October 2, 2017

We are just a few short days away from the Tuckasegee River Delayed Harvest section in Jackson County becoming the hotbed of all trout fishing in the Southeastern United States.  Stocking is scheduled for the 3rd and 4th meaning that many anglers will be eagerly drifting nymphs and dries hoping a nice trout will select them out of all the anglers to make an acquaintance with.

In the meantime we have been guiding and fishing ourselves before many of our wonderful clients make it in for the fall season.  Sunday we fished some pocket water in the Smokies landing well over 40 trout on dry flies.  The water was 54 degrees when we started and it ended up at a balmy 58 which felt pretty good.  We had low 40's and the high had to only hit the 60's at best. 

Caddis flies are everywhere right now and you will see some October Caddis and of course trout like them!  I liked using a few different variations that I tie on Klinkhammer Hooks but most importantly they were eager to eat.  We was camouflaged but we managed to spook some trout by leaves crinkling under our feet. 

You will find many trees turning colors yet may leaves had shed their leaves making some streams more difficult to fish than others.  Rain would help our streamflows but we will have to wait on that.  Looks like we will warm up a bit by Wednesday with highs around 80.  Dress in layers so you can adapt to changing conditions.

Tight Lines!