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2B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, July 11,2018
FROM 1B
Stables
years and moved to Dawson
County a few years ago from
Hall County.
“We moved to Dawson County
and to be honest with you, I love
this place probably more than any
place I’ve ever lived and I lived
on Hilton Head for 10 and a half
years,” Papaioanu said. “I love
the people. I love the farm. I just
love the lifestyle.”
It was the love for Dawson
County that inspired Papaioanu to
create Mountain View Stables
and Arenas for the community, as
a safe place to board horses as
well as a recreational facility for
horse enthusiasts and spectators
to enjoy.
In January 2018, after leasing
the land for two years, the
Papaioanus purchased the land
and began redesigning the infra
structure to make their vision a
reality.
“I think the key thing is in just
a couple of years - they’ve been
able to build a lot of infrastructure
to bring some of these events and
some other things we can do for
the local area to Dawsonville so
we’re excited about that,”
Papaioanus’ daughter said.
Gilbert and her husband, Bob,
decided to retire early so they
could help run the family farm.
Gilbert stepped away from an
executive position in Boston after
visiting Dawsonville and falling
in love with the same community
her parents have.
The facility is completely paid
for as the Papaioanus used their
retirement savings to revitalize
the old kangaroo conservation
infrastructure into a beautiful and
spacious place for both recre
ational and sporting fun.
“We took a gamble and said
‘no this is what we want to do for
ourselves and for our communi
ty,”’ Papaioanu said.
Mountain View currently has
two arenas used for a non-sanc-
tioned jackpot buckle series con
sisting of barrel and pole events,
as well as recreational training,
but Papaioanu has big plans for
the facility in the near future. The
parking area is currently being
constructed and plans to add rid
ing trails and obstacle courses are
underway.
“It’s the nicest arena around
without us having to drive like an
hour and a half or farther to get
somewhere that has the quality
that Miss Debbie has,” said Sherri
Hamilton, who is a regular at
Mountain View. “She’s put a lot
of time, a lot of thought and a lot
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of effort into everything that she’s
done out here and it’s a great
facility.”
The facility will continue to
grow as Papaioanu also plans to
develop a peewee group for
young riders and is looking to
host clinics and summer camps
for kids next year.
“A place like this is great
because the kids in the communi
ty - it gets them off the computer,
out of the malls, off the TV, off
the games. Girls can get out here
and be dirty and they’re accepted
by other girls. It’s not cliquey. It’s
just good wholesome fun,”
Hamilton said.
And the best part of Mountain
View is that all events are free for
spectators. Anyone who wants to
come watch of the events can
come in, park and make them
selves at home on the bleachers
around the arena.
“This is such a gem here in
Dawson County. It really is. It’s
beautiful and we have some real
ly great shows out here,” said
Michele Krumm, Georgia direc
tor of the National Pole Bending
Association.
The Papaioanus hope that
Mountain View will be a place
known for its family friendly and
wholesome environment, which
represents the community and
extended family she’s met
through her passion for horses.
Photos by Jessica Brown
Dawson County News
Kimberly Faith Allen, 9, and
her horse Bentley maneuver
around a barrel during an
exhibition run at Mountain
View Stables and Arenas
June 30. A horse stands
ready before a barrel racing
competition at Mountain
View Stables and Arenas
June 30.
“We really have all become
quite knitted together helping
each other and supporting each
other,” Papaiaonu said.
“The bottom line is, is Dawson
County should be proud to have
someone like Debbie running a
business because she puts her
heart into it and her soul,” said
regular rider Carol Sorrells. “It’s
a good family run business and
y’all are blessed to have her.”
Mountain View Stables and
Arenas is located at 222 Bailey
Waters Road in Dawsonville.
Updates on upcoming events
can be found on the Mountain
View Stables & Arenas Facebook
page.
FROM 1B
Fishing
Fishing with electronics
is much easier than many
people think. You don’t
have to tweak most units
as the stock settings are
mostly ready to go. Start
out by marking brush
piles, rocks and other
fishy looking cover below
the surface on your GPS.
Make sure that you fish
while exploring with your
graphs as you will often
stumble on to at least one
new productive area.
Once you have built a
milk run, you will have
plenty of areas to fish.
The more you fish, the
more structure and cover
you find. Make sure to
mark new waypoints with
a description like “brush,”
“rock pile,” “sunken
boat,” etc....
Fishing the brush piles
can be tough and many
anglers prefer a slower
pace. We fished in the
back of a couple of
creeks, even during the
4th of July, and had this
backwater all to our
selves. The large mouth
were up in water by less
than 10-feet and they
would crush a jig worked
in the channel bends. A
buzz-bait or Toad will
aggravate these shallow
largemouths into biting all
day long!
Night fishing is a great
way to beat the heat and
crowd. Cast a deep diving
crank bait, a large
Colorado bladed spinner
bait or a jig n’ pig combo
and work the brush in 15
to 25-feet of water.
Striper fishing: The
stripers are moving deep
er with the higher water
temperatures. Down lines
or large spoons have been
in order this past week
and this action will con
tinue to get better as the
stripers set up in predict
able locations.
Your electronics are the
key to finding stripers
right now. Idle your boat
around in the creek
mouths or out around the
islands where the bottom
is between 40 and 70-feet
deep. Look schools of
blue back herring or bet
ter yet the wavy lines or
arches that indicate
schools or stripers. Fish
your herring on a down
line with a long leader
and heavy weight. Set
them up just above where
you mark fish on your
electronics
The large spoon bite
has just started to get
going. Use a 6 to 9-inch
Ben Parker style spoon
and make sure you have
the correct tackle. These
spoons may seem large
but not if you compare
them to the size of the
long blue back herring or
the even larger gizzard
shad.
Use heavy 17 to
20-pound monofilament
line and drop your spoons
directly below the boat to
where you see stripers on
your graph. Some of the
times the spoon will get
intercepted before it hits
bottom but the best meth
od is to let them fall
below the school then
power reel them quickly
through the fish and hold
on! A striper will often
seem to just about tear
your arm out of the socket
as you reel it quickly back
up through the fish. This
fishing can be very excit
ing and will only get bet
ter as the fish move deep
er!
Fishing below Hydro
Glow Lights in the creek
mouths continue to be a
good bet for catching
stripers after dark. Some
good areas to try a Big
Creek, Flowery Branch or
6-Mile Creeks. Down line
herring or gizzard shad to
catch these nocturnal
feeders.
Crappie fishing has
slowed down during the
day as water temperatures
rise. The crappie are relat
ing to brush from 20 to 30
feet. Fish your jigs and
down lined minnows deep
early or later in the day.
Night fishing on the
bridges has been produc
ing some good stringer of
crappie. Casting small
jigs or live minnows on a
down line at around 10 to
15-feet deep. Target the
deeper bridge pilings or
cross beams.
Trout Fishing: Now
that the CORP is holding
back some water the trout
fishing has been good
early in the day or later
towards dusk.
Get out early to the
Buford Dam tail race to
go fishing! Cast a small
l/16th ounce Rooster Tail
around any runs or rapids.
Use as light a line as pos-
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sible. Avoid using swivels
or snaps when possible.
The mountain streams
are running fats and clear
except after the afternoon
thunder storms. Dry Flies,
inline spinners or live bait
(where permitted by law)
are all working well this
week.
Bank fishing: Get out
early to the Buford Dam
tail race or your favorite
mountain streams to catch
some of the plentiful trout
that the Georgia
Department of Recreation
has stocked for use
anglers. You can either
fish right below Buford
Dam or take advantage of
the trails and parking on
the Gwinnett County side
of the river. You can also
visit the Buford Dam
trout hatchery.
If you prefer to fish
with live bait, you can do
so legally above the
Highway 20 bridge.
Check local regulations in
the mountain trout waters.
Use the same light line
and a small hook with a !4
ounce split shot attached
about a foot to 18-inches
above the hook. Live
night crawlers, crickets,
corn or Berkley Power
Nuggets will all produce
fish. Target the deeper
pools and remember that
it is only legal to use one
hand held rod per angler!
Eric Aldrich is an outdoor
writer, marketing specialist
and bass angler. Reports
are based on personal
experience and permission
from a close network of
friends. He would love to
hear from his readers so
please email him at esal-
drich@yahoo.com
Remember to take a kid
fishing!
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