The Blueline Angler

With nearly two weeks of 70 degree weather in early March, I figured the small wild streams would begin to heat up. I was not disappointed. I fished for about three hours and caught over a dozen fat rainbows. I really can’t complain for this time of year. The water levels are fantastic as well. Hopefully . . . → Read More: Early Spring Wild Rainbows

Here are a few images from my last trip to the South Holston. The sulfurs were pouring off around 2:30. I managed to hook a few right from the bank. My best pattern was a size 16 . . . → Read More: Great Sulfur Hatch on the South Holston

Got a quick Brook trout fix this past weekend. Nothing big, but lots of small eager brookies to fill out the day. The recent rains have the upper reaches of a lot of these Western NC stream in good shape for this time of year. If we can just keep up the rains through August, we . . . → Read More: Brookie Fix

My fishing buddy caught his largest small stream brown to date. This fish came out of one of the smaller streams we fish and a stream we were targeting brookies on this . . . → Read More: Small Stream Large Brown

I fished the South Holston in eastern Tennessee on Saturday looking to try out some new Sulfur comparadun patterns. The Sulfurs were a no show, but the BWOs were out in sporadic hatches. I caught 8 browns and 2 rainbows in about three hours of fishing. If you are heading that way, make sure you . . . → Read More: South Holston BWOs

I hit the South Holston tailwater in Tennessee yesterday and the blue wing olives poured for most of the day. Especially around 11:30 am. I managed to hook about 8 wild browns and a handful of rainbows . . . → Read More: Blue Wing Olives on the South Holston

With the good stream flows and 80 degree temperatures, I had to hit another wild stream this Easter weekend. I set out with intentions of trying a local Delayed Harvest, but the warm weather had lots of others with the same idea. Rather than fight for a rock, I hit the trail to get away from . . . → Read More: Spring Browns Part Duex