Burns Fishing Supplies : Fly Fishing Camp

This summer each Georgia TU chapter sent two kids to Fly Fishing Camp. Burns Fishing Supplies' Junior Pro Staff and TU Member, Ryan Hartley and his brother Myles were able to attend. At camp they learned techniques for fly fishing and fly tying.

Ryan Hartley with a big rainbow trout.

Ryan with a woolybugger fly he made at camp.

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.