Foscoe Fishing Company Guide - Tyler Almond
Tyler is a native of High Point, NC. He attended Lees McRae College and Appalachian State University and has been an avid fisherman since the age of two. He has extensive fly fishing experience in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alaska and Montana and has completed formal training in fly casting, fly tying and rod building.
Tyler has also completed US Coast Guard training for passenger guide boating in Alaska and fly fishing guide school in Montana. His experience also includes inshore and offshore salt water fishing. Tyler enjoys sharing his knowledge and love of fishing with others.
Tyler's Fly Fishing Tales
Follow along with Tyler as he shares his flyfishing adventures in the freshwater streams of North Carolina and Tennessee. Tyler posts to this blog regularly so be sure to check back often or subsribe to our newsletter for digest updates.
July Fishing Report
Despite lower local water levels, the fishing has been great! Browns and Rainbows have been caught on dry and dropper rigs using a vareity of diferent drys and smaller buggy nymphs. Terrestrial patterns such as beetles and ants work great for a top fly as they are always abundant this time of year. Dropper nymph rigs have also been productive when fishing fast deeper water.
On the Tennesse tailwaters, fishing has also been great. On the South Holston, the sulphur hatch has been excellent! The dry fly fishing during generation has been amazing and large fish have been caught! Also, beetles and other terrestrials have been bringing up large fish here and on the Watauga. As always midges, small caddis, and craneflies are always present.
June Fishing Report
You’ll find great fishing right now if you’re on the South Holston or Watauga rivers! On the Holston, look for good midge and sulphur hatches during the day with sulphur spinner falls in the evening. On the Watauga, There have been sporadic caddis hatches and fish have been taking emerging patterns fairly well. Also look for the usual midge hatch as well as sulphurs. Look for sulphur spinner falls in the evening until dark.
Delayed Harvest waters have now changed over to a catch and keep fishery so fishing pressure will make for tough fishing. With that being said, fish can still be found in less likely areas such as along undercut banks and shallow riffles. Nymphing with mayfly and caddis patterns should produce fish. Good hatches of caddis flies have been hatching mid morning along with midges. Also, sulphur mayflies are starting to show up along with small yellow stoneflies. Don’t forget to look for terrestrials such as beetles and ants this time of year. They provide a ton of food for trout during the summer months!
Knot Tying
Knots are one of the most important aspects of fly fishing. There are books amoung books written about the many different knots but only a few are needed on a regular basis. The clinch knot is one of the best knots for tying the fly to the leader. It involves passing the tippett end through the eye of the hook then around the standing part of the leader six of seven times then back through the loop created at the eye. I find that it is useful for any fishing situation and one that every angler should know!
Giant Koi in the Watauga?
Last week I found myself fishing on the Watuaga river. The day started just like any other day of fishing with Nice catches of wild rainbows and browns. I worked runs and pools with nymph rigs and finally decided to walk downstream to a favorite hole I had left behind. When I got there, same thing, browns and rainbows but wait, whats that huge orange and black thing swimming in the shadows? I suddenly realized that the trout in this pool were not alone! I only saw the monster fish once before it vanished. If I had to guess I would say that the giant fish was a Koi that escaped from a pond nearby. I know one thing, I’ll be back to find out!
TN Tailwater and NC Delayed Harvest Fishing Report
You’ll find great fishing right now if your on the South Holston or Watauaga rivers! On the Holston, look for good midge hatches throughout the day and Sulphur hatches in the evening. On the Watuaga, a few sporadic caddis hatches have been productive times to fish. Also Look for large hatches of Sulphurs in the evening until dark. As usual, midges are always present along with a few craneflies.
The Delayed Harvest fishing on the Watauga in NC has also been productive. Good hatches of caddis flies have been hatching mid morning along with midges. Also, sulphur mayflies are starting to show up along with small yellow stoneflies. Dont forget to look for terrestrials such as beetles and ants this time of year!
Weight and Nymphing
Nymphing is one of the greatest techniques for catching trout. It has been a tried and true method for many years.
One reason it is so effective is that trout eat most of their diet under water. This being said, nymphing can still be tricky if the depth isn’t controlled properly. We can control depth by minimizing or adding weight! Split shot is the most widely used and comes in many different styles and sizes. It is often good to carry various sizes so that depth can be adjusted according to stream or river conditions. Remember, your effectiveness with nymphing decreases if your fly isn’t getting to the fish!
Korkers-Guide-Wading-Boots
These days making a wading boot purchase can be a difficult decision. There are tons of options out there. Many of them offer a felt soul bottom but most new models are only offering a rubber sole due to the possibility of outlawing felt on some waters.
After searching for my next boot i finally decided on the Guide Boot from Korkers. This boot offers several nice features that I have found to be beneficial. First, they are very lightweight. Second, they have a very unique Boa lacing system that integrates a very strong, thin reel and cable system. This allows the boot to be laced in seconds by turning the crank on the tongue of the boot clockwise. More importantly, taking them off at the end of a long day is even easier! Just pull up on the crank and you’re out!
Thirdly, these boots offer an interchangeable sole system offering the possibility of up to six different soles. These come in felt and rubber, studded and non studded. Changing them is easy and this allows the angler to change the boot based on the river or stream conditions! For more information contact Foscoe Fishing at 828-963-6556.
Winter fly tying
Winter offers many opportunities for some of the years best fishing but some days I would honestly rather be inside. Its on these days that I like to prepare for the next fishing trip by tying flies! Finish reading this tale >>
Fishing in Delayed Harvest Waters
Friday’s weather didn’t seem too promising after seeing the forecast the day before, but besides the overcast conditions, the day turned out to be perfect! I started out fishing the new delayed harvest waters of Wilson’s Creek.
The gin clear water and the smell of fall told me the fishing was going to be good. I found a nice run tumbling out of a medium sized pool and made a cast with a dropper nymph rig and wham, fish on! This led to more nice fish during the day and with three miles of water the secret won’t be out for long.
The next day the conditions weren’t as favorable but the fishing was much the same! There is nothing like walking up a wild trout stream in October. You take in so much more when fishing. Once again the nymph fishing seemed most productive but stealth was the real key to success.
This day provided many fish in the ten to twelve inch range with one brown that measured fifteen! The following day was spent on the Watauga River in Boone. If you are looking for big fish and lots of fish, you want to be on the Watauga!
After a few casts in a likely run, the strike indicator went under. I wasn’t prepared for what had taken the fly. After five minutes of fighting the fish and help from my buddy, I landed a twenty three inch rainbow! The Watauga offers great access and great fishing! Don’t let the colder weather scare you away!
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