October 29, 2016

We have been on the water about all week guiding some wonderful people!  I can tell you that the conditions have been changing do to the pressure and weather.  The trout in the Tuckasegee have wised up a bit and you should start using traditional nymphs.  I am seeing the Euro and Czech Nymphing techniques work also but these guys are dredging bottom. 

The water temperature read 56 degrees yesterday morning.  You can expect some leaves on the surface and on the stream bed.  Duke is scheduled to release water from the West Fork from 4pm until 8pm today.  We are currently running at 45cfs and you can expect that to drop throughout the day.  Expect sunny conditions and mild weather which should make for some good dry fly opportunities with a caddis or a small midge pattern.  We are guiding with 6x and 7x fluorocarbon during the tougher conditions and that does seem to be helping.  These trout seem very spooky but not as spooky as wild trout.

Tight Lines!