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300 n River Ro i l b ad am Soque River Clarkesville, Georgia 30523
Run the rapid and leap the fall, Split at the rock and together again, Accept my bed, or narrow or wide, And flee from folly on every side - SIDNEY LANIER -
The Song Of The Chattahoochee - SIDNEY LANIER 1842-1881
Out of the hills of Habersham, Down the valleys of Hall, I hurry amain to reach the plain, Run the rapid and leap the fall, Split at the rock and together again, Accept my bed, or narrow or wide, And flee from folly on every side With a lover’s pain to attain the plain Far from the hills of Habersham, Far from the valleys of Hall. All down the hills of Habersham, All through the valleys of Hall, The rushes cried ‘Abide, abide,’ The willful waterweeds held me thrall, The laving laurel turned my tide, The ferns and the fondling grass said ‘Stay,’ The dewberry dipped for to work delay, And the little reeds sighed ‘Abide, abide, Here in the hills of Habersham, Here in the valleys of Hall.’
High o’er the hills of Habersham, Veiling the valleys of Hall, The hickory told me manifold Fair tales of shade, the poplar tall Wrought me her shadowy self to hold, The chestnut, the oak, the walnut, the pine, Overleaning, with flickering meaning and sign, Said, ‘Pass not, so cold, these manifold Deep shades of the hills of Habersham, These glades in the valleys of Hall.’ And oft in the hills of Habersham, And oft in the valleys of Hall, The white quartz shone, and the smooth brook-stone Did bar me of passage with friendly brawl, And many a luminous jewel lone -- Crystals clear or a-cloud with mist, Ruby, garnet and amethyst -Made lures with the lights of streaming stone In the clefts of the hills of Habersham, In the beds of the valleys of Hall. But oh, not the hills of Habersham, And oh, not the valleys of Hall Avail: I am fain for to water the plain. Downward the voices of Duty call -Downward, to toil and be mixed with the main, The dry fields burn, and the mills are to turn, And a myriad flowers mortally yearn, And the lordly main from beyond the plain Calls o’er the hills of Habersham, Calls through the valleys of Hall.
Georgia’s Soque River has gained fame in trout fishing circles for producing trophy rainbow and brown trout. Almost all of the river is private, although access through commercial fishing lodges is available. Small stretches are public within the Chattahoochee National Forest. A portion of the river is also within the Tray Mountain Wilderness. The Soque River and its watershed are located entirely within the county boundaries of Habersham County in northeast Georgia. The Soque is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River. Portions of the river run along State Route 197.
Headwaters
Raper Creek Shoal Creek
Main-stem Soque River
Deep Creek
Beaverdam Creek
The Soque River is a 30-mile-long tributary to the Chattahoochee River, and much of its length through Habersham County, Georgia. is privately held and heavily managed for trophy brown and rainbow trout. The Soque offers the kind of fishing that lures in celebrities, CEOs, and heads of state. In terms of numbers and size of trout, it is some of the best water this side of Alaska.
Yellowbank Creek
Hazel Creek
Figure 2. Subwatersheds of the Soque River Watershed
The Soque River starts and ends in Habersham County, this river’s cold temperatures are the secret to the large Rainbow, Brook and Brown trout that inhabit it. The average trout caught here weighs between 4 and 12 pounds..
“The cast is so soft and slow that it can be followed like an ash settling from a fireplace chimney. One of life’s quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly becoming the author of something beautiful, even if it is only a floating ash.” - NORMAN MACLEAN -
“The trout is still with me, as are my memories. The future is somewhere between these two forces, but it lives in mystery. The river records to trail behind or before me, and covers everything as it flows. This mountain and this river are old, yet as I wade alone, they both appear young and new to me.� - DANIEL J. RICE -
Ramblin River Road
Ramblin River Road, is a 46.7+/--acre tract of land 11.4 miles northwest of the city of Clarkesville, Georgia along Hwy 197. • Outstanding and world renown trout fishing • 46+/- acres of extraordinary privacy • Over 3100Ft of shore line on the Soque River • Shore line is on BOTH sides of the Soque • Two acre pond • Minutes from Lake Burton, Seed and Rabun • Open pastures, wooded • Mountain views • Property adjoins the National Forest HOUSE • Adorable cottage steps away from the river’s edge • Three bedrooms – Three baths • Open Floor plan • Vaulted Ceilings • Hardwood floors throughout • Delightful great room with floor to ceiling stacked stone fireplace • Kitchen with granite countertops open to family room • Large Master Suite with sitting area, wood burning stove and walk in closet • Master en-suite bath with jetted tub, separate shower and large vanity • Den/Study off of the master suite with floor to ceiling windows • Additional main level bedroom with bath • Third bedroom is upstairs with en-suite bath and private balcony • Beautiful year round sunroom with hardwood floors overlooks the river • Wonderful deck for cookouts and entertaining ADDITIONAL PROPERTY FEATURES • Large Car/Boat Shed • 60 x 40 Equipment barn and workshop • Incredible wildlife-trophy deer, turkey abound • Conservation Easement empowering protection of the Soque River
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300 lin River Roa b m d a Soque River Clarkesville, Georgia 30523
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