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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August 23 2010 Fishing Report
After such a hot, dry spell, the high country has received a noticeable amount of rainfall and much cooler temperatures. This combination has made for some productive fishing! Good numbers of fish have been caught locally on various small streams. The preferred method of fishing when water levels are high and off colored is to nymph with the standard two fly dropper nymph rig. Its not a bad idea to go a few sizes larger during these conditions. Also, a smaller “dead drifted” woolly bugger can trigger some awesome strikes! Come take advantage of some great fishing opportunities in the high country today!
Muddy Waters
I have had a lot of people coming into the shop the last few days worried the rivers are too muddy to fish. One thing to remember is that trout are mostly visual feeders, even if the water is muddy they will still feed as long as they can see. The way I judge water color is by how deep you can see the river bottom. If you can see about a foot down chances are you will have good fishing. Fish similar water to what you normally do but size your flies a little bigger. It might even be a good idea to try some streamers. So don’t be afraid of a little mud, get out there and see what you can find you might be surprised.
Good luck!
matt
Low water fishing tips
When summer is here and the rain isn’t don’t worry, fishing can sometimes be more productive. Yes, you need to move to the headwaters where the water stays cool. We all know trout need cold clean water so when we have lower than normal water levels trout can be found more concentrated in the deeper pools where the sun cannot penetrate or in deeper runs and riffles where the water has higher oxygen levels.
Look for feeder creeks coming into the main river these are typically spring fed and offer a cool refuge for trout. Smaller nymphs are geneally the rule of thumb; we recomment a size 18 (sometimes a size 20) hares ear in natural. Terrestrials and yellow or dun mayfly patterns work well on top also. Always be conscious of the water temperatures, if the water is too warm the fish can’t always recover from the stress of the catch and release so bring a thermometer.
Always remember to quickly release the fish and try whenever possible to remove the fly without taking the fish out of the water. The less stress you put on the fish the better chance they have of being caught another day! Our high elevation offers some excellent headwater stream fishing throughout the year.
3rd Annual Foscoe Fly Fishing Festival – August 14, 2010
We are extremely excited about our Fly Fishing Festival Saturday, August 14th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. We will be offer casting clinics all day, free seminars, fly tying demonstrations, raffles and food. There will also be a kids corner for the children. The seminar titles are, Smallmouth fishing in the region, tailwater trout techniques and small stream fishing. Please come by the shop for all the festivities! E-mail or call us with any questions at 828-963-6556. Hope to see you there.
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8/4/10 Fishing Report
Local fishing has been pretty good despite the heat. Recent rainfall and cooler weather has improved stream conditions on both the wild and stocked waters. Dry and dropper rigs have been producing fish along with standard indicator nymph rigs. Also, terrestrial patterns are consistently catching fish. Look for sporadic yellow stonefly, caddis, and dun variant hatches.
On the Holston, look for a steady sulphur hatch. This hatch has been bringing some large browns to the surface. If the surface action slows down, try nymphing with emerger and midge patterns.
The Watauga tailrace has also been producing consistent catches. Nymphing has been the best way to bring fish to the net. Small mayfly nymph patterns along with midges have been the go to rigs. Also, some large fish have been caught on beetles and other various terrestrials. Call us to book a trip today! 828-963-6556
