All is not lost for winter anglers
Trout activity slows to a snail’s pace in the winter, when streams are icy cold and often iced-over on the fringes. Hatches are fewer, and topwater action is minimal. […]
Trout activity slows to a snail’s pace in the winter, when streams are icy cold and often iced-over on the fringes. Hatches are fewer, and topwater action is minimal. […]
Brook trout have inhabited mountain streams for thousands of years, possibly pre-dating humans. […]
The two best trout-fishing seasons are spring and fall. In early spring, wildflowers poke out of winter leaf cover, and trees begin to bud. […]
I discovered on a late summer outing to Tanasee Creek in Jackson County that brown trout are especially fond of inchworms. […]
Long before the first settlers arrived in Western North Carolina mountains, and long before “gentlemen” fly fishers discovered the fine trout waters of the Southern Appalachians, the Cherokee were using flies to catch trout, not for sport, but for food. […]
Summer is an ideal time to plan a fishing/camping trip to the mountains. The weather is ideal, with warm days and cool evenings, making sleeping out a true pleasure. […]
Hunkered under the wide limbs of a huge spruce, I waited out an early summer rainstorm, a hard, pounding, gully-washer kind of rain. […]
The historic Dillsboro Dam in Jackson County has been demolished, creating approximately 32 miles of free-flowing water on the Tuckasegee River from Cullowhee to Fontana Reservoir. […]
I believe in the merits of catch-and-release, but I’m not a hard-core purist like many Trout Unlimited members. […]
Spring is truly the time of the trout fisher. The weather is perfect for fishing, wildflowers are in bloom, and, best of all, mayfly hatches are emerging. […]
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