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Winter Fishing Trips

In spite of sporadic winter storms in western North Carolina, the trout fishing remains quite good. We have been concentrating out efforts on the trout of our tailrace fisheries.

The tailwaters (Watauga, South Holston, and Tuckaseegee) provide us with consistant water temperatures and flow levels which are essential for catching trout during the winter months. We are seing quite a bit of insect activity on a daily basis. Blue winged olives, midges, and black flies are all present right now and will make trout of all sizes come up to the surface for an easy meal. This is good for anglers looking to do some dry fly fishing. If the trout are not taking the adults off the surface, a small nymph dropped of the back of a visible dry fly will definitely do the trick.

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