"Seven Bridges Road": Helton Creek Ashe county NC at 28 degrees.

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.

I am a full supporter of of Catch and Release. Feel free to contact me anytime, I enjoying hearing from my readers. Email.

Thanks for stopping by & Tight Lines... John

1/25/09