Smoky Mountain Brook Trout

[AL trout bum]

Originally Posted by duckypaddler

Matthew your father in law must be pretty hardcore to get up that early with you for a trip. Again thanks for a great report

Whoa whoa whoa......GIRLFRIEND's dad. He is in Maggie Valley, the drive up was all me. I met up with him Saturday night

[Stana Claus]

Hey, DP, I have managed to find a few brookie spots that don't require a genuine Death March to get to! But I made the mistake of trying my hand at fishing for smallmouth bass a couple of months ago and I think I've developed a new addiction. I've been chasing the bronzebacks almost exclusively this summer. But I may get with you in a couple of weeks (once it cools off a little bit) to check your recommendations against what I've been compiling. Looks like a couple of brookie creeks have been getting visited pretty regularly this summer, but there are a few I want to check out this fall. Be looking for an email soon.

[AL trout bum]

Originally Posted by Stana Claus

But I made the mistake of trying my hand at fishing for smallmouth bass a couple of months ago and I think I've developed a new addiction. I've been chasing the bronzebacks almost exclusively this summer.

I also have that addiction. The most important thing is remembering to tone down the hook set when going from smallmouth to brook trout!

[Stana Claus]

Originally Posted by AL trout bum

I also have that addiction. The most important thing is remembering to tone down the hook set when going from smallmouth to brook trout!

No doubt! But I love the way you can watch the smallies follow your fly, just looking it over, then finally deciding to EAT it. Then it's GAME ON! What a blast!

[duckypaddler]

Originally Posted by AL trout bum

Whoa whoa whoa......GIRLFRIEND's dad. He is in Maggie Valley, the drive up was all me. I met up with him Saturday night

Sorry for the confusion That makes much more sense.

[Scott H.]

Great report! Those are some awesome looking bookies and it looks like a great time.


Scott

[MadisonBoats]

Great pictures and report! Thanks for sharing!

[Troutman]

Great pictures and story to go along with them. I really enjoyed that!

[ChemEAngler]

Post of the year nomination....

Great report, story line, and photos. Fantastic!

Out of curiosity, what camera are you using? I am needing to find a new P&S for my adventures, I am getting tired of lugging my 5lb DSLR up the trails with me.

[AL trout bum]

Originally Posted by ChemEAngler

Post of the year nomination....

I am humbled by that comment, but I am nowhere near the quality of some reports I have read on here.

As for my camera, I am using an old Olympus Stylus tough camera. I shoot most of my fish pics in macro, which helps capture more detail. I have a big problem doing that though, and some of you real photographers might be able to help. If the flash is on in macro, the picture doesn't turn out well as the glare of the fish reflects the flash. If you turn flash off, it is extremely hard to get a non-blurry image. Luckily I manage a good one or two out of the 10 or so I take.