Late Summer Dry Fly and Dropper Fishing

The dry fly and dropper or dry fly and double dropper fishing on the Watauga River has been so fun the past few weeks. I haven't had to look at a thing a ma bobber in weeks. I have been out guiding trips and fishing for fun. Fish on the Watauga are eating every kind of dry fly you can think of right now: Caddis Flies, Chernobyl Ants, Sulphur Flies, Crane Flies, Beetles, and Little tiny midges and Blue Winged Olives. Crazy. I even saw two fish in the Caddis Riffle fighting over a white Caterpillar (I tied some to try this Friday). The water is low and clear. Approximately half of the fish I am catching we are sight fishing. If you haven't tried sight fishing you have to try it. It is one of the most rewarding fly fishing experiences you will ever have. Attatched is a picture of Annie sporting her new Brown Trout Fly Fishing hat and holding one of the many fish she boated on our morning float last week. We hadn't fish together since June. What a sin. I am looking forward to fishing with all of you this fall. Even though I love fishing the Watauga River and South Holston Tailwaters the great Asheville local fishing is just around the corner.

Brown
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Watauga River Fly Fishing Report 8/7/2011

Watauga River Fishing Report
I had the day off Sunday August 7 and I floated with my good college buddy Hunter Brush. The first half of the float was a little slow. A few fish were eating beetles and a few were eating our droppers, but not as often as we wanted. We rounded the bed in the river in front of the Watauga River Lodge and the mid river springs above the caddis riffle were pumping tons of mud into the river. It was really a cool sight. The mud bubbles were entering a perfectly clear river and welling up with force strong enough to bring them 2-3 inches out of the water. From the springs down fishing was good. We changed tactics and threw streamers for short time. We caught a couple of nice fish, but nothing huge. We switched to the nymph rig and caught 3-4 fish out of every hole we tried the rest of the day. Hunter broke off a nice Brown Trout in the ledges, and I landed the beautiful girl above in the fourth quarter hole. Great day. You never know what is going to happen when the water gets muddy, but this time it was good.

Call me to book a trip. The float fishing is still the way to go. The Watauga River is nice and cold in spite of Hades like outside temperatures.

Brown Hobson
803-431-9437
brown@browntroutflyfishing.com

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August 3, 2011 Asheville Fly Fishing Report

Watauga River Fly Fishing Report 8/3/2011
The Watauga river was on fire last Wednesday. It was one of the best days I have seen since June. My dad Jack Hobson hired me to float my sister Martha and he down the Watauga river.
We fished dry flies and dry fly and dropper all day. This was Martha's second trip and she did an outstanding job putting her cast, mend, set, and fight together like she had been doing it for years. Dad did an awesome job as well, and landed his biggest fish outside of private trophy trout clubs. It at a beetle fly and we measured it at 21.5 inches long with a 12 inch girth. It was a really healthy fat fish, and a prize on a dry fly. Beetle fishing is the best. My client today described the anticipation of a beetle bite as the most exciting fly fishing experience he has had to date. Lets hope beetles keep falling in the water.

Its not too late to get a late summer float trip in. The Watauga and South Holston Rivers are the only cool trout waters around. Call me or E-mail.

803-431-9437
brown@browntroutflyfishing.com

Brown Hobson

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