Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
10-20-2006, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,891
Re: Smoky Mountain Grand Slam
How about catching a big brown on a wooly booger, *flipping it onto the bank where it spits out a 10 inch rainbow, that coughs up a small brookie? * HMMMMMM????
Predator :-/
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
10-19-2006, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,891
Re: Smoky Mountain Grand Slam
How about a grand slam in same hole, in 3 casts. *Did it on Straight Fork in the pool above where the road crosses the creek last spring.
Predator 8-)
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
08-21-2006, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: hazel creek
The bridges have been replaced. Also, it's like $50 bucks per person to take the ferry across. Call it progress at Fontana Boat Dock.
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
06-01-2006, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,134
Re: Snakes
Saw a rattlesnake crawling across the road above Elkmont campground where the houses are on Memorial Day. It was about 30" long. Never rattled, never moved, till I pushed it off the road. A couple...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
05-16-2006, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,053
Re: Pigeon River - Polluted?
Growing up along the river, the "old folks" always said if you had a sore to bath in the river and it would heal it....no joke! *Large trout (>20") have been caught recently from as far downstream as...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
04-22-2006, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: fishing after a rain
As rain typically washes more food into the streams, I believe another factor determines how the fish will react. *If the water from rain results in water temp. more pleasing to trout, they will feed...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
02-20-2006, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: Smoky Mountain Etiquette
Recovery times for Smoky Mountain trout vary from a few minutes to several hours. *Last summer, I was catching plenty of fish then suddenly everything shut down. *I looked at my fishin partner, he...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
02-12-2006, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,802
Re: Biggest Trout to Hand in the Park
For me, I've seen browns in the 28-30" range. *But they don't get that way by eating flies. *By best to hand:
Brown 24"
RB *19 1/2"
Brook probably 9"
Sucker Fish 20"
JP
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