Flint

Ran Flat Shoals road near Concord GA to HWY 74 Woodbury yesterday. Flat Shoals is gorgeous and was the set of the Walking Dead for an episode. Put in on the northeast side of the bridge in Pike County. You will see a sign that says 'no parking'. Put in there and park your car up the east side of the bridge a hundred yards on the right and you will be fine. We were at low water levels (800 cfs or so) and had to drag our boats over a few shoals down past the bridge but it wasn't bad. Stay left as you exit the main shoals area and there are a couple of Class 1+, maybe Class 2 depending on water levels. A lot of fun. I'd say 2/3rds of the run was good moving water with several Class 1s as you move south. Saw lots of wildlife and gorgeous scenery. Incredibly quiet here! Last 2 miles were slow. Caught a shoal bass! At the take out, make sure to go to the ramp. The area can be deceiving and you could be fooled into going up the dirt bank. Continue down about 150 yards past the Hwy 74 bridge and you will see the ramp waiting for you. Beautiful section of the river that many don't see because of the walker at Flat Shoals Road. Warning - there is still a walker at Flat Shoals today! He will harass you from the bridge and will move over to the west side of the river and harass you from the banks. He will claim that he will 'call the game warden on ya' if you step out of your boat to get over a shoal. He drives a white pickup truck, is about 80 with white hair and is harmless. He claims he works for the landowner and that 'when the water is low, his boss owns the river'. Such malarkey! But he will try to make you think twice about coming back. Go back! Perhaps we could get a coalition for a class action on this guy. So ridiculous. The rivers are ours! I plan on going back when the water is up and invite the game warden to go with me!