Fishing on the Watauga River
Yesterday I fished the Delayed Harvest section of the Watauga river on the Hwy 105 section. The fishing was good and we caught a couple of 16+ inch fish. We caught most of the fish on nymphs like pheasant tails in size 14-16 and hares ears in the same size.
We were dropping small zebra midges size 18-22 and micro mayflies in 18-20 and they were producing fish as well. We found a couple of rising fish that were eating small BWOs size 16-20. It was a good day on the river.
Hey guys. How is the fishing in November on the Watauga? Should I wait till Spring to use dry flies or can I use them now (Caddis, etc.)? I am new to nymph fishing and have had limited success on the river. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Tony.