tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42292953662198898252024-03-14T07:58:49.036-04:00Hiwassee AnglerSteve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-7602905652687333792015-02-26T13:11:00.000-05:002015-02-26T13:11:07.898-05:00Fly Shop ClosedAs many of you know, the fly shop closed some time ago. Steve has kept the guide service going through his own business, Tellico Angler. Please visit our website at <a href="http://tellicoangler.com/">tellicoangler.com</a> for any info or to book a guided fishing trip. Thanks and hope to see our old customers again soon! SteveSteve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-68503786397290416452013-06-02T15:19:00.000-04:002013-06-02T15:19:23.225-04:00Fishing Report<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fishing continues to be impressive on the Hi. Everyone we speak with in the shop reports good catch rates as well as some good size fish being caught. We remain very optimistic and think that the fishing will continue to improve throughout the season. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top producing flies continue to be the size 16 tan EHC and size 10 olive BH woolly buggers. We still have lots of big sulphurs coming off, but the fish have really been keying in on the caddis for their top water meals. Watched several sulphurs float right through a pod of <span data-cke-bookmark="1" style="display: none;"> </span>rising fish. The caddis were not as lucky though. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The water temp remains perfect at 58 degrees. The recreational flows have begun and summer is in full swing on the Hi. The trout stocking continues and the numbers of fish remain strong. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our striper run will begin this month. I've heard reports of some already spotted in the river, but I've yet to see any myself. These fish are truly a nuisance and are hard on the trout population, but damn they sure are fun to catch. Nothing like laying into a 20 - 30 pound striper that's cruising along in a trout stream. They are extremely strong and fight like crazy. One of the hardest fighting fish that you'll ever tangle with in freshwater.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the years we've developed quite a following of clients that book our guides for a shot at catching these migrating fish. They can be hard to locate, especially on a large tailwater like the Hi, but once you find them they usually eat. And when they hit, hold on! It's definitely worth the price of admission. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">All signs continue to point to this being an epic year for our fishery. The drought is behind us, the delayed harvest has allowed some good fish to holdover for the season and the water temps look like they will remain good as well. If you've been wanting to try the Hi, now's the time! </span><br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-18407157180103557072013-04-15T16:36:00.000-04:002013-04-15T16:36:23.548-04:00Fishing Report<span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fishing this year has been incredible. April continues to impress with better than average numbers and size of fish. With the season now upon us, we expect good things to continue. The insect activity has been on schedule and the trout have taken notice with many "dry fly" days had already. The number of fishermen has also increased as the good word about the Hi has apparently spread. We've had some wadeable flows as of late too, and that always brings people to the river to wet a line. </span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The #16 Hendrickson's, #20 BWO's and #18 dark EH caddis have been the choice for dry fly enthusiasts. Others have opted for olive buggers with standard nymph droppers or chosen to swing dark soft hackles for their catches. Honestly, there are so many combos that are working now that I can't begin to list them all here. The important thing is that people have been able to wade and to put fish in their nets. </span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our water temps should hold up again this year. To our knowledge the pump back is still out of service. That helps to keep the temps down since that process of re-circulating tends to warm the water up before discharge. </span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can see, several factors are in place to make this one of the best years in recent memory on the Hi. We have lots of hungry fish, they are swimming in cold water and they are looking up at insects. That's hard to beat if you like to fly fish for trout!</span></span>Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-79382003263164951802013-03-31T16:06:00.000-04:002013-03-31T16:06:34.995-04:00Great Lakes SteelheadJust got back from a phenomenal trip out to the Great Lakes region of Ohio and Pennsylvania. A good friend of mine invited me along on a steelhead trip and I was quick to accept! It was a return trip for him, but would be my first time to that area. Especially my first time to that area in search of the migrating steelhead that the area is famous for. Needless to say, we had a blast! <br />
The town we stayed in was right on the eastern shore of Lake Erie. To say that the town (or the whole region for that matter) was fishermen friendly would be an understatement! The people were great, the prices were good and the atmosphere is definitely "fishy", in a good way, of course. The whole area becomes enchanted with the steelhead run. I have never seen so many people walking around a hotel in waders and boots in my life. I loved it! And despite the intense draw, NONE of the streams were crowded....not at all! I guess that would be due to the fact that there are so many Lake Erie tribs to fish that everyone stays pretty spread out. Whatever the case, the crowds were non-existent on the actual streams. We did have some good interaction with other anglers at our hotel though. Typical fishing talk you know. Some came from as far away as Colorado and Maine to fish the run. Good times!<br />
I'm posting a couple fish pics below from the trip. More will follow soon on our newsletter. See the post below for info. on how to subscribe to it if interested. <br />
We are currently considering the possibility of hosting trips to this area each year. They have great runs of steelhead, brown trout and smallmouth, all fresh from Lake Erie. The runs are obviously spread out over the year. We have the local intel in place to ensure that we have the best chance for success during our time there. IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED in the possibility of participating in one of these hosted trips, don't hesitate to give Steve a call or email. They make great family trips and can even be done over a long weekend. If we get enough interest, we will definitely pursue hosting these trips. If not, I'll just go by myself. Either way, I'm going back!<br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-70312792797345724802013-03-31T14:45:00.000-04:002013-03-31T14:45:49.767-04:00NewsletterDue to several requests from store customers and fishing clients, we have decided to start putting out a monthly newsletter. We'll be sending it out via email to subscribers that sign up for it on our website. It's an easy process to subscribe. Simply go to our website by clicking <a href="http://www.hiwasseeangler.com/">HERE</a>. Then scroll down just below the main picture and you'll see the box to enter your email in. Once you do that, hit the "Submit" button and you're all set. <br />
The first newsletter will go out in April. It will go out to many customers and clients that I already had on my email contact list. If you happen to receive the newsletter due to simply being on my contact list instead of signing up for it, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I hope that it's something you'll enjoy reading and that you'll want to continue receiving it. However, if that is not the case, it's easy to unsubscribe. Simply go to the bottom of the email and click the "Unsubscribe" link. <br />
The first issue will simply be a sort of update on the business and the river since many of you are out of touch with our area during the so-called "off-season". I know that many of you don't care about the update, but we had to start somewhere. With the large number of calls and emails we get requesting this info., it seemed like a logical place to start the series. So with that being said, we hope that everyone enjoys the read and tight lines to all. Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-69291619078357997862013-03-17T21:00:00.000-04:002013-03-17T21:07:15.284-04:00Fishing ReportThe Hiwassee River is fishing great! Lots of hungry trout are being caught and we've had plenty of water for drift boat trips. They should start filling the lakes soon, which will be good for wade fishermen. This year has started out with great fishing. All signs point to this trend continuing through the season. This will be one of the best years in recent memory for our fishery. We're all excited about the upcoming season. <br />
The majority of fish have been taken on nymph patterns, sometimes dropped off the back of an olive bugger. A couple of times on today's trip the client caught 2 fish at once, one on each fly of the dropper rig. Gotta love that! No particular fly has really stood out. They don't seem to be picky, they just seem to be hungry. A good presentation will get the job done.<br />
The Hendrickson's have also made an appearance on the river. A huge hatch was spotted coming off last Friday at about 3:00 at the steps. The dry fly action was sporadic Saturday and Sunday, but there were a few heads popping up to eat here and there. It should be epic soon...real soon.<br />
The shop is now open 7 days a week. We just re-stocked the fly bin and even added some new patterns. We're putting in another fly order this week. We sell a TON of flies.<br />
Our Echo rod order also came in this week. We're all impressed with the quality as well as the price of these rods. If you need a new stick come on in and test drive one. As mentioned above, you might want a new dry fly rod soon...real soon.Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-5151359736191241992013-03-17T19:32:00.002-04:002013-03-17T19:32:56.460-04:00New HoursNow open 7 days a week!Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-19187666634966857502013-02-25T22:44:00.001-05:002013-02-25T22:44:53.220-05:00Great News!Click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10151427642686827&set=a.372861726826.155502.372827581826&type=1&theater">HERE</a> to see what TWRA found on their latest survey of the Hiwassee River.Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-52278096505340734122013-02-23T12:52:00.000-05:002013-02-23T12:52:34.596-05:00Don't Forget!Just a heads up, public service announcement or whatever you want to call it, but just reminding all our TN fishing license holders that your current license will expire at the end of this month. Don't forget to renew it before wetting a line in March. That is all.Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-24473513523911316562013-01-31T23:11:00.000-05:002013-01-31T23:11:23.761-05:00Winter Fishin'Don't forget about our great winter fisheries that we have in our area. What better way to beat cabin fever than to get out and swing flies for lake run steelhead? 'Tis the season!<br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-30038849820466036182013-01-31T21:31:00.000-05:002013-01-31T21:31:02.363-05:00Don't Forget...Free ShippingDon't forget that we still offer free ground shipping on all orders to the lower 48. We've had to remind some people recently that were ordering new gear and getting ready for spring. Thought I would post it again to remind everyone. Just give us a call and we'll be glad to help.Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-42823732920037178202013-01-31T21:06:00.000-05:002013-01-31T21:06:32.140-05:00New Products EnrouteWe are pleased to announce that we're now an official dealer for Echo fly rods and Airflo fly lines. Both of these lines offer great products and great value for your money. I fish these rods and lines and can tell you that you will not be disappointed in their performance. We will have inventory enroute soon and will be stocked up for your spring shopping. Come on by and check them out.Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-67481312506191957942013-01-14T18:50:00.000-05:002013-01-14T18:50:06.257-05:00Fishing ReportThe fishing on the Hi continues to be good. We still have high numbers of fish with most in the "larger than normal" range. To be honest, the river is loaded with fish right now and lots of them are still fat from the recent shad kill that we had on the river. The fishing has been "crazy" good and everyone that we have spoken to in the shop seems to be very satisfied with the way the DH is fishing. It definitely beats sitting at home on these winter days.<br />
The top producing flies have been white and olive buggers along with pink and yellow Y2K's. The key has been to fish them slow and deep, just like it is every winter. You might see some dry fly activity if you're lucky. We've had some BWO and winter stone action, but not even close to what you may see by "dredging" a size 6 bugger. <br />
TVA has been blowing out a 2 generator flow over the last couple weeks. With the rain that we've gotten lately, and still to come, that will certainly continue for a while. DO NOT even think about fishing the Tellico River or any of its tribs. It's currently at flood stage and blown out with a couple more days of rain coming this week. It is way too high to consider fishing, and so is every other freestone stream in the area watersheds. The tailwaters will continue to fish good, you'll just have to float them instead of planning to wade. And don't forget your rain gear!Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-24173892858211768412013-01-12T10:44:00.000-05:002013-01-12T10:48:42.983-05:00Need a New Rod?<span class="userContent">FLY ROD SALE:<br /> 50% off the following rods in stock:<br /> Orvis T3 9' 5wt<br /> Orvis TLS Power Matrix 9' 5wt<br /> Orvis Trout Bum 7'6" 4wt<br /> 10% off all other fly rods in stock!</span>Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-34590556883706921242012-12-28T13:52:00.001-05:002012-12-28T13:52:36.812-05:00The Time is NowNow's the time for some great steelhead fishing on our Western North Carolina waters. Water levels in the tribs are up and the fish are making there move upstream. We have more rain coming throughout this weekend and that will only make it better. Water levels are high enough that we can do float trips on some of our select waters. <br />
We have a favorite 8 mile, full day float that is possible as long as the water levels remain elevated. This trip involves floating and getting out to wade fish some of the larger runs. If interested, this is a great time to learn how to spey fish and swing tube flies for steelhead. If spey fishing is not your thing, you can do equally well with a single hand rod. You'll still be swinging big tube flies, so either method of delivery will work just fine. <br />
These trips are available on a day trip basis. Our steelhead overnight camps will resume again in mid-January 2013. If interested, or for more information about this great winter fishery, give Steve a call. The time is now! <br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-44809830087553321432012-12-23T16:06:00.001-05:002012-12-23T16:06:24.310-05:00Another Great Year!<span class="userContent">We would like to say "Thank You" to all of our friends (customers) for making this another great year at the shop. We truly appreciate your business and your support over the past few years. We are looking forward to a great 2013 season on the beautiful Hiwassee River. Everyone have a safe and happy holiday season!</span><br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-88853835244986453982012-12-21T12:44:00.000-05:002012-12-21T12:45:25.472-05:00Friday Fish PornThey can't all be steelhead...here's a little brown trout love!<br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-13819586776439243172012-12-20T20:32:00.000-05:002012-12-20T20:36:00.606-05:00More SteelJust another quick pic of some more steel. Like I've been saying, they are on the move. Great time to be swingin' flies in the mountains!<br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-83496899761065917392012-12-17T21:01:00.000-05:002012-12-17T21:01:30.883-05:00Got Steelhead?After a couple of days getting some much needed rain our tribs are flowing at good levels once again. This increase in water levels means that our lake run steelhead population should be moving up on their annual runs. You still have time to do a quick fishing trip before the in-laws show up. Or maybe they fish too. If so, bring them along. It's hard to beat a day on the water swingin' flies! <br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-8596384173511678122012-12-12T17:50:00.000-05:002012-12-12T17:50:54.366-05:00Congratulations!Would like to congratulate my good friend Phil Croff on his latest business accomplishment. Phil owns a guide service in Michigan and also makes beautiful, custom wooden drift boats. He landed a deal with Orvis to make an exclusive Orvis edition drift boat. Check them out by clicking <a href="http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=8L1T">HERE</a>. These are sweet...and functional as well. He makes a full line of wooden drifters and guides those skinny Michigan waters out of them. Check out his website by clicking <a href="http://www.croffcraft.com/">HERE</a>.<br />
I had the pleasure of guiding him and his wife Trude last week when they were down on vacation. We spent the day fishing the Tellico DH and North River. Had a great time and can't wait to get up their way for some fishing. Phil specializes in fishing for big brown trout at night. He skates big, waking mouse patterns for these bruisers. See ya in August buddy!<br />
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-79892166152299247692012-11-15T21:13:00.000-05:002012-11-15T21:13:53.250-05:00Tellico River Fishing ReportWent to the Tellico River today in search of some big, love sick brown trout. Had some time yesterday so I tied up a few of these Hot Head Leeches that drive spawning brown trout crazy.<br />
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This is a great fly to use when trying to entice fish to bite out of pure frustration. Especially when you have cold, gin clear water like I had today. The river was a little low, but definitely fishable. Water temp was 45 degrees. I didn't notice any real insect activity, so a heavy nymph rig dredged through the deeper runs would have worked also. But like I said, I wasn't going after numbers. I was focused on big brown trout. After all, tis the season you know. Only problem was that these guys kept getting in the way. Caught several of these today but never laid eyes on any brown trout.</div>
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Today was one of the few times I can remember that I fished on the Tellico River without seeing any other fishermen. Saw a few hunters and campers drive by, but no fishermen. And as you might guess, that was fine by me. I enjoyed having it all to myself. </div>
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The delayed harvest section fished well today. Stealth is very important. As I said earlier, the water was gin clear and a little low. As you can see by the picture of Bald River Falls below, the water levels are still good, but we could use some rain. </div>
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Nymphs and streamers would be my choice on the Tellico. I didn't see any rising fish today. The only fly I used was the leech pattern, but the typical nymphs and woolly buggers would have worked fine. I just never had a reason to change. You can go with 5x tippet despite the clear water. You'll probably need it. These fish are strong. The ones I caught today were fat and averaged about 14 inches in length. I wouldn't go with anything less than 5x, especially with streamers. </div>
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The weather has been perfect. The rivers are not crowded. The fish are biting. Get out and enjoy!</div>
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Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-75077773848303514292012-10-21T00:29:00.000-04:002012-10-21T00:29:58.981-04:00Fishing ReportThe Delayed Harvest fishing continues to be good on the Hi. Water temps are in the low 60's and there are good numbers of willing trout to take your fly. The fish are also better than average size for the most part. <br />
Top flies continue to be olive buggers, princes, BHPT's and tan or dark soft hackle emerger patterns swung in the surface film. An olive bugger with a soft hackle dropper is a good standard rig right now.<br />
We do have some sporadic BWO and dark caddis activity in the afternoon and evenings, but apparently the fishermen are the only ones on the river that are taking notice of this. The trout don't seem to care. I've noticed very few rising fish lately. Still, I can't resist tying on an EHC and drifting it through. Don't forget to let it swing at the end of the dead drift. That's usually a good technique on the Hi. <br />
The fishing techniques needed to be successful continue to change from day to day as these stockers adapt to their new surroundings and the fluctuating water levels associated with a tailwater fishery. Feel free to stop in for the latest info. and advice. Tight Lines!Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229295366219889825.post-76085022463581671832012-10-08T10:18:00.000-04:002012-10-08T10:18:53.696-04:00Tellico River ReportThe Tellico River Delayed Harvest section is fishing great right now. TWRA stocked the river last week for the DH and the fish are holding up their end of the bargain. They are biting!<br />
Good size fish noted on my exploratory trip. Many brought to hand in the 14" range with lots of better fish caught throughout the day. It would appear that good times are upon us for a few months. Get out and enjoy the many great DH fisheries in the area. They should all be fishing great right now. Tight Lines!Steve Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121504922488015300noreply@blogger.com0