Freshwater Fishing
A matter of perspective
We follow the stream where we can, fishing deep pools and smooth runs in water so clear we can see every detail of the streambed. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Live-bait options abound
I grew up fishing with live bait, catching trout in the upper reaches of Paddy Creek in western Burke County and bream in the large pools in the lower sections, using fat red worms collected from cow patties in the pastures near my home. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Summer: terrestrial time
In the summer, when insect hatches are sparse, trout depend more on what falls into the water than what hatches in it. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fly-fishing gets a museum
The heritage, art, science, craft and sport of fly fishing will be featured in a museum dedicated solely to fly fishing on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t miss May’s offering
May is an ideal time to be on a mountain trout stream. Wildflowers are in bloom, dogwoods and rhododendron are flowering and a multitude of mayfly, caddis and stonefly hatches are coming off — more hatches than any other time of the season. […]
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Fly-fishing patterns are constantly changing
Fly patterns constantly evolve as fly tiers originate new patterns and modify standard ones in an endless effort to find something that looks irresistible to a trout. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Noland is a Smoky jewel
Noland Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County is typical of hundreds of prime trout streams that crisscross the park: remote, scenic and full of trout. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Hazel Creek trout fishing
At some time or other, anyone who claims to be a mountain trout fisher makes his or her way to Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to pay homage to one of the South’s most celebrated trout streams. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t ignore January fish
In terms of weather, January and February are the roughest months of the year, a time when we get the coldest weather, along with snow and ice. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t delay, fish today
Winter fishing is often iffy in the mountains. Get out on a stream on one of those rare, warm sunny days, and you’ll likely hit a Blue-Winged Olive or midge hatch, and the trout will be hitting. […]