About midnight on July 15, 2011, a flash-flood sent a 10-foot wall of water through the Cherokee Indian Tribal Hatchery, washing away or killing 435,000 trout and leaving raceways buried in silt. […]
Beginning around the middle of March, streams begin warming up, trout become active and hungry, and mountain anglers enjoy some of the best trout fishing of the year. […]
Some mountain gamefish are prized for their fight. Hook a bass, smallmouth or largemouth, and you’re in for some exciting action. […]
If you want to catch high numbers of trout in the winter, head for a delayed-harvest stream. These streams are heavily stocked in October and November, and fishing remains good throughout the cold months. […]
Jacob Fork is somewhat of an anomaly. It is a foothills stream with the characteristics of a high-mountain trout stream. It rises in southern Burke County and flows northeast into Catawba County where it joins Henry Fork to form the South Fork of the Catawba River. […]
Fishing conditions haven’t been ideal this summer. Week-long stretches of 90-degree temperatures, coupled with too little rain, have had a detrimental impact on many trout streams. […]
Fishing journal, June 5-8, 2011. Place: Graham County. Streams: Santeetlah Creek, Little Santeetlah Creek, Big Snowbird Creek (hatchery-supported section); Big Snowbird Creek (wild-trout waters). […]
Few places exist where you can fish for trout with elk looking over your shoulder, and few western North Carolina streams contain more brook trout than rainbows or brown trout. […]
If you don’t mind crowds, head for the Davidson, the Tuckasegee, the Nantahala and South Toe rivers. […]
Brook trout have survived large-scale logging operations, loss of quality habitat, introduction of non-native species, ravages of nature, and overfishing since 1900. […]
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