November 24, 2015
Thanksgiving week is upon us and I am thankful to be able to help people like you! We have several folks in town to fish over the next few days and the weather is not that bad for November. Cold mornings and 50's in the afternoon are normal and looks like it maybe Saturday or Sunday before any chance of rain in the area.
Stream flows are good for the most part. The Tuckasegee River in Jackson County is flowing at 60cfs this morning with Duke Energy generating from the West Fork only. Check our site for flow rates and schedule changes.
Tight Lines
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
November 20, 2015
Good Friday to all! Feels more like November but the next 10 days or so look great. I suggest hitting smaller streams in the area. The GSMNP streams look great after the rain we received. Get out and take advantage of the nice weather we are having.
Duke Energy is releasing water from both East and West Forks of the Tuckasegee River and the flow rate this morning is 2200cfs in Cullowhee and 3970cfs in Bryson City. Be sure to check current flow rates and schedules on our site.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Good Friday to all! Feels more like November but the next 10 days or so look great. I suggest hitting smaller streams in the area. The GSMNP streams look great after the rain we received. Get out and take advantage of the nice weather we are having.
Duke Energy is releasing water from both East and West Forks of the Tuckasegee River and the flow rate this morning is 2200cfs in Cullowhee and 3970cfs in Bryson City. Be sure to check current flow rates and schedules on our site.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Thursday, November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015
The heavy rain made it last evening. I had a reading of 1.25" of rain in the gauge this morning and still a bit of lite rain falling and fog at this time. After this system moves out we should be dry for the next ten days. Temps are looking good with highs in the 50's and 60's and some lows in the 20's.
According to the USGS, streams are swelled with all the rain and runoff. It will be a couple of days before some of the streams will be fishable. Remember park streams usually drop faster which makes them a good alternative.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
The heavy rain made it last evening. I had a reading of 1.25" of rain in the gauge this morning and still a bit of lite rain falling and fog at this time. After this system moves out we should be dry for the next ten days. Temps are looking good with highs in the 50's and 60's and some lows in the 20's.
According to the USGS, streams are swelled with all the rain and runoff. It will be a couple of days before some of the streams will be fishable. Remember park streams usually drop faster which makes them a good alternative.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
November 18, 2015
The rain and wind is making it presence felt this morning with all us being under a flood watch until Thursday. Heavy rain is expected late this evening with eastern facing slopes forecast to receive up to 4 inches of rain. We will have to see what we get but it is not looking good. The one thing I can say is that it has certainly been mild which has allowed many to get out on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail in Jackson County.
After this front moves out I would suggest Scotts Creek, Caney Fork, and even the Trophy Section in Cherokee. Now it will take a few days for the Trophy Section water to recede but it has been fishing well and it is one of the fifteen spots on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail. Scotts Creek and Caney Fork should clear up the quickest but still check flows before entering. If in doubt stay out.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
The rain and wind is making it presence felt this morning with all us being under a flood watch until Thursday. Heavy rain is expected late this evening with eastern facing slopes forecast to receive up to 4 inches of rain. We will have to see what we get but it is not looking good. The one thing I can say is that it has certainly been mild which has allowed many to get out on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail in Jackson County.
After this front moves out I would suggest Scotts Creek, Caney Fork, and even the Trophy Section in Cherokee. Now it will take a few days for the Trophy Section water to recede but it has been fishing well and it is one of the fifteen spots on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail. Scotts Creek and Caney Fork should clear up the quickest but still check flows before entering. If in doubt stay out.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015
I have been on the water the last 3 days. I have fished DH water, hatchery supported water, and the GSMNP. We got fish in all the places mentioned above. Nymphs and dries worked in the GSMNP and nymphs on the DH and the hatchery supported water. The Tuckasegee is flowing in the mid 500'scfs so it's a technical wade but it is fishing well.
Scotts Creek fished well with some runs producing as many as 5 fish. The water flow was good and clear and no fishing pressure.
GSMNP was the slowest but it did produce fish. Expect to find the trout in the areas you normally wouldn't. Search out water with sun hitting it and shallow edges, that's where the fish action is. The water temps are cooling off and you can tell in the way they are hitting right now.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
I have been on the water the last 3 days. I have fished DH water, hatchery supported water, and the GSMNP. We got fish in all the places mentioned above. Nymphs and dries worked in the GSMNP and nymphs on the DH and the hatchery supported water. The Tuckasegee is flowing in the mid 500'scfs so it's a technical wade but it is fishing well.
Scotts Creek fished well with some runs producing as many as 5 fish. The water flow was good and clear and no fishing pressure.
GSMNP was the slowest but it did produce fish. Expect to find the trout in the areas you normally wouldn't. Search out water with sun hitting it and shallow edges, that's where the fish action is. The water temps are cooling off and you can tell in the way they are hitting right now.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Saturday, November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015
We woke up to a nice 30 degrees this morning with little to no winds. Expect highs in the 50's today and a bit cooler temps this evening.
I expect good fishing this weekend. The Tuckasegee River is flowing at 590cfs in Cullowhee and 1590cfs in Bryson City. These flows are lower than what we have been experiencing and hats off to Duke Energy for not generating on the East Fork today.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
We woke up to a nice 30 degrees this morning with little to no winds. Expect highs in the 50's today and a bit cooler temps this evening.
I expect good fishing this weekend. The Tuckasegee River is flowing at 590cfs in Cullowhee and 1590cfs in Bryson City. These flows are lower than what we have been experiencing and hats off to Duke Energy for not generating on the East Fork today.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Friday, November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
The cold weather is arriving with some wind this morning. It certainly feels more like November but we have had some great warm weather this month. Expect lows in the 30's and 20's depending on location and this will push the water temps down. Expect highs in the 50's for most of the weekend and wind so bundle up.
Duke Energy has scheduled East and West Fork generations for the next 72 hours and this is making the Tuckasegee flow very high. I have seen a few anglers trying to wade and some have came in with some stories of difficult wading at best. This is such a great fishery but we can't control the flow rate. We do however have 14 other great fisheries on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail so get out and wet a line.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
The cold weather is arriving with some wind this morning. It certainly feels more like November but we have had some great warm weather this month. Expect lows in the 30's and 20's depending on location and this will push the water temps down. Expect highs in the 50's for most of the weekend and wind so bundle up.
Duke Energy has scheduled East and West Fork generations for the next 72 hours and this is making the Tuckasegee flow very high. I have seen a few anglers trying to wade and some have came in with some stories of difficult wading at best. This is such a great fishery but we can't control the flow rate. We do however have 14 other great fisheries on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail so get out and wet a line.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Thursday, November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015
I hope that all Veterans had a great day yesterday. I was able to sneak out a bit early and fish the Deep Creek area of the GSMNP and caught the slam yesterday afternoon. The water levels are a bit high but defiantly fishable. Seen lots of insect activity and the trout were eating. I took trout on a #10 UV Yellow Stimulator and a #16 Frenchie Nymph.
The DH section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County is still flowing at 833cfs this morning and Duke Energy is continuing to release from East and West Forks over the next 72 hours. This is making our DH section hard to fish unless you float it. With all this being said great fish are being caught and released now.
We have colder weather headed in with lows in the 30's and highs in the 50's coming in this weekend. Some forecast show lows in the teens but we will see what we get.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
I hope that all Veterans had a great day yesterday. I was able to sneak out a bit early and fish the Deep Creek area of the GSMNP and caught the slam yesterday afternoon. The water levels are a bit high but defiantly fishable. Seen lots of insect activity and the trout were eating. I took trout on a #10 UV Yellow Stimulator and a #16 Frenchie Nymph.
The DH section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County is still flowing at 833cfs this morning and Duke Energy is continuing to release from East and West Forks over the next 72 hours. This is making our DH section hard to fish unless you float it. With all this being said great fish are being caught and released now.
We have colder weather headed in with lows in the 30's and highs in the 50's coming in this weekend. Some forecast show lows in the teens but we will see what we get.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015
Rain, rain, rain please go away! Well the rain has stopped but the system certainly gave us large amounts of water with streams now flowing at very high levels which will put the fishing on hold for a few days. I received almost 2 inches of rain in my rain gauge with also other amounts being reported.
Wednesday looks like the best weather day of the week but if I was you and was looking to do some fishing I would seek out the smaller streams in the area. GSMNP streams should recede the quickest and they are fishing good. Dry flies and nymphs are working on local GSMNP streams.
DH waters were stocked last week but with Duke Energy releasing water on almost a 24 hours basis it has been difficult to fish these tailwaters and the last rain event is only compounding that. Float trips last week produced some really good fish on eggs and streamers. Eggs had to be fished deep to beat the current flow and some of the fish caught and released were full of eggs.
Tight lines and bent rods!
Rain, rain, rain please go away! Well the rain has stopped but the system certainly gave us large amounts of water with streams now flowing at very high levels which will put the fishing on hold for a few days. I received almost 2 inches of rain in my rain gauge with also other amounts being reported.
Wednesday looks like the best weather day of the week but if I was you and was looking to do some fishing I would seek out the smaller streams in the area. GSMNP streams should recede the quickest and they are fishing good. Dry flies and nymphs are working on local GSMNP streams.
DH waters were stocked last week but with Duke Energy releasing water on almost a 24 hours basis it has been difficult to fish these tailwaters and the last rain event is only compounding that. Float trips last week produced some really good fish on eggs and streamers. Eggs had to be fished deep to beat the current flow and some of the fish caught and released were full of eggs.
Tight lines and bent rods!
Thursday, November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015
Another nice November morning with a nice sunrise but it looks like a weather system is heading our way with rain. The Jackson County DH section of the Tuck will be stocked today and this will conclude the stocking for the month of November.
The Tuck flows are still high with a current reading of 824cfs in Cullowhee this morning. Duke Energy is scheduled to release from East and West Forks from 12am until 11:59pm today. Check updated flows and times on the links from our webpage.
A great alternate place to fish would be the DH section of the Nantahala or as we call the Upper Nantahala. Good reports coming from this DH section of water and the best news is that it is fishable. Call the shop for directions or more information.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Another nice November morning with a nice sunrise but it looks like a weather system is heading our way with rain. The Jackson County DH section of the Tuck will be stocked today and this will conclude the stocking for the month of November.
The Tuck flows are still high with a current reading of 824cfs in Cullowhee this morning. Duke Energy is scheduled to release from East and West Forks from 12am until 11:59pm today. Check updated flows and times on the links from our webpage.
A great alternate place to fish would be the DH section of the Nantahala or as we call the Upper Nantahala. Good reports coming from this DH section of water and the best news is that it is fishable. Call the shop for directions or more information.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015
We have been blessed with a beautiful November morning. Perfect temps and skies and if I was not at the shop I would be in the GSMNP with a 3wt rod and a size 18 dry chasing some great mountain trout. It is best that I am here tying flies for those that can hit the water.
The Tuck in Jackson County is flowing at 814cfs and it is clear. Difficult wading to say the least but it is clearing up nicely. Another scheduled stocking date of Thursday will complete the November stocking for the Tuck DH section in Jackson County. Be sure to check our links for the latest stream flows and Duke release schedules.
If you are looking for an adventure try the Cataloochee Valley of the GSMNP in Haywood County. The stream flow is excellent and you should be able to land some browns and rainbows with stealth tactics. Elk will be active as well as other wildlife which makes this an even better adventure. Also going mid week allows you the beat the weekend elk watchers. Down size flies and tippets to increase your chances of success. I would start with #18 dries and adjust to the conditions. My box would have Parachute Adams, Caddis Flies, Stimulators, Midges, Wulffs, Pheasant Tail, Hares Ears, Girdle Bug, Woolly Bugger, Prince, and Secret Weapon Nymph.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
We have been blessed with a beautiful November morning. Perfect temps and skies and if I was not at the shop I would be in the GSMNP with a 3wt rod and a size 18 dry chasing some great mountain trout. It is best that I am here tying flies for those that can hit the water.
The Tuck in Jackson County is flowing at 814cfs and it is clear. Difficult wading to say the least but it is clearing up nicely. Another scheduled stocking date of Thursday will complete the November stocking for the Tuck DH section in Jackson County. Be sure to check our links for the latest stream flows and Duke release schedules.
If you are looking for an adventure try the Cataloochee Valley of the GSMNP in Haywood County. The stream flow is excellent and you should be able to land some browns and rainbows with stealth tactics. Elk will be active as well as other wildlife which makes this an even better adventure. Also going mid week allows you the beat the weekend elk watchers. Down size flies and tippets to increase your chances of success. I would start with #18 dries and adjust to the conditions. My box would have Parachute Adams, Caddis Flies, Stimulators, Midges, Wulffs, Pheasant Tail, Hares Ears, Girdle Bug, Woolly Bugger, Prince, and Secret Weapon Nymph.
Tight Lines and Bent Rods!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Nov 3, 2015
Today is a scheduled stocking day for the DH section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, home of the only Official Fly Fishing Trail. The Tuckasegee is flowing pretty well or as you can say, blowout. Duke is releasing water from both the East and West Forks until 11:59PM today. The Tuck is also dingy after the 2 inches of rain the past few days but the temps are very mild for November.
Small streams levels are up also. The Ravens Fork, Oconaluftee River, and other streams including but not limited to GSMNP streams are also at high levels. One can expect the GSMNP streams to calm down the quickest and be fishable first.
Call or email with questions and be sure to check current stream flow conditions on out site. Also if you are in town, the Tuckaseigee Chapter of TU will be meeting at 6pm this evening at United Community Bank meeting room. Please come and join us.
Tight Lines
Today is a scheduled stocking day for the DH section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, home of the only Official Fly Fishing Trail. The Tuckasegee is flowing pretty well or as you can say, blowout. Duke is releasing water from both the East and West Forks until 11:59PM today. The Tuck is also dingy after the 2 inches of rain the past few days but the temps are very mild for November.
Small streams levels are up also. The Ravens Fork, Oconaluftee River, and other streams including but not limited to GSMNP streams are also at high levels. One can expect the GSMNP streams to calm down the quickest and be fishable first.
Call or email with questions and be sure to check current stream flow conditions on out site. Also if you are in town, the Tuckaseigee Chapter of TU will be meeting at 6pm this evening at United Community Bank meeting room. Please come and join us.
Tight Lines
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