Swainsboro, Georgia (October 16, 2007) – The Southeast Georgia hunting and fishing resort Flat Creek Lodge announced the addition of Sporting Club Director Robert Edwards to its highly skilled team. Edwards brings a new level of expertise to the property, having earned his stripes working at places like the Cloister Resort and Remington Shooting School and instructing at first-rate shooting tournaments like the Charlton Heston Celebrity Shoot for the NRA.  

Finding an ideal home at Flat Creek Lodge, Edwards asserts that he has been an outdoorsman all his life and can happily say that for the past 30 years, he has earned his living shooting guns or fishing. His professional know-how will advance the hunting, fishing and clay target shooting programs at Flat Creek Lodge, beginning with a full assessment of the current amenities and implementing a long term plan for improvements.  
"We are very excited about the addition of Bob Edwards to our staff.  He brings with him a wealth of hunting and fishing experience and expertise,” said Cathy McDaniel, Flat Creek Lodge General Manager. “We are sure that this addition with take our hunting and sporting clay programs to new levels."

“Flat Creek Lodge is a diamond hidden in the state of Georgia,” says Edwards. “It currently offers a five-star resort experience, and I look forward to developing a five-star hunting, shooting and fishing program.” Edwards is surely the man who can make it happen. In addition to spending five years as Gun Club and Waterfront Manager for the Cloister Resort and Spa on Sea Island, Georgia, he was the Director of Shooting Sports for The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia where he designed and built the sporting clay facility. He most recently held the title of General Manager of the Forest City Gun Club in Savannah, Georgia. Edwards’ fishing expertise includes a sixth place finish in the Bahamas Billfish Championship in 2006, as Captain aboard the Roulette a 61’ Jarrett Bay Sportfisherman and Lead Instructor of the Genmar Backwater Fishing Schools at Tarpon Lodge on Pine Island, Florida. He also spent four years as the Director of Marketing and Promotions for Sporting Clays Magazine.    

Located just three hours southeast of Atlanta, Flat Creek Lodge welcomes the discerning sportsman and sportswoman to an unforgettable hunting and fishing adventure. Amid a pristine and private woodland preserve, guests can stay in the main Lodge or in a private Cottage.  Visitors can enjoy many outdoor activities, relax in the Spa, or pamper themselves in the uniquely designed Japanese Bathhouse before experiencing the cuisine in the Flat Creek Lodge Dining Room.  Menus feature fresh, seasonal herbs, fruits, and vegetables, wild game and seafood from the Golden Isles of Georgia.  Dining on Friday and Saturday evenings is four or five courses paired with just the right wine. 

The 2,000-acre Flat Creek Lodge is located at 367 Bishop Chapel Church Road, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401. The Lodge can be reached at 478.237.FISH or 877.352.8273.  It can also be visited online at www.flatcreeklodge.com.