Cherokee Trophy Section

October 16, 2016

Tuckasegee Brown Trout

We have been very busy guiding wonderful people on the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail the past five days.  The fishing is pretty good right now especially in the Jackson County Delayed Harvest Section and the Trophy Section in Cherokee, N.C..  You can expect to see many anglers but we have enough hungry trout for everyone.  We have been catching all three species; Rainbows, Browns, and Brook Trout on various techniques and flies.

Many of us have been using a double nymph rig on 6x florocarbon with success but Thursday and this morning I ws able to get clients on trout with a dry dropper setup.  I have been using a Barr's Emerger and a Soft Hackle as my underwater presentation and a Stimulator or Fatal Attractor as Dry Fly.  We have been taking good numbers of trout top and subsurface.  I recommend working the bank edges to increase your chances for this setup to work.

Tuckasegee Brook Tout

I recommend fishing the deeper water with a double nymph rig with a Mop Fly and a Woolly Buggger.  Naturals such as a Hares Ear Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph, and Prince Nymph are also good choices and you should have a variety of sizes and colors at all times.  Other things such as Squirmy Wormies, Eggs,Copper Johns, and Stoneflies will produce trout.  Don't be afraid of throwing streamers when the water dictates it.

Water levels are low and the air temperatures are higher than normal.  We don't have any rain in our forecast so low water equals warmer water than normal.  I took a water temperature reading on the Tuckasegee this morning and it read 64 degrees.

Be sure to call or stop by the store if you have any questions.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Tight Lines!