flyg
07-05-06, 12:12 PM
Wife and I went on our yearly camping trip to my old stompin' grounds in the Tellico watershed of TN. We stayed up in one of the FS campgrounds and had a great time. Each morning I hiked down into the wilderness area. This particular stream is pretty good size down in the gorge and it is just stunningly pretty water.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0926.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0942.jpg
It's special regs, wild fish and I only saw 1 other human down there in 3 mornings of fishing. This river produces some bigguns, the kind of trout measured in lbs, not ", but I could not, could not, get my grubby hands on them. I made up for it by catching great numbers of little 6-8" bows.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0934.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0939.jpg
Water temps ranged from 62-65. I fished everything in the box, including muddler minnows, crawdads, etc. But the best fishing was with Royal Wulff, Yellow Sally, and Tellico nymphs. Each evening at 8 there was a nice Sally hatch and I fished it in the mile or so of water that runs along the FS road.
Lots of pretty things to look at.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0930.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0922.jpg
Sunday, I drove down to the Green Cove Motel and store for some bags of ice. My idea was to fish the North River on the other side of the drainage. But I decided to break with tradition and fish the Tellico. It's been at least 6 years since I fished this river. So I got the $5.50 daily pass and joined the crowds. I dredged some buggers with 4 splitshot in the pockets right by the hatchery. Brought 5 to hand, and 4 of them continued their journy with me:
(warning: graphic)
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0944.jpg
Haven't done that in a while and dang was it fun.
On Sun. evening, as I was sitting by my pool waiting for Sallies to happen, I heard a bunch of commotion up in the woods. Pretty soon, I saw some big wakes thrashing around up in the next pool. I sat down on my rock and got out my camera just in time. These guys wanted to get by me, but just couldn't get up the nerve to do it. This video is kinda fuzzy and almost 2 mins long, but here it is: 3 otters in a wilderness river.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/?action=view¤t=MVI_0943.flv
All in all, a fabulous weekend.
G
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0926.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0942.jpg
It's special regs, wild fish and I only saw 1 other human down there in 3 mornings of fishing. This river produces some bigguns, the kind of trout measured in lbs, not ", but I could not, could not, get my grubby hands on them. I made up for it by catching great numbers of little 6-8" bows.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0934.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0939.jpg
Water temps ranged from 62-65. I fished everything in the box, including muddler minnows, crawdads, etc. But the best fishing was with Royal Wulff, Yellow Sally, and Tellico nymphs. Each evening at 8 there was a nice Sally hatch and I fished it in the mile or so of water that runs along the FS road.
Lots of pretty things to look at.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0930.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0922.jpg
Sunday, I drove down to the Green Cove Motel and store for some bags of ice. My idea was to fish the North River on the other side of the drainage. But I decided to break with tradition and fish the Tellico. It's been at least 6 years since I fished this river. So I got the $5.50 daily pass and joined the crowds. I dredged some buggers with 4 splitshot in the pockets right by the hatchery. Brought 5 to hand, and 4 of them continued their journy with me:
(warning: graphic)
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/IMG_0944.jpg
Haven't done that in a while and dang was it fun.
On Sun. evening, as I was sitting by my pool waiting for Sallies to happen, I heard a bunch of commotion up in the woods. Pretty soon, I saw some big wakes thrashing around up in the next pool. I sat down on my rock and got out my camera just in time. These guys wanted to get by me, but just couldn't get up the nerve to do it. This video is kinda fuzzy and almost 2 mins long, but here it is: 3 otters in a wilderness river.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/gwsundin/TN%20july%2006/?action=view¤t=MVI_0943.flv
All in all, a fabulous weekend.
G