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    Watauga River Cleanup

    River cleanup on the Watauga Tailrace
    March 20, 2010
    Meet at Blevins Rd TWRA access at 10:00 am
    Contact:
    Capt. Tim Holcomb
    Watauaga River Lodge
    828-260-5782 cell
    828-733-3001 home
    troutpimp@hotmail.com

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A Guide to Fly Fishing North Carolina mountain trout streams
The trout streams in the Blue Ridge , Appalachian , & Great Smoky mountains of North Carolina from
Cherokee to Asheville to Boone host the best fishing  streams there are in North Carolina .  Some of our neighboring states contain great fly fishing trout waters also. With such close access to Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia,  and Georgia the fishing possibilities seem endless. In most of these trout streams and rivers you can catch all three types of trout; like brook trout, rainbow trout, and brown trout. The wild  fish tend to be smaller in NC, more so than the stocked ones, but it takes more stealth to catch the wild trout when fly fishing. The stocked trout are easy to catch at first, but harder as the season progresses. Over all fly fishing in the North Carolina mountains is an exceptional trout fishing haven with over 3,000 miles of trout streams open to fishing through out Western NC. All these streams are enjoyed by many beginners and old timers a like. One thing is for sure though once the fly fishing bug grabs you it will make you think about Fly Fishing All The Time.

This site is a guide to Fly Fishing North Carolina Mountain Trout Streams, you'll find; Pictures of my fly fishing trips with in North Carolina , flies I used to catch these trout, entomology to help you understand the insects that trout eat, plus a local Hatch Chart to see what is hatching on your local streams. The site has interactive maps to help you find fly fishing streams in NC. It has a trout stocking schedule for all North Carolina trout streams, and GPS coordinates on how to get to streams you want to fish. There are links to instructional subjects on Fly Fishing and local links to all North Carolina's fly fishing shops and guide services in NC. I have Fly Fishing Reports that are dated with pictures & videos.
 
Fly Fishing Smallmouth
intro_smalliesI finally got out to do my first smallmouth bass fishing trip of the year. I headed out with my buddy Evan who owns High Country Angler. Evan also does Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Guide trips if you you want to catch pigs....
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Trout of Steel
intro_brownsofsteelHad a little time to head out to a wild stream, so I took the family and a friend of my son and hit the road for some solitude,  fresh air, and fiesty little wild trout. We did a little scouting around other feeder creeks to see how the...
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Fly Fishing South Holston
intro_southholstonriverI wanted to wade the South Holston River and fish for some brown trout so I called my buddy Evan who owns a guide service for fly fishing TN and he had a free day to get out and fish some. So I packed up for the trip and ...
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Bass on the Fly
intro_bassonthefly Well I hit my favorite little pond for a little Fly Fishing for Bass & Bluegill. I got an early start and got on the water by 10:30. I launched out after taking in  the great morning views and all the wildlife that surrounds this pond...
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Yellowstone Prong
intro_yellowstone_prong Yellowstone Prong Shining Rock Wilderness--Went fishing again for some wild trout. I started this trip with a friend (Jack Smith) I met off the internet for fly fishing. My wife, son (5yrs old), me, and Jack started by going down....
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Dreamin' of Appalachia
intro_dreaminappalachiaMemorial day weekend was looming and we had no plans for where to stay in the mountains for our 3 day weekend. So Friday morning, the start of Memorial day weekend, I got a motel for the 3 days & planed fish some wild trout streams...
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Bluegill on the Fly
intro_bluegillflyfishingI met up with a friend who doesn't get to fly fish much but had a new fly rod and wanted to try it out...so I did the obvious thing and took him fishing to my local Bass and Bluegill pond to try out the new fly rod. We headed out in the pontoons...
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Fly Fishing Watauga River
intro_watauga_riverHeaded out to TN for a few days of fishing with my buddy Evan who owns a guide service for fly fishing TN to fly fish the watauga river. I took my Dad along for the trip. We took off Thursday in the late afternoon and...
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Wild Brook Trout
intro_wildtroutWell it was a Friday night and I needed to get a break from work this weekend, but at the same time I almost needed to stay home and do some work too. So with the weather being a factor on Saturday I decided to hold off on a.......
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