May 30 - June 5,

Yellow everyone!  Yellow is the key insect color right now.  We have been very busy guiding on the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and yellow dry flies have been killing it!  I hooked the largest trout ever Wednesday evening on a #12 Yellow Neversink Caddis on the Tuckasegee River DH section.  Although I was not able to land this trout I did however have a friend get some video on the GoPro camera and you can see the photos on our Facebook page.

ALL DH WATER REGULATIONS CHANGE SATURDAY!  DH regulations are in effect thru Friday evening.  Saturday morning until 11:59AM fishing will be for kids 15 years age or younger.  At noon it opens to everyone.  Hatchery Supported Regulations take over and it will be a catch and keep fishery with no bait/lure restrictions.  No size limit and you can keep 7 fish per day.  Please check all regulations and you can do so on the www.ncwildlife.org

My recommendations of the Tuckasegee are as follows:

Nymphs: Hares Ear, Prince Nymph, Girdle Bug, Pheasant Tail Nymph, San Juan Worm, Copper John, Woolly Bugger

Dry Flies:  Yellow Sallies, Yellow Humpy, Hune's Yellow Foam Humpy, Yellow Caddis, Yellow Neversink Caddis, Comparadun Sulfur

The GSMNP is fishing great!  We are seeing lots of hatches in the evenings but you will see insect activity all day.  I certainly recommend using 5x or 6x leaders and tippets.  Be very stealthy with your approach and presentations. 

My recommendations for the GSMNP:

Nymphs:  Hares Ear, Prince Nymph, Pheasant Tail, Stoneflies, Inch Worms, Stick Bait

Dry Flies:  Yellow Sallies, Yellow Stimulator, Yellow Caddis, Yellow Palmers, Parachute Adams, Sulfurs, Adams Variant, Charlie Whopper, Tan Caddis, Fore and After, Jim Charlie, Light Cahill, White Wulff, Grey Fox

Be sure to call or stop by the shop if yo have any questions.

Tight Lines!