Actually rained on and off all day on the South Holston River. But it was a warm enough day for the rain to not bother you. As Bill Fiesler said; if he rose and you covered him, he ate. He , being the trout. And that was exactly how it played out. The sulphur hatch started late. It began somewhere around 3:00. Sulphurs like sunshine. And just the hint of it will bring them on. And when the hint happened Saturday, the sulphurs emerged. Actually it was good dry fly fishing for a couple of hours.
Matt and John had two couples on the primtime afternoon float. John Ross and Rick[ if I put his last name I will butcher it] had their mates for the float. Today is Rick’s birthday, so he was given the trip as a birthday present. It ended up being quite a present. Rick finished the day with a measured 28″ long and 15″ girth wild Brown trout. An 8 to 10 lb. beast of a fish. A picture of this beautiful creature will be posted next week. Happy Birthday Rick!
We have a couple of books on our web page that will interest you. TYING AND FISHING TAILWATER FLIES by Pat Dorsey is about na good a book as there is on Tailwater fishing. It shows 500 step by step photos for 24 proven patterns and how to fish them. A 192 page Hard Back cover book with rich color photos of flies and fishing on tailwaters like the South Holston River. This definetly a one of the best books for our kind of fishing there is. It cost $39.95 , but remember our August coupon.
Also we have tons of Simms shirts and T- shirts on sale on our web page. The Guide Superlite shirt normallt runs for $99 ; we have it on sale for $58. It is the lightest , most comfortable shirt you will ever wear. Just go to our on line catalog or call us .
As Carol Fiesler says” Happy Trails.” Got to love those lady cowboys who flyfish.
Rod Champion