Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Hiwassee Recently


School has finally started to slow down a bit. The bulk of my semester projects and papers have already been finished and turned in. This has freed up a little time for more important things like fishing and catching up on some fly tying. This weekend I tied several dozen flies and today I got in a few hours today on the Hiwassee. The fishing is decent, but not great. The fish are transitioning into cool weather mode where midges become one of the more important bugs to match.

Dry flies are still working fairly well though. Fish were rising well when I arrived on the river in the early afternoon. I tied on a Neversink Caddis for an indicator and the trusty Zebra midge underneath. My first fish soon came to hand thanks to the midge but then I proceeded to nail several on the dry. I also spotted some larger fish so at least a few made it through the summer (and I'd be willing to bet there are quite a few). Until we get a bunch of rain the river should be wadeable most of the time and will continue to provide consistent action. The midge fishing will only get better as we move into winter. Some of my favorite memories on the HI are of cool January or February afternoons where I'm the only one on a river full of fish gorging themselves on the massive hatches of tiny bugs.


I should be able to fish some this upcoming week and will hopefully get in a float on the Caney. Stay tuned for more on that...

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:10 PM

    NICE, David!
    btw where might one find a picture of a Neversink Caddis?
    syotr
    dan

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  2. Dan, good to hear from you. The last place I saw a picture of one online was on the LRO website but it is disabled right now. Perhaps they are out of stock or something... Send me an email to remind me and I'll get you a picture of one in the next day or two...

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