Fishing
Some like it hot, but trout do not
In the heat of summer, when mountain streams often are low and clear, trout are less active and spookier than usual. […]
Head for the Mountains
Fishing
Sometimes you must spin to win
Spinner fishing is a good alternative to fly fishing when trout aren’t rising to a hatch or snatching a nymph. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Delayed harvest helps all anglers
Opening day of the catch-and-keep season always attracts a distinct group of trout fishers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Month of wild flowers, mayflies
April is the month of wildflowers and mayflies.
Service trees, trillium, trout lily, wood anemone, bloodroot and chickweed are among the first wildflowers, and March Brown, Hendrickson and Quill Gordon are among the first mayflies to hatch in the spring. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Trout opener will be different
Opening day of the hatchery-supported fishing season will be a bit different this year.
Anglers should see more trout during March, April and May and fewer trout in the hot summer months. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Cherokee bolsters trout program
Prompted in part by one of its worst fishing seasons in recent history, Cherokee fishery officials are planning a major upgrade of the tribe’s popular fishing program. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Winter arrives at high country
Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown.
Except for evergreens, trees have been stripped of their leaves, leaving only bare, twiggy branches. It’s a stark and different kind of beauty here in the winter. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Low water presents challenges
Trout streams flowing through North Carolina’s mountains are at the lowest levels they’ve been in years, the result of a persistent drought that has affected this region and the entire state during 2007. […]
Freshwater Fishing
French Broad’s smallie action hot
Most mountain fishing guides take their clients to smallmouth bass havens such as Fontana Reservoir or Lake Santeetlah, where a daily catch of 15 to 20 bass a day is considered a fine day. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Camp fishing best of both worlds
You climb out of your sleeping bag, fix a hearty breakfast on a camp stove, grab your fishing tackle, and minutes later, you’re in the water, doing what you like best — trout fishing.
No packing, no driving, just fishing. […]