Rainbows in the Heat

Fished another small stream at lower altitudes today. The rainbows were extremely aggressive and we caught 25+ in about 3 hours. The go to fly today was a size 14 yellow sally. The water levels here in western NC are getting low again since the last rains more than a week ago. The water temps are also edging up, but for now the fishing is still pretty good for this time of year.

Appalachian Wild Brown Trout

We hit another local wild trout stream full of browns today. They were much more sensitive to movement than the brookies we have been targeting recently. They were however about twice as big as most of the brookies we catch. They also shunned the usual calf-tailed offerings and most were caught on an elk haired caddis.

BTW.. Is it just me or is that second image the gateway to Small Stream Heaven?

More NC Wild Trout

Fished another tributary of a local wild trout stream with my son and the fish did not disappoint. We caught 11 in 2 hours. The water temperatures are starting to edge up to about 65 degrees at this altitude. The recent showers are really helping with water levels this year. So far so good (not great though).