tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post5095529325428124699..comments2023-12-19T10:31:06.839-06:00Comments on The Trout Zone: Headwater Streams and the Perfect Fly StoreDavid Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480485571834164857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-74419244056569575872008-09-25T14:40:00.000-05:002008-09-25T14:40:00.000-05:00Raven Fork is definitely one of those places that ...Raven Fork is definitely one of those places that you should try sometime since you enjoy catching brookies so much...they are the predominate species over there. Occasionally a rainbow will be caught but there really aren't many of them at all...David Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480485571834164857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-48519259657797343602008-09-25T11:19:00.000-05:002008-09-25T11:19:00.000-05:00Raven Fork is one of the places I haven't fished o...Raven Fork is one of the places I haven't fished on any of my trips to the Smokies, but you could say I keep <I>noticing</I> it whenever I look at a map. <BR/><BR/>Maybe next year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-1381968510490453432008-09-23T22:18:00.000-05:002008-09-23T22:18:00.000-05:00Ijsouth, I've never completely understood the reas...Ijsouth, I've never completely understood the reason for closing that road either but probably it has everything to do with funding... You definitely should give Raven Fork a try sometime but plan for plenty of time to hike up and over the ridge, it isn't for the faint of heart either. The stream above the trail crossing get's progressively easier to navigate for awhile as the gradient eases up a bit. I haven't been too far upstream though. Someday I would love to do a pack trip up the creek into the headwaters. Probably lots of fish up there that have never seen a fly...are they worth they effort? Not so sure about that one...David Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480485571834164857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32835299.post-65859313675460347312008-09-23T22:12:00.000-05:002008-09-23T22:12:00.000-05:00Over Labor Day weekend, our plans were for my olde...Over Labor Day weekend, our plans were for my oldest and myself to head up there, specifically to hike into Raven Fork...I figured it would be too much for her younger sisters. Anyway, Gustav had other plans, and our trip for 2 turned into a trip for 5. I had to be content with a few hours fishing each day on Cosby, although if I had to evacuate, it wasn't a bad way to go. I was able to get a few specs around 8 inches or so, so I was happy.<BR/><BR/>One thing I don't understand - the road to Straight Fork (and to the trailhead) closes for the year around mid-November...two weeks before my Thanksgiving trip up there. That road, with the exception of one spot, is relatively level; meanwhile, the roller-coaster road into Cataloochee remains open year round. I just don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com