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Who needs to go out west when you have the South Holston

Really, I get the same comments all of the time. Those comments are; “Where do you fly fish around here?”, “I can’t wait to go out west.” and “It’s just different out west”. Most of the time these folks have never fished the South Holston or Watauga tailwaters, or if they have, they have . . . → Read More: Who needs to go out west when you have the South Holston

The Clinch gives up another surprise!

Made it out to fish with a friend that happened to be passing through town.  I had a mid-term to study for, so I could only fish half of the day .  We decided on the Clinch as it is only about 20 minutes from the house.  Plus, it has been giving up some . . . → Read More: The Clinch gives up another surprise!

The Tennessee Tour

Let me first say how fortunate I am to live in an area that has such great and diverse fishing opportunities. East Tennessee has everything that a fisherman could ever want. From small mountain streams to tailwaters that fish like rivers in Montana and plenty of lakes in between.

Every year one of my . . . → Read More: The Tennessee Tour

Spring Fishing Report Southeastern Style!

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Hiwassee River Update…We have a great spring situation occurring on the river now. TVA is doing some work to the penstock in Apalachia Lake so we are getting a constant flow from the dam which is the equivalence of between one and two turbines. This should persist through . . . → Read More: Spring Fishing Report Southeastern Style!

Watuaga Rain Day

Not every day on the water can be great.  Some days it is just nice to be out in the sun, floating down a river.  Other days you can have horrible conditions and the epic fishing makes it unforgettable.  Those are the days that keep us going back.  Sunday was one of those days.  It . . . → Read More: Watuaga Rain Day

BigHorn River with Xtreme Trout

Steve Sylvis and his crew are doing another trip out to the Bighorn in August. This river is amazing, a couple of us hit it two years ago and had an absolute blast. The average size fish on the big horn is a nice fish anywhere. Bighorn Fly and Tackle is also a top . . . → Read More: BigHorn River with Xtreme Trout

South Holston and Streamers

I kicked off the new year to a good start. On Tuesday I made it up to the South Holston River to fish with a couple of buddies, Jake and Ben. We floated from the wier down to Weaver Pike Bridge. TVA was generating from 6 am to noon and we put on the . . . → Read More: South Holston and Streamers

Friday Float!

 

 Clay and I drove up to the Watauga River and dumped the boat in at Blevins around 10:00am. As we floated down stream we got into a nasty midge hatch with fish rising everywhere. We caught a few and lost too many. So we decided  to streamer fish the rest of the day . . . → Read More: Friday Float!

Clank and Topper fish the Clinch 5/30/10

Happy Memorial Day. I want to thank those who have given their lives and those who put their lives at risk to give me the freedom to be a Trout Bum.

I hope everyone has been able to hit the water at some point this weekend. I got to spend the day . . . → Read More: Clank and Topper fish the Clinch 5/30/10

South Holston and Clinch March 16 thru 19, 2010

My best friend Wade came into to town for a few days to do some East Tennessee fly fishing. He had been working a bunch and really needed a break. We really lucked out with some great weather and excellent fishing. Also another buddy joined us for a couple of days from Indiana. It’s . . . → Read More: South Holston and Clinch March 16 thru 19, 2010