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The Last 'Beast' of 2009, out with a bang!  This bruiser of a rainbow caught by Buster Lewis on our December 28 trip, it snowed on us most of the day and was quite chilly, but the water temp where we were fishing was 51F....and the fish were loving it and feeding like crazy.  Yes, fish like this eat this time of the year.....in fact, cold weather is the best time to catch one.  And I have managed to stay toasty thanks to some great North Face stuff - - some compliments of Bob Shearer @ VF Corp /North Face...thanks again Bob if you happen to be reading this!   Let me show you what you are missing by not fishing in cold weather.....Let's go Fishing!

               
                           Quote of the Day:
               "Calling Fly Fishing a hobby is like calling Brain Surgery a job."~by Paul Schullery~
   
3-2-2010 FISHING REPORT - Finishing several fly orders and other stuff here....maybe having some hot coffee, a crackling fire, and watching it snow while I work...
 

Delayed Harvest Waters Restocking - I heard from David Deaton yesterday, David is the Fish production supervisor for the Armstong Hatchery in Marion, NC, the hatchery from which all stocked fish in our area come from, and he indicated to me that the NCWRC and Hatchery guys were stocking on a normal schedule, barring any major or significant weather issues.

Quote of the Day:
   "When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car" - Rodney Dangerfield


3-3-2010 FISHING REPORT - AM Lesson 1/2 day Trip,  Dan Hale, Burlington, NC, NC Mtns.  It was cold, very windy, and absolutely bitter for the first few hours.  It was Dan's first day fly fishing, and he did very well, especially given the windy conditions.  I showed Dan a couple of casts, some presentation techniques, line handling, mending, and we spent some time teaching him to read water.  Then we spent the rest of the time fishing, with him using what he learned.  He caught/landed over 30 fish, a mix of rainbows and brookies, and landed one citation brook trout.  We had two other 20" fish that broke off.  It was a great day;  water temp 38F, clear, high, but in great shape.  Its going to be a great spring for once we have great water conditions.  Caught them on a variety of stuff, including some new R & D patterns.  Here are some pics:


Dan making some drifts over a run that holds a number of fish.  Was still a lot of snow on the ground, as it is in a lot of the mtns.

I always like 'poking' around in the riffles to see what I can find....here, a nice golden stone nymph (Isoperla), a couple of snails, a net spinning caddis larvae (hydropsyche) and a sulphur nymph (e. dorothea).  Dan presenting a fly to a likely spot.

The results of a good presentation to a likely spot....score!  Dan ended up catching over 25 brookies on the day up the largest, a citation sized fish.

Not bad for a first time.....actually incredible is what he and I were both thinking.  Its nearly spring and the fish have their feedbags on.....the next few weeks we ought to see the first real hatches of the season...barring any blizzards of course.

We spent a 1/2 day, a great one at, as a friend and customer of mine would say, "working at the firm of Brook , Brown, and Bow."

Dan's best fish of the day, a citation brookie for which he will be able to get a nice frameable Duane Raver wildlife print certificate with his name on it....pretty sweet to hang on the wall of the fishing or fly tying room.  We had two other fish on as large and one larger than this, one of them a rainbow that appeared to be near 25" or so.  A great day, thanks Dan for being such a great student....you did an amazing job.


 PM GTCC Intermediate Fly Tying Class Final Session, we'll tie dry flies and emergers.
3-4-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Matthew Baldwin, Wilmington, NC, NC Mtns, here we go again....Fishing again today in the snow..Winter Weather Advisory for the Northern Mtns.  1-3" more snow and breezy, I had said I expected we'd still do well, because the fishing has been really good and that was the case.  Matt was a good fly fisherman, and after the first few drifts I had the gut feeling it was going to be one of those days of 'catching' not 'fishing.'  And that it was, we caught fish on a variety of stuff including some new flies I have been working on, and I didn't count fish but I'd be very surprised if Matt didn't hit triple digits or 100 fish.  A mix of brookies and rainbows and numerous large fish.   It was that good.  The water temp was 33-34F, the fish were sluggish to start, but they still obliged us.  Matt landed three citation fish, two rainbows and a brookie, all amidst blowing snow to start, temps that never got above freezing, and many trudges through one to two feet of snow to the river.  It was a great day for sure..thanks Matt you put on a show.  Here are some pics:


Snow's almost gone.....right?  We had more to start the day.  We also had a citation rainbow to start the day.


Fly Fishing can be a good way to work out too.  Trudge through a foot or two of snow multiple times a day and you'll have larger thighs than Apolo Ohno.  Another nice 17" rainbow...we caught lots of these.


Still places in the mtns where there's two feet of snow and three to four foot drifts.  Another citation rainbow.


Another citation rainbow.....citation brookie.  Dan was smilin' and profilin' as we say....

3-5-2010 FISHING REPORT - 1/2 Day Trip, Rick Trautman, Greensboro, NC, Wilkes Co, great day slow to start but we got going after lunch strong and finished w/a great afternoon, probably 50-60 fish on the day, a mix of rainbows and brookies.  It was nice, the weather was nice, still a brisk chilly wind, the water temp 38-40F and the first bwos and march browns were coming off.  A good many bugs on the water, some fish rising but still catching most on nymphs.  Back late, another trip tomorrow, spring has sprung it appears...!  Here are a few pics:











3-6-2010 FISHING REPORT - Escatawba Group Trip, Larry Tomar, Dan Camia, Fred Hamric, Jon Arnold, Escatawba Farms, Covington, VA, we had a good trip, it was chilly to start 24F to be exact, and there was still some snow lying around, but we had good fishing, and ended up catching probably 65-70 rainbows from 14-20", we caught them nymphing and stripping streamers.  Very few risers, the flow was 179cfs which is a good level but too high for consistent dry fly activity when the water is cold.  But things are just before bursting wide open.  This is farther north so they are a few weeks behind us.  Here are a few pics from our trip:


























         

3-8-2010 FISHING REPORT - Unavailable
3-9-2010 FISHING REPORT - Continuing with finishing fly orders as well as tying for upcoming trips, a busy week leads to a beat up fly box!!!!  Great weather, hope you have been able to get out and enjoy it.  Got some cloudy warm days coming up and if there aren't blue winged olives coming off I'd be shocked......
                     
Quote of the day: 
        "Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. " ~Author Unknown

NEWS:  Obama Administration To Accept No More Public Input For a Federal Strategy
            that could prohibit U.S. Citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas,
            Great Lakes, and even inland waters....Read full report from ESPN Outdoors here ...

3-10-2010 FISHING REPORT - Unavailable, heading to Lebanon, VA for the day, will be hitting some water and scouting some sites for future trips.  Looks like some rain is coming!
Here's a funny video clip to give you a laugh today....we all need a laugh right?


                         
3-11-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Mac Cheek, Greensboro, NC, Joe Knisely, Gene Giza, Glen Rock, PA, South Holston Tailwater, TN.
3-12-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Ken and David Anderson, Greensboro, NC, NC Mtns
3-13-2010 FISHING REPORT - AM Lesson, Mark Kot, Raleigh, NC.
3-15-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open/Available
3-16-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open/Available
3-17-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Lynn Roloff, Greensboro, NC.
3-18-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open/Available
3-19-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open/Available
3-20-2010 FISHING REPORT - Fly Fishing School, Ladies Group, Katie Eckman, Winston-Salem, NC,  group of 10 students.
3-22-2010 FISHING REPORT - Unavailable will be doing some website overhauls/rebuilding....
3-23-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Bob Ziegler,Thomasville, NC, Escatawba Farms, VA
3-24-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Dr. Scott and Diane Bertrand, Greensboro, NC
3-25-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Adam Harman, Winston-Salem, NC
3-26-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Dr. Scott and Diane Bertrand, Greensboro, NC
3-27-2010 FISHING REPORT - 1/2 Day Fly Fishing School, Bur Mil Park, Greensboro, NC, we have 6 openings available
3-29-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip Joe Craig, Pat Meisky, High Point, NC, Private Water
3-30-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open /Available
3-31-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Jeff Chalmers, Summerfield, NC, NC Mtns
4-1-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open /Available
4-2-2010 FISHING REPORT - Open /Available
4-3-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Gregg Williamson, Oak Ridge, NC, Chris Womack, Greensboro, NC, TN Watauga Tailwater.
4-5-2010 FISHING REPORT -  Open/Available
4-6-2010 FISHING REPORT - Guided Trip, Dan Camia & Larry Tomar, Greensboro, NC, NC Mtns.





                                                 


                                     
                                                  

    

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