Hi Brown on the Eve

I managed to get over to the Hiwassee River for a couple of hours on Christmas Eve. Other than the water flow giving me some problems, I saw three Eagles and managed to catch a few trout, including this beautiful brown:

Imitating The Gubna

I arrived at the parking lot @ 2pm, popped open the trunk and untucked my dress shirt. It was a Tuesday afternoon in December with 70 degree weather and I was rigging up my rod to fish.....life ain't half bad.  I didnt have any beer and I was fishing solo, but other than that it was a great day.

Bench: Scud pattern that should work well on the tailwaters

Toccoa Float

2012 4 weight Shootout

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Finally!

For about the last year, I've spent a few minutes of each fishing trip chucking big flies in the hopes of getting a big fish.  On Saturday, it finally happened: