Trout Fishing

#26
#26
golfballs said:
I don't know if anything in summer county, but Fly South in Nashville is a great shop where they'd be happy to get you set up. They used to do classes and stuff too
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Thanks, I'll check them out.
 
#27
#27
Come to the Smoky Mountains and fish your heart out. I like it around Tremont, but there are dozens of streams to pick from, anywhere from road side pull-offs to thin blue lines on maps you have to hike to.

You can catch rainbow, brown, and brook trout if you go high enough. Get up in there and the fish are wild as can be and scared of their own shadow. Definitely a challenge to catch, especially the brookies.

Oh, if you ever had an interest in tenkara, it works well on the Little River. You won't be backcasting anyway unless you are wading and unless you are a freaking water ninja, don't bother wading.

Check this site for fishing reports and great forums. Most of the waters around East TN and W NC are discussed at length:

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#28
#28
Have two very nice rainbows mounted above my desk at work and one in my guest bedroom; 8 lbs, 6 lbs, and 5 lbs respectively. I have fished just about every river/stream between North Georgia, East Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, and Western North Carolina but I have yet to find a river that offers as many trophy fish as the Cumberland River in Kentucky. You really need a drift boat but if you go in early Spring/early fall when the river is less crowded there are some very nice fish to be had. I don't get to go like I used to before I had my two girls but my cousin and I have brought in several trophy size browns and rainbows, never had much luck with any decent size brookies anywhere really. He has a couple browns in the range of 10 lbs mounted in his living room. If you are looking for just a good time, nothing with any major size, buy yourself an inflatable single man wading tube that you can stand up in and float the Hiwassee in late evening with a floating, mid range diving rapala or crawfish and you can bring in 40-50 trout easily on a good day. It will be mostly stock sized trout but it is a great time much more worth your time than the Tellico or Chattahoochee Rivers imho. The Taccoa River is great with a drift boat as well in the late evening.
 
#29
#29
hog88 said:
Learning to fly fish is my New Years resolution. I've never been, only tried casting a fly rod maybe a couple times so complete newbie.

Any advice on getting started?
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I would recommend that you find someone in your area to go fly fishing with. Someone who knows what they're doing and knows where some fish are. Guides from your local fly shop are good for the first trip or two, but at $300 to $500 per session, it gets too expensive quickly.

As far as equipment, don't go overboard until you get the hang of it. A mid-range Cabelas or similar outfit is a good place to start. I prefer a 9' 4wt, but several buddies use 5wts for the same water. Different strokes.

Let us know how it goes. If you're ever out west, let me know.
 
#30
#30
One more quick addition, any river with a decent native trout population like the Hiwassee, Taccoa, Cumberland, Elk, or Chattahoochee will some good fish to be had if you float or wade your way into areas that are not heavily fished with deep pockets of water. Any area littered with empty corn cans or night crawler cups is generally a waste of time, I have caught some nice fish off of a single deep pocket in an area that looks underwhelming. Rivers that rely solely on stocked trout are generally a waste of time like the Tellico, Holly Creek, Moutaintown River, etc. The tail waters off of Lake Blue Ridge can offer good fishing in early Spring as well.
 
#31
#31
Danl said:
I would recommend that you find someone in your area to go fly fishing with. Someone who knows what they're doing and knows where some fish are. Guides from your local fly shop are good for the first trip or two, but at $300 to $500 per session, it gets too expensive quickly.

As far as equipment, don't go overboard until you get the hang of it. A mid-range Cabelas or similar outfit is a good place to start. I prefer a 9' 4wt, but several buddies use 5wts for the same water. Different strokes.

Let us know how it goes. If you're ever out west, let me know.
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One day I am going to plan trip out West, I have some friends who have been to Montana and Idaho. I hear there are some very nice natives.
 
#32
#32
landscapingvol said:
Have two very nice rainbows mounted above my desk at work and one in my guest bedroom; 8 lbs, 6 lbs, and 5 lbs respectively. I have fished just about every river/stream between North Georgia, East Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, and Western North Carolina but I have yet to find a river that offers as many trophy fish as the Cumberland River in Kentucky. You really need a drift boat but if you go in early Spring/early fall when the river is less crowded there are some very nice fish to be had. I don't get to go like I used to before I had my two girls but my cousin and I have brought in several trophy size browns and rainbows, never had much luck with any decent size brookies anywhere really. He has a couple browns in the range of 10 lbs mounted in his living room. If you are looking for just a good time, nothing with any major size, buy yourself an inflatable single man wading tube that you can stand up in and float the Hiwassee in late evening with a floating, mid range diving rapala or crawfish and you can bring in 40-50 trout easily on a good day. It will be mostly stock sized trout but it is a great time much more worth your time than the Tellico or Chattahoochee Rivers imho. The Taccoa River is great with a drift boat as well in the late evening.
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Serious question do you use dynamite or a telephone wire?
 
#43
#43
hog88 said:
Learning to fly fish is my New Years resolution. I've never been, only tried casting a fly rod maybe a couple times so complete newbie.

Any advice on getting started?
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When I was learning as a child my grandfather taught me to try to make the end of the line hit the tip of the rod in both directions. Also wait for the line to extend all the way behind you before casting forward.

Practice a lot and don't be scared to look backwards on the back cast till you get used to the feeling of full extension.

Good luck
 
#45
#45
hog88 said:
Learning to fly fish is my New Years resolution. I've never been, only tried casting a fly rod maybe a couple times so complete newbie.

Any advice on getting started?
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Watch joan wulff on YouTube. Practice casting in the yard, aim for accuracy first, then distance. It's very frustrating in the beginning and you will want to quit. Keep at it, if I can learn it there is hope for all:)

Starting out I found my waders,wading boots and vest on eBay that way you don't break the bank if you decide it's not your cup o tea.
 
#46
#46
I thought the title said "trouser fishing". My mistake, carry on.
 
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