CinciVol
03-24-2008, 12:08 PM
I fished the Holston tailwater on saturday for a few hours in the afternoon. I had pretty good luck, caught probably 8 fish in 2-3 hours in the 10-14" range. There was very little surface activity and nearly all my fish were on the old reliable beadhead pheasant tail. About 3pm, I did see a few fish hitting on the surface (or possibly on emergers). I tied on an Elk-haired caddis, proceeded to immediately catch a fat 14" 'bow and was prepared to declare the 2008 Holston dry fly season on! However, an hour later, I became convinced that I had just hooked into the lone trout that was as excited about dry fly season as I was, not much happened after fish #1.
All in all, it was a good day. The wind was heavy and my leader looked like an hand-tied knotted leader by the end of the day. Kept the crowds away though, so it was not all bad.
All in all, it was a good day. The wind was heavy and my leader looked like an hand-tied knotted leader by the end of the day. Kept the crowds away though, so it was not all bad.