December 13, 2016

We have colder weather coming in Wednesday night keeping Thursday and Fridays highs' in the the mid 30's and lower 40's.  We are looking at a 90% chance of rain Saturday and Sunday.  This is great news and it will certainly help put a dent in our rain deficit.

I would love to say that I got to fish yesterday but I would be lying.  The strep is going around here and I was home with my sick 6 year old.  I tied nymphs all day for some guides and only wondered what it must be like on the Tuckasegee.  I did get out last week and I had a wonderful time taking some really nice trout on stonefly nymphs.

Stick with the basics such as Woolly Buggers, Stonefly Nymphs, Eggs, Worms, and some smaller emerging patterns.  The water is really cool right now and the trout seem to be adjusting to regular flow releases from Duke Energy.  You will see some tiny BWO in the afternoons and some top water midge action is not out of the question.  Streamers will entice a strike every now and then.

Dress warm and have a great time on the water.

Tight Lines!