todd_grainger
06-24-2009, 11:28 PM
Fished the Tellico today from about noon to 7 ish. Actually I fished the North and Bald rivers today. The outfitter shop was closed so I couldn't buy a daily permit, and had to stay to water that was "open" for me. Didn't do too bad. Caught 6-7 good sized bows, one as long as my forearm!! Wasn't real fat though. No fish story here I actually held him up to see for myself. Biggest fish I have hooked so far in my decade or so of fly-fishing. Caught him right above where the North and Tellico converge.
Every fish I hooked today took my nymph. Used a BHPT about 12-14 size. That was all I had since the outfitter was closed and couldn't stock up on Tellico nymphs. ALternated between an Elk Hair Caddis, and Parchute Adams for the dry, but like I said not a one took the dry, it was just there to let me know when they took the nymph.
Those little jokers were sneaky on the nymphs today. 2 of them hooked themselves as they were hooked before I realized that they took my nymph. Probably missed 8-10 others that got spooked as they took the nymph, or had them on line but couldn't bring to hand. They were all good sized. Couple that I couldn't bring in would have been dandies!
Had to go a good ways up the Bald to get away from all the swimmers. Kids crawling all over the rocks at the falls. I swear I thought 2 of them were seconds away from being a news story. I took a breather at the top of the falls to make sure I could see if they did. All in all a great day!!
One question...What the crap are all those little fish in the Tellico, some have a little red stripe behind their gills?? A few times today I couldn't catch trout for them messing with my dry and nymph. One of them chewed up my next to last BHPT!! Any pointers on how to avoid them???
TODD
Every fish I hooked today took my nymph. Used a BHPT about 12-14 size. That was all I had since the outfitter was closed and couldn't stock up on Tellico nymphs. ALternated between an Elk Hair Caddis, and Parchute Adams for the dry, but like I said not a one took the dry, it was just there to let me know when they took the nymph.
Those little jokers were sneaky on the nymphs today. 2 of them hooked themselves as they were hooked before I realized that they took my nymph. Probably missed 8-10 others that got spooked as they took the nymph, or had them on line but couldn't bring to hand. They were all good sized. Couple that I couldn't bring in would have been dandies!
Had to go a good ways up the Bald to get away from all the swimmers. Kids crawling all over the rocks at the falls. I swear I thought 2 of them were seconds away from being a news story. I took a breather at the top of the falls to make sure I could see if they did. All in all a great day!!
One question...What the crap are all those little fish in the Tellico, some have a little red stripe behind their gills?? A few times today I couldn't catch trout for them messing with my dry and nymph. One of them chewed up my next to last BHPT!! Any pointers on how to avoid them???
TODD