I've seen some interesting things that trout have spit out before. Half digested shad during the shad kill on the Caney? Yep. A mouthful of earthworms after a heavy rain? Check. However, I had never caught a fish with another fish sticking out of its throat, until yesterday that is. I've heard plenty of stories, just never seen it for myself.
After finishing up another half day guide trip, I headed up to fish in the afternoon. Not too long after starting, I hooked a feisty brown that was somewhere between 10-12 inches, and after getting it in the net I noticed that its mouth didn't look right. A quick glance showed a tail protruding out of its throat that was nearly as large as its own tail! Even more amazing is that this fish swirled once on my nymph and then ate on the 2nd drift. Talk about a hungry brown!!! Even with a mouth full of sculpin it still wanted a #10 nymph for dessert.
Guided Trips
FISHING REPORT AND SYNOPSIS: 01/17/2019
Colder weather lately has slowed things down a touch in the Smokies. Thankfully, however, the streams haven't really dropped below 40 degrees so there are always some fish to be found. With a big rain event forecast for this weekend followed by sharply colder temperatures, get out and fish sooner rather than later. Nymphs or streamers are the name of the game this time of year.
On the tailwaters, we are dealing with massive amounts of water That said, while lots of rain this weekend may set us further back, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. The overall trend over the next 1-3 months is for drier conditions which should allow flows to stabilize and at least allow us to get some float trips in.
Musky fishing has been decent as of late. Flows are generally just about perfect on our favorite musky rivers. With cold weather ahead, this is something we'll probably be doing more of...

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Hungry Brown!!!
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Brown Trout,
Fly Fishing,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
Hungry,
Sculpin,
Smokies,
Trout Zone Anglers
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A Brown Trout Motto: "Its a fish eat fish world". Browns are amazing.
ReplyDeleteA hungry Brown has no scruples.
ReplyDeleteExactly what Mark said, these guys play by completely different rules!
ReplyDeleteI've seen brookies cough up a 3inch minnow after taking a bomber.
ReplyDeleteWhen you see a trout with two mouths, something in each mouth, let me know. I want a pictures. Thanks David.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photo, thanks for sharing!
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