Foscoe Fishing Company Guide - Nathan Webber
Nathan grew up a short drive off the mountain in Kernersville, NC. As a child his father took him fishing as soon as he was big enough to hold a rod. They fished throughout NC from trout to saltwater fish up and down the coast to everything in between.
During his high school years he began focusing on fly fishing for trout, saltwater surf fishing for red fish and tournament fishing for bass.
Nathan moved to Boone in 2000 and discovered the tailwaters of Eastern TN; that combined with his knowledge of the local streams landed him a job guiding both in NC and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Nathan attended Appalachian State University ( ASU ) and received a degree in Business Management. He is a full time guide here at Foscoe Fishing and has had the opportunity to fish throughout the country including Alaska.
He still finds time to compete in Bass tournaments and can occasionally make time to hunt as well as saltwater fish. He recently was on a segment of the Southern Sportsman guiding for trout on the tailwaters in TN.
Nathan's Fly Fishing Tales
Follow along with Nathan as he shares his flyfishing adventures in the freshwater streams of North Carolina and Tennessee. Nathan posts to this blog regularly so be sure to check back often or subsribe to our newsletter for digest updates.
Winter Equipment Check
Don't let this happen to you!
When the winter weather keeps you indoors, it is a good time to get your equipment ready for spring. One really important item to check is your fly line.
Dirty line does not cast or float as well as clean line. Your can clean it the hard way by washing it in some water with a mild detergent and then rinse it in clean water or you can use a commercial line cleaner.
If you use line cleaner you reduce the process to one step and the product adds a slick finish for better casting. If you inspect your line and it is frayed or cracked, it is time to replace it. Take care of it now before it becomes a problem in the spring.
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.
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