The Blueline Angler

Great Sulfur Hatch on the South Holston

By admin, on August 2nd, 2011

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

Brookie Fix

By admin, on July 8th, 2011

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

Small Stream Large Brown

By admin, on June 18th, 2011

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

South Holston BWOs

By admin, on May 22nd, 2011

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

High Water Rainbows

By admin, on May 16th, 2011

Fished a local wild blueline this past Saturday with my son and had a ball. The high dingy water had the rainbows looking up and we had a great evening. We even managed to dodge the thunderstorms and stay dry above the waist. Caught all the fish on a EHC size . . . → Read More: High Water Rainbows

Blue Wing Olives on the South Holston

By admin, on May 8th, 2011

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

Spring Browns Part Duex

By admin, on April 25th, 2011

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

Spring 2011 Browns

By admin, on April 22nd, 2011

With warmer weather finally getting a foot hold here in the NC mountains, I decided to hit up an old reliable wild stream. The risers were still slow, but we did manage to get in some top water action. As a bonus, the thunderstorms waited just until we got back to . . . → Read More: Spring 2011 Browns

Delayed Harvest Fix

By admin, on November 25th, 2010

Hit the local delayed harvest waters to get a fix. The fish were stacked in the holes and a bead headed PT was the ticket. I caught a few on top with an EHC, but most were sub surface. It was a nice break from sitting in a . . . → Read More: Delayed Harvest Fix

Brookies and Browns

By admin, on August 24th, 2010

The recent rains provided lots of water and cooler water temperatures this past weekend. It is really encouraging to see water levels back up this time of year. The fishing was spectacular with lots of fish and a few nice ones. I started out the day with a EHC and a zebra midge dropper due to . . . → Read More: Brookies and Browns