That's the way trout fishing has gotten in North Georgia. All the pristine trout water has been leased up by private trout fishing clubs and the public water only have trout in them when the Game & Fish trucks back up and dump hatchery raised trout. Downstream the typical nonconnected fly fishermen are standing shoulder to shoulder to catch a 5 or 6 inch trout. Last summer my wife and I booked a two day fish trip on the Chattahoochee in North Georgia. Saw one bow in two days and my wife caught it It was a giant 4 incher. I have been warm water and saltwater fly fishing for 60 years and I always gauged a fish by weight, 5 lb. bass, 2 lb. channel cat, etc. This new breed of flyfisher gauges by length, 8 inch rainbow, etc. Most of these dudes didn't know what fly fishing was until they saw a "River Runs Through It."
The only thing historic about those taverns are the buildings. Down where I live now, we call em 2-beer joints. Buy two beers, one to frink and one to throw. I have found a couple of knife and gun clubs in Madison. Didn't stay long. LOL