Reel Angling Adventures
A Division of Toccoa Bend Images LLC -- A Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. Insured Outfitter

About Our Team

Reel Angling Adventures is proud to share its team of four professional and courteous guides with our clients.

Blended from a unique group of anglers, the guide team holds more a collective angling experience gained from among the fishing venues in the southern Appalachian Mountains and some of the finest fishing locations around the world.

Bob Borgwat

Bill Stranahan

Lee Howard

RAA's Bob Borgwat leads a four-man team of dedicated, professional fishing guides armed with life-long angling experience that has seen them pursue game fish in a variety of settings around the world.  

Bob Borgwat leads the guide team of Reel Angling Adventures as owner, administrator, web master and guide. His freelance writing, which focuses on both the fishing and hunting sports across the US, qualifies him as an active member of the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association.	At 55 years young, Bob's fishing experience in the southern Appalachian Mountains spans 22 years. A native Californian, he came to North Georgia in 1990 after living 15 years in Texas, where he honed his bass-fishing skills on the legendary lakes of East Texas. Bob's angling fortunes stretch to the rivers of Wyoming's Rocky  Mountains, high-country streams of California's Cascade Mountains, the bays and bayous of the Mississippi Delta, the waterways of Nicaragua's Caribbean jungles, the bonefish flats of The Bahamas, the rocky shelves of Mozambique's Indian Ocean,  the mysterious rivers of southern Africa, and more.  Much of his angling experience -- both stateside and abroad -- has been captured in his own  words and photography, as am award-winning contributor of more than 100 magazine articles published as a freelance writer and
editor for state, regional, national and international fishing magazines. Bob also has frequently served as interim senior editor for 18 state titles of outdoors magazines published by Intermedia Outdoors in Marietta, Gerogia. He is an active member of the Blue Ridge Mountain chapter (#696) of Trout Unlimited where he heads up the Toccoa River Improvement Committee.
Bob’s passion for the pull of a fish on a fishing line never limits his scope in fishing – neither the fish, techniques, nor tackle for the job at hand. You’re just as likely to see him slinging plastic worms for smallmouth bass with conventional tackle as you are to see him flogging a favorite trout stream with a 4-weight fly rod. Click the links below to learn more about our other guides ... Bill Stranahan Lee Howard

Blackwater Baits

Premium Wood Topwater Lures for Freshwater & Saltwater Gamefish

Phone: (706) 838-5259

LightTackle-Fishing.com

Freshwater & Saltwater Light-Tackle Fishing Gear that Catches Fish!

Phone: (706) 835-5013

Vero Beach, FL

Blue Ridge Highlander

Brasstown Valley Resort

Mountain elegance for
all ages, moderate climate for heavenly outdoor escapes in the surrounding forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
and year-round championship golf.

Phone: (706) 379-9900

Blairsville, GA

Reliance Fly & Tackle
Flies, tackle, deli & convenience
store on the Hiwassee River
Phone: 423-338-7771
Reliance, TN

Appalachian Outfitters

104 Tennessee St
Murphy, NC 28906
(828) 837-4165

Hiwassee Outfitters

The leading outdoor recreation destination in the Cherokee National Forest., specializing on rafting on the Hiwassee River. Visit our campground
and store, too!

155 Ellis Creek Road

Reliance, TN 37369

(800) -338-8133

Fly Box Outfitters
Flies, rods, reels, sportswear
& more
Phone: 866-460-2507
Kennesaw, GA

Tritt's Sporting Goods
Your source for the outdoors --
fishing, fly-fishing, hunting,
archery, boots, knives, camo
and much more -- at the foot
of the North Georgia Mountains.
Phone: (706) 864-1732
Dahlonega, GA

The Fish Hawk
Atlanta's Premier Fly Shop
Phone: 404-237-3473
Atlanta, GA

Costa Del Mar Sunglasses

Manufacturing polarized sunglasses for extreme outdoor environments.
Phone: (800) 447-3700

St. Croix Rods
Invest in a St. Croix rod
& you invest in a relationship
Phone: 715-762-3226
Park Falls, WI

Columbia Sportswear

Global leader in the design, sourcing, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel and footwear. including Columbia Sportswear, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel, Montrail and Pacific Trail.
Portland Flagship Store
Portland, OR 97205-3002
Tel: (503) 226-6800
Fax: (503) 226-6900

Scott Rods

When you fish a Scott fly rod, you are fishing the best technology. It's our promise.

Phone: 800-728-7208

Ross Reels

The No. 1 Selling Fly-Fishing
Reels in the USA

Montrose, CO

FlyFishing for Vets

Healing through fly-fishing ...
in a peaceful setting among
friends and family whose care
provides a welcome relieve
from the stress of recovery