Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 3/27 and 3/28

Davidson River Fishing Report
I fished the Davidson River last Sunday and there were lots of fish and big fish spread out nicely around the hatchery. That was the first day I had seen big fish all over the river. It was cold, rainy and the fishing was good, but not easy. The trout were eating lots of different flies, but you had to work because one fly wasn't the magic answer. They ate lots of different midges and one nice fish ate a white wooly bugger. This Davidson River is about to pop. Sometime in the next two weeks bugs are going to go crazy and the fish with them.

Tuckasgeegee Fly Fishing Report with George and Elliot
My friends George and Elliot, co captains of the Horse Creek Hookers One Fly Team, came to Asheville to visit me and get a little early season fly fishing in. We floated the Tuckaseegee and had a good day. Conditions were cool and cloudy in the morning and we had one generator until noon and then 2 the rest of the day. The afternoon was nice and sunny. The fish really keyed in on the swing. We focused on getting flies down and then holding the line tight to create an upward motion. Below are some pictures.






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Asheville Fly Fishing Report March 24 and March 25

The fishing is good now in the Mountains. The flood waters have resided and Spring fishing in the mountains is in full swing.

Shelton Laurel Creek
The Laurel Delayed Harvest section fished pretty well Thursday. The fish have been spread out by the big rains and you can find one in pretty much every hole that should have fish in it. They will still eat some of the normal delayed harvest flies like sj worms and stonefly nymphs, but there are lots of caddis and little quills hatching. Don't hesitate to tie on your favorite soft hackle and little mayfly nymphs. We didn't fish any dries, but did cast our nymphs to rising fish and they ate them. We left with a big fish story. One of the bigger fish I have hooked in that river this year broke us off at the net.

Tuckaseegee
The Tuckaseegee fished really well yesterday. We floated on low water in the morning and did well in a few spots, but once the water hit us it was on. Duke Energy was supposed to run both of the power house, but only gave us one which was perfect. It was one of those days you dream about. I thought we might see some fish rising, but it was not the case. The Tuck is still pretty cold, but we should see some limited dry fly fishing opportunities before too long.

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Asheville Fishing Report March, 19 2011

West Fork of the Pigeon River Fishing Report

Guiding was good on the West Fork of the Pigeon Saturday. A guide friend and myself took four anglers fly fishing on the West Fork Saturday morning for a half day. One angler was experienced, one was familiar, and two were novices. Everyone caught fish! Water levels were great and we were able to sight cast almost exclusively. We caught all of our fish nymphing, but we did see a few fish rise to the Caddis and March Browns that were starting to hatch. The weather was awesome and our customer's testimonial was, "best day of fishing, and the trip exceeded our expectations." That is always my goal, and I was glad to hear it from them. The Asheville area fishing report is good most places. Call Fly Fishing Guide Brown Hobson and owner of Brown Trout Fly Fishing to book or inquire about fly fishing trips in the Asheville area.

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March 18, 2011 Asheville, NC Fishing Report

I was on the water a ton last week and a half. I was guiding and fishing for fun. We were dealing with the flood waters of the two big rain storms we had, but fishing was still good expecially if you went to the top of the water sheds. Expect everything to get even better when the water comes down and fish are more accessible.

North Mills Fishing Report

I fished the North Mills River twice last week. The water up there is crystal clear, but was high. There were a few holes that are slow moving and were business as usual, but most required lots of split shot and an attentive drift. Standard Delayed Harvest flies were working. There were small dark caddis out, but the water was too high for fish to try and eat them.

Davidson River Fishing Report

The Davidson is clear and high like the North Mills. They both have some of the cleanest water around us since there is no development above them. The fish are still podded up on the Davidson, but they should spread out very soon. If you can find a group of fish in the big riffle it is on! Our best flies have been size 20 midge patterns dropped off eggs and worms. There were bigger bugs out the last trip. BWO’s, Blue Quills, I think I saw a Hendrickson. The first of April should bring awesome fishing up at the hatchery.

Curtis Creek Fishing Report

Curtis Creek didn’t get near the rainfall of the rivers west of Asheville. It is at pretty normal flows and even is trending a little low for this time of year. Fishing was ok. Everywhere there should have been a fish there was one, but not many more. The big pool by the handicap ramp was full of wary fish, but we worked them for a few hours one day and hooked close to a dozen. There is one big guy about 17” or 18” that we hooked twice. He broke off once, and threw the hook on a big jump the second time. If you can get on that pool great, if not you have to work pretty hard down there to find your fish.

Shelton Laurel Fishing Report

The Laurel fished well. It was still high when we fished it, and I think there were lots of fish hiding on the bottom, but we found a couple of spots with good seams and were on fish. The Laurel has some nice ones in it too. It may have the largest average fish of all the Delayed Harvest water I have fished this month.

Tuckasegee Fishing Report

This report is a little older. Because of the rain Duke Energy has been running the Tuckasegee full bore. It also has a good amount of mud in it. Before the storms, about two weeks ago, it was on fire. The fish were eating eggs, worms, soft hackles, and caddis pupae. It should be fishing well again in just a few days.

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2011 Delayed Harvest is Now Open

North Carolina stocked all of their delayed harvest trout waters last week. I helped the Land O' Sky chapter with the North Mills Friday. The start of this spring season offers great wade fishing opportunities for people who are interested in getting their first fly fishing experience. The Asheville, NC area offers the most fly fishing opportunities as well as the most diverse experiences on the East Coast. No place on this side of the Mississippi River has the density of trout fishing within an hour drive. It's on and lets go.


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Winter on the Watauga Feb. 15

Josh, Caitlin and I took advantage of the warm spell last month and managed a half day float trip on the Watauga River. Caitlin gave the trip to Josh for his 21^st birthday. We put in at the Watauga River Lodge and floated down to the Quality Section take out in Watauga, TN. The fishing was good, but not easy. We caught all of our fish on Zebra Midges fished under strike indicators. We had a great time and Josh even talked Caitlin into holding her last fish for the camera. It was the start of a great season floating and fly fishing on the Watauga River.

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