Vern
03-05-2007, 11:20 PM
Arrived friday afternoon, After stoping a LRO to buy Lincense started on Little river a couple of mile below the elkmont turn off. Found one trout rising and after several tries throwing across the current had one rise to a #14 Parachute Adams. Needless to say i wasn't paying attention and missed it. I then tied on a BHHE. I noticed a wind knot in my leader but figured that it would be OK. WRONG, Finaly had a good strike and ended up with a 4 foot tapered leader. Live and learn.
Saturday I started on the middle prong, didn't have much luck. Noticed a hatch of some small Olive bugs, the some larger bugs that byron gussed was Quill Gordons came off. The trout were not intrested at all. Rigged up a tandem rig with a #12 bhhe and a 12 red cooper john. Had a nice little rainbow on that seemed to get off way too easy. After I brought the line in I noticed that the dropper line was wraped aroung the BHHE creating a snagfree hook (or self releasing fish). Live and Learn again!
Sunday i woke up and looked out the window to snow. Figured what the heck I wasn't doing any good down low so why not try up high. Headed up to chimmey tops past the loop the loop. Suited up and headed to the river throught the snow. Even had one either very hardy or stupid trout rise to a dry. After I missed that strike checked the temp. 35-37 degrees. Headed to the truck and returned to Nashville.
Saturday I started on the middle prong, didn't have much luck. Noticed a hatch of some small Olive bugs, the some larger bugs that byron gussed was Quill Gordons came off. The trout were not intrested at all. Rigged up a tandem rig with a #12 bhhe and a 12 red cooper john. Had a nice little rainbow on that seemed to get off way too easy. After I brought the line in I noticed that the dropper line was wraped aroung the BHHE creating a snagfree hook (or self releasing fish). Live and Learn again!
Sunday i woke up and looked out the window to snow. Figured what the heck I wasn't doing any good down low so why not try up high. Headed up to chimmey tops past the loop the loop. Suited up and headed to the river throught the snow. Even had one either very hardy or stupid trout rise to a dry. After I missed that strike checked the temp. 35-37 degrees. Headed to the truck and returned to Nashville.