Banner day on the Watauga

I floated the trophy section of the Watauga with clients Rob and Bill Bass, two fishermen who have been celebrating Bill’s birthday with Foscoe Fishing for the past ten years. We began the day wade fishing the South Holston to avoid morning generation on the Watauga and landed the best fish of the day, a 16″ brown. A couple of dozen dinks and a few nice rainbows later, we took a lunch break and headed for the Watauga. The afternoon float was spectacular, with fish cooperating in just about every hole we fished. A handful of beautiful rainbows and browns in the 13″-15″ range were landed, along with several smaller fish. Let’s hope the fishing stays this hot all season long.