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Fishing is Heating Up
05/04/08
Spring is now here in full force. We have been experiencing some outstanding fishing on our streams and rivers. The Watauga River float trips have been very productive for anglers of all skill levels. There are caddis flies, crane flies, midges and sulfer mayflies hatching throughout the day keeping the fish in a feeding frenzie ALL DAY!
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Travis France
Travis is our "South Holston Specialist". It is only appropriate since he has been fishing the river for 20 years and tying flies for the South Holston for over 25 years. He has an obsession for watching his clients catch large brown trout. After a trip down one of our tailwaters with Travis in his Hyde drift boat you will see that he is not only a master angler, but a master guide.
Chris Manderson
Chris Manderson is our river smallmouth specialist. There is no question that he spends more time smallmouth bass fishing on the French Broad than any one person in Western North Carolina. He fishes out there LITERALLY everyday- with or without clients.
His knowledge of that river began in 1983 exploring the possibilities in an aluminum canoe. After many years as a raft guide on the Nolichucky River, Chris's desire for whitewater adrenaline changed to smallmouth bass adrenaline. He now cruises the river in search of smallmouth.
Chris got his MBA from Western Carolina University (a lot of good that did him) and he is also certified in Wilderness Advanced First Aid so you are guaranteed a safe experience- not to mention the untimate bass fishing experience.
Big Jon Anderson
Jonathan Anderson grew up on the banks of Spring Creek in Hot Springs North Carolina, a stone's throw from the French Broad River. If you've been in his boat you refer to him as Big Jon and you probably refer to him as a friend. He has guided expedition trips in North Carolina, Tennesse, Alaska, Chile, and Montana.
Andrew Tashie
A native of Tennessee, Andrew recieved his college degree in Outdoor Leadership and Recreation from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. After 4 years in Gunnison he has settled back down in the south where the fishing season lasts all year.
Andrew has been fortunate enough to be involved in fly fishing expeditions to: Alaska, Belize, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Patagonia region of Chile. He is definitely in it for the long haul.
