Foscoe Fishing Company Guide - Matt Maness
Matt grew up fishing the lakes and ponds in the Piedmont around the Raleigh area. From the time he could hold one he had a fishing rod in his hand, and when he turned 10 his father introduced him to the world of fly fishing. He was taught how to fly fish in the Wilson Creek area and after he caught his first trout his passion for fly fishing began.
Over the years Matt explored more and more streams and rivers both in NC and TN; he has also made his mark out west fishing in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Matt has also spent a considerable amount of time pursuing saltwater fish on the coast as well as stripers on the Roanoke River.
He has developed into an accomplished angler both on local streams and on the tailwaters in TN and spends every free moment on the water. Matt is a full time guide for Foscoe Fishing Company and showed his skills as an accomplished woodworker by building his own wooden drift boat (one of many wooden boats he has built) which is a true work of art and appreciated by everyone on the river.
Matt's Fly Fishing Tales
Follow along with Matt as he shares his flyfishing adventures in the freshwater streams of North Carolina and Tennessee. Matt posts to this blog regularly so be sure to check back often or subsribe to our newsletter for digest updates.
Floating on Watauga Tailwater
Sunday I floated the lower section of the Watauga tailwater where it ran into Boone Lake. Most of the day was spent fishing double fly rigs right on the bottom.
The fish seemed to like little BWO nymphs in size 20-24 and some larger caddis larvae size 14-16. Towards the end of the float in the slow, slick water, there was an awesome BWO hatch and the biggest fish of the day was caught on a size 18 BWO emerger. It was a nice change of scenery as well as an awesome day on the water.
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