Foscoe Fishing Company’s Fly Fishing Blog
The Foscoe Fishing Company Blog is the perfect place for us to share our adventures with you. Our guides take great joy in their job (if you were an avid fisherman wouldn’t you like to get paid to do it on a frequent basis?) and recounting adventures of the day is one way to share the joy.
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March Local Fishing Report
We are slowly but surely transitioning into milder weather with the approach of spring just around the corner! Local small streams have good levels of water after decent snowfall this winter and trout are getting active with the recent mild weather. Blue winged olives and midges dominate most of the bug hatches as well as small dark dun colored caddis and stoneflies. Fishing with shallow nymph rigs or dry and dropper rigs will produce fish. Keeping a low profile while fishing small streams will also increase odds due to clear water and wary fish!
The delayed harvest water on the nearby Watauga river is beginning to fish well and continued stocking schedules will make fishing even better. Fish have been both in deeper water holding near the bottom as well as shallow flats and tailouts. Sight fishing can be accomplished with the help of a good eye! Midges and small soft hackles have produced most of the fish along with the occasional attractor fly such as egg patterns or san juan worms. Give us a call to reserve a spot for your next fishing trip!
January Fishing Report
Cold weather doesn’t have to keep you from fishing. Local anglers have had great days on the water recently both in the nearby streams and on the tailwaters in TN. Midges have still been the predominant bug hatching but good hatches of blue wings have also offered some great opportunities along with sulphurs (believe it or not)! With the blue wings, size will matter as most of these bugs will be around a 2o or smaller and fish will notice. Nymphs and emergers will also catch fish along with duns. Don’t sit around this winter and wait to fish this spring, bundle up and come fishing with us today!
December Hatch report
This month really starts to bring change to the weather in the High Country. Winter is fast approaching and colder weather is here which also brings colder water temps. This will slow fishing just a bit but hardy fisherman can still be rewarded with nice catches!
As for hatches, they change quite a bit with “bugs” becoming much smaller. Look for baetis or blue winged olives in sizes 18-22 along with tiny olives in sizes 20-22. Small dark colored caddis and dark black stoneflies are also present in sizes 18-20. As always, midges become the predominant insect hatch and trout make them a big portion of their diet. These insects are normally grey, white, black, or tan in color and most are very small, in sizes 18-26.
November Fishing Report
Colder weather has moved into the High Country within the last week or so but it hasnt slowed down the fishing. Local streams are fishing great with wild trout being very active and agressive. Delayed Harvest waters have also been recently stocked and offer an excellent opportunity to catch some fish. There hasn’t been a real significant hatch locally but the occasional blue winged olive, caddis, or midge will bring fish to the surface.
Tailwater fishing on the Watauga in TN as always, continues to produce some of the best trout fishing around. There have been good hatches of blue wings and caddis! Most of the blue wings have been around a size 20 and caddis an 18. Numerous fish can also be found sipping midges on or just under the surface film and a dry dropper rig will do the trick when fish are spotted rising. Cranefly adult patterns will also catch fish but the most productive fishing has been nymphing with emerger and midge patterns! Call us today to book your fishing trip!
New water!
When the Delayed Harvest rivers get to crowed try fishing the wild streams. The wild streams in our area fish excellent in the fall and chances are you wont run into anyone else stomping through your fishing hole. The wild browns are starting to get colored up for spawning and are full of life compared to the stocked browns that you find in the Delayed Harvest waters. So don’t forget to bring your camera because a picture of a colored up brown will look good on any wall. If you don’t know of any good wild streams in the area take a guide trip, we will be happy to show you a few prime spots to find some wild fish.
