"Seven Bridges Road": Smokies 8/2009

8/16/09

Smokies 8/2009

Took a trip into the Smokey Mountain (NC Side) and fished Bradley Fork. It was beyond description. Surrounded by Elk, Mink, Wild Turkeys, Wild Bows and Brookies. Started out at 63 degrees and only got to 73. The Sage and Lamson set up worked great! A nine foot rod worked fine in the lower section, above that the 8 1/2 was the ticket. The fish couldn't get enough of the flash back prince Streamers did not seem to produce however, I did manage to aggravate a few with the Green Weenie I am already thinking of when I am going to return to the area.

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My Blog on simple daily happenings and unexpected events on the stream that are worth a snap shot and a comment.

I enjoy Fly Fishing the Wild Trout Waters of Western North Carolina, being Outdoors and simple Photography. I found that some of the best opportunities for taking a picture happens when you least expect it and always when your not ready with a more formal camera.

In this blog, the photography is taken with either my Kodak M1033 HD , Olympus 550WP Pocket Cameras or my Droid Smart Phone from Motorola. At Times when I take a break from the weather or hours of wading the streams, I may use my Nikon P100 that will allow me to take a slightly better picture.

My fishing gear is mostly Abel, Simms, Orvis, Fishpond, Sage and Winston. I enjoy tying my own flies however, The Fly Stop has an awsome collection of top quality flies that I often order from.

Locally, I keep myself outfitted from Casters Fly Shop (Orvis) in Hickory North Carolina and Wilson Creek Outfitters (Simms/Fishpond) in Morganton NC. Both Dave (Casters) and Walt (WCO) are great to deal with I highly recommend visiting their sites and stores.

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Thanks for stopping by & Tight Lines... John