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High Water Streamer Fishing

High Water Streamer Fishing

It has been a cool, wet spring here in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Because of all the rain, TVA didn’t offer much in the way of low water during the entire month of May. While the trout fishing

Bryce June 7, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Tennessee Caddis Hatch

Tennessee Caddis Hatch

The caddis hatch on the tailwaters of East Tennessee has come and gone. Around here, fly fishermen anticipate this event all spring and while the cat is out of the bag on this hatch, (as you can tell from the

Bryce May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Spring in East Tennessee

Spring in East Tennessee

Spring is slowly advancing across the high country of Western North Carolina, but it is in full swing on the tailwaters of East Tennessee. The SDO crew hit the Watauga River this weekend and found a variety of bugs coming

Bryce April 10, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Backcountry Water About to Go Off

Backcountry Water About to Go Off

We’ve had some hit or miss days during early spring here in the high country of Western North Carolina. “It’s still early,” we keep telling ourselves, knowing that the main course is still yet to come once we’ve reached stable

Bryce April 6, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

Cloudy Day and Streamers on the Tailwaters

Cloudy Day and Streamers on the Tailwaters

We recently took advantage of a cloudy, nasty day in Tennessee to sling some big flies from the drift boat. We may have arrived as the bite window was closing. We were immediately into fish and moved several large browns,

Bryce February 6, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Cold Weather Not Slowing Down DH Fish

Cold Weather Not Slowing Down DH Fish

Saturday started out cold–16 degrees cold. In between busting the ice out of our guides, and searching for a little sunlight, we were able to put the hurt on some of our local delayed harvest fish. Deep nymph rigs were

Bryce February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

High Water in WNC

High Water in WNC

Last night and today’s rain brought our waters up just enough to give the streamer a shot. Articulated Kelly Galloup patterns were the ticket. The rain looks like it is clearing out so the streamer bite may taper off as water

Bryce January 23, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Streamers, Hoodies and Trout

Streamers, Hoodies and Trout

We had a couple of boats on the water in Tennessee this past Saturday. Fish are aggressive and giving chase to streamers. We’re still looking for the big streamer eaters, though… I don’t know which Chris is most amazed by…Nate, the

Bryce January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 New in Store, Personal Trip Read more

Sometimes You Only Catch One Fish

Sometimes You Only Catch One Fish

And sometimes that’s just fine. (Excuse the low-quality self-portrait.)

Bryce January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 Personal Trip Read more

Don’t Leave the Streamer Rod at Home

Don’t Leave the Streamer Rod at Home

Low water on the East Tennessee tailwaters usually means midges, nymphs and dry fly-dropper rigs. Which is why I headed to the river today with just two 5 weights. Ian, a friend of SDO, was along for the float and

Bryce January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 Personal Trip Read more
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