Summer is knocking on our door and we must switch our tactics to match the new season. Headwater trout are good but the water is skinny. Larger streams might have a few weeks of acceptable temperatures left in them and are fishing decently in the mornings. The Smokies cheat with an extra thousand feet of elevation, and those colder NC waters can extend our spring trout season. The bream spawn and resident bass make ponds a big hit, while river bass and stripers now give floating fans some... Read more ..read more

Welcome to our holiday fishing report. Area trout waters are low, clear, and a bit cooler than we’d normally expect at this time of year, thanks to a week of cooler weather that has extended our spring trout season. These moderate air temps should continue into next week. Trout are hungry but spooky. They’ve also been picky in the low water, with nearly all of our spring bug hatches now history. Dry/ dropper rigs have been good. Start with yellow or black on top and a small dark nymph, fur... Read more ..read more

Finally got a brown in the upper teens after losing a hog a month ago. Was solo so the pic isn’t the best ..read more

This bird crashed into door window on back porch. I was mighty tempted my Lord ..read more

Here’s your theme for this week: watch the weather... Read more ..read more

He tied me up these Rubber Legged Dragons along with one of his beautiful boxes several years back. These continue to be a top producer. Nice bluegill from this evening. Reel is an Orvis BBS II and Rod is a 7’6” TFO Lefty 3wt. Big medicine. These are the finer things in life ..read more

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Your "Happiness Is" thread about catching bream on the Flint had me pulling out my arsenal of fly rods this weekend. Several 5 and 6wt setups,,, including a 5.5 footer. But no dedicated bream setup. So while I was out today I decided to swing by Sportsmans Warehouse and add a 7 foot 3wt to use in my local skinny water trickles. I have a BBQ cookoff this weekend and a graduation party to plan/cook for next weekend. Hoping to have a go after that ..read more

Got out Saturday morning to a headwaters-ish creek full of wild trout that I visit every year. Its not the best, quietest, most remote, trophy water out there but its where The Fly Fishing Magic happened for the first time, where I got a creek right and was able to make the casts and choose the setups and catch trout - and every time I go back I feel that joy again. It's a funny creek that throws almost everything a mountain creek has at you - deceptively shallow runs that make it look... Read more ..read more

Mending the Line ..read more