My love for brook trout started many years ago when my son caught his first brook trout. It was a beautiful colored trout about 10” long. After carefully removing the hook, we let it go to swim away. I was impressed with its natural beauty. Since then we have fished the higher elevations of the Smoky Mountains Stream for the native trout for many years; and that is not to say that we don’t fish for the larger browns or the colorful rainbows, but we love the brookies.
If you are an experienced fisherman, recognizing the types of water found in a typical trout stream is second nature. But if you are an occasional trout fishermen, a little review may be necessary to get us all on the same “page”. Without getting into a great deal of detail, there are only about five basic types of trout water. Of course there other types depending on just how much detail you want to get into.
The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily reopen on Wednesday, October 16, after being closed for 15 days due to the partial government shutdown. The park will begin opening facilities at 8 a.m.
This year it has been especially wet with heavy rainfalls especially here in the south. We in Charlotte have experienced dangerous flooding in July which is usually a very dry month. This is a good time to discuss some of the best tips for safely wading the swollen streams; in fact these tips are good at any time. Here are my five best tips:
This year it has been especially wet with heavy rainfalls especially here in the south. We in Charlotte have experienced dangerous flooding in July which is usually a very dry month. This is a good time to discuss some of the best tips for safely wading the swollen streams; in fact these tips are good at any time. Here are my five best tips:
Now in the peak of summer it is time once again to do the trout a favor and discuss water temperature and how it relates to trout and specifically trout fishing. Remember, not the air temperature but the water temperature is what we are discussing. It is a well known fact that water temperature has a big impact on trout’s metabolism. The higher the temperature above their comfort zone the more they are stressed.
Now in the peak of summer it is time once again to do the trout a favor and discuss water temperature and how it relates to trout and specifically trout fishing. Remember, not the air temperature but the water temperature is what we are discussing. It is a well known fact that water temperature has a big impact on trout’s metabolism. The higher the temperature above their comfort zone the more they are stressed.
We are excited about the new spring season on the Chattahoochee River with a better prevelence of stone, may and caddis flies throughout the tailwater despite the recent high flows from Buford Dam for the May recharge of Lake Eufalia or better know as Walter F. George .
Here is an article contributed by a reader.
A reader was kind enough to provide Trout University with his review of Dukes Creek in Helen GA. and here is his comments: -- Duke's Creek in the Charles Smithgall game preserve is an outstanding fly fishing destination. They feed the fish on off days and you can have a 4 hour beat for the price of a parking ticket. Anyway there are beautiful fat rainbows but the stream is on the small side, But even I managed a 20++ fish.
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