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
High Water Streamer Fishing
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,
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
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
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