October 24, 2016

Last week was a transition week for our weather.  A cold front made its way thru Western North Carolina and it even produced a dusting of snow at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  A lot of leaves came off the trees making drifting flies a but difficult at times but who doesn't want a challenge every once in awhile.

The water temperature on the Tuckasegee had came down to 58 degrees yesterday.  That is a 4 degrees drop compared to last Monday's reading of 62 degrees.  The trout have certainly gotten educated since being stocked into the Tuckasegee River but you can still take trout with persistence.  At the end of the day all we can ever ask for is an opportunity to land fish and as I was reminded last week by Tom, you are only one cast away from a trophy!

We was able to take some good fish last week and talking with other guides in the area they had success too.  Techniques such as streamers and nymhing seemed to produce the best results but dries still worked as late as yesterday.  A good guide friend landed some killer Sicklefin Redhorse last week.  You can expect to take Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout as well as the Sicklefin Redhorse if you are lucky.

We are using mop flies, squirmy wormies, woolly buggers, midges, and soft hackles good results.  Don't be afraid to try something out of the ordinary especially if the fishing is low.

Tight Lines!