon’s Creel,” in addition to some news and feature writing.

      In 2007, David jumped at the chance to work for Morris Sporting Group, publisher of American Angler, Fly Tyer, and the legendary