Burns Fishing Supplies : Stocking of the Chattahoochee River

Junior Pro-Staff Member Ryan Hartley and his friend had the chance to participate in the bucket stocking of the Chattahoochee River outside Atlanta, Georgia with the Upper Chattahoochee chapter of Trout Unlimited. This year he plans on volunteering on more stream restoration projects. Great goal Ryan!

Junior Pro-Staff Ryan Hartley

My name is Ryan Hartley, and I have grown up fishing. I remember the first time my dad took me fishing when I was little. He took me to a river that he fished in as a kid. I was so excited catching rainbow trout from the river bank. Ever since then I have been addicted to fishing. I am lucky enough to have 8 lakes within walking distance of my house. Within these 8 lakes I can catch bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie, carp, shad and maybe even some others. I was a camper at the Georgia Trout Camp during the summer of 2013, and then returned as a youth mentor in 2014. I received the "Julie Stalnaker" award for doing good job as a mentor. The award named after a woman who was an active TU member and conservationist in our area. Sadly she passed from cancer. I was honored to receive it.