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Foscoe's Fly Fishing Tales
Follow along with Foscoe as he shares his flyfishing adventures in the freshwater streams of North Carolina and Tennessee. Foscoe posts to this blog regularly so be sure to check back often or subsribe to our newsletter for digest updates.
Blue Ridge Mountain Fishing & Hatch Report November 3rd, 2008
Mid fall has arrived in the High Country bringing colder temperatures and the gradual end of the floating leaf annoyance. The trout will be heavily feeding on the local streams preparing for the winter and the older fish will be moving to their spawning areas. Brown and brook trout will be in their finest colors as they spawn and will provide anglers with some of the best opportunities of the year to target the largest of these species. Finish reading this tale >>
Blue Ridge Area Fishing and Hatch Report September 5th, 2008
Our local streams are maintaining good water temperatures because of our mild summer. Insect activity is excellent with continued emphasis on terrestrial patterns. Beetles, fur ants, flying ants and grasshoppers are the go-to flies. A great pattern to use this time of year is a bright green inch worm. Any stream with over hanging trees will have fish that are keyed into this food source. Yellow sally stone flies early and late in the day are also good choices. An effective technique for catching fish in warm temperatures is working deep holes with a nymph rig. Copper johns, PTs , and Micro mayflies will work for this method. Slow down with this method and make sure to explore every corner of a deep pool before moving to the next. It is easier to take your time in the summer because you won’t be distracted by mid-day risers in the next pool. Finish reading this tale >>
Blue Ridge Mountain Fishing Report May 8th, 2008
May provides anglers with some of the most beautiful days of the year and some of the best fishing opportunities. May is the last month until October that Delayed Harvest streams are catch and release and they are loaded with fish. Two great DH options are the Watauga River outside of Boone and Helton Creek on the Virginia North Carolina border in Ashe County. Both of these rivers have been having good hatches with a grey caddis dominating the bug mix. Finish reading this tale >>
Spring Blue Ridge Fishing Report March 2nd, 2008
The High Country is giving us a hint of things to come – temperatures in the high 50’s the next few days and our wild songbirds are much more active. Several of our fishermen have even reported catch a few trout on top with elkwing caddis tied with CDC. The fishing continues to be good and promises to steadily improve as we go through the month of March. Finish reading this tale >>
Winter Blue Ridge Trout Fishing Report January 13th, 2008
26 degrees, cloudy, snow flurries – A great day to go fishing!! Honest – just think about it a minute. Our local streams now have good water levels, average water temps from 37 degrees to 42 degrees. A recent artic blast drove temperatures to the low single digits for several days, essentially putting a halt to all fishing (rumor has it that our guide Matt was dredging a streamer under the ice on Elk River these coldest of days). Finish reading this tale >>
Blue Ridge Trout Fishing Report May 6th, 2007
Spring is finally in full swing here in the High Country. We have finally got some rain this weekend and the water levels are looking good around here. May is the last month of catch-and-release on the Delayed Harvest waters, so all you who want to enjoy the D.H. waters should get out as much as possible this month. May seems to be the month that these streams really start to switch gears from a strong nymph bite to a strong dry fly bite. Finish reading this tale >>
Blue Ridge Mountain Fishing Report March 13th, 2007
The weather has been warming up dramatically here in the mountains and so has the fishing. The past few weeks, aside from a few cold days we have had unseasonably warm weather and the trout have really responded. The temps have been in the high 60’s and low 70’s which have made for some great spring time weather. The fishing in the local area around Boone and Banner Elk is really turning on. Finish reading this tale >>
Blue Ridge Trout Fishing Report January 29th, 2007
Recent trips to the South Holston have been producing excellent dry fly opportunities this week. Cold temperatures and occasional snow showers yesterday did not seem to hold the fish back. Though fishing started out slow in the morning the afternoon produced a decent hatch of blue wings as well as midges and small black flies. A heavy feeding occurred for about a two hour time span in which we found it hard to float blue wing imitation without drawing a rise or hooking into a fish. Finish reading this tale >>
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