Damage Control

[Transylwader]

With all the fishing I have been parttaking in over the past year, it was only time before I got bitched out by the missus, well, if you know me, I don't take well to instructions or threats kindly, so at 4AM I bailed into the dark and arrived in Transylwader Country bright and early. Evasive action is a good thing, especially when it's 4 hours away.

God's kitchen at 8AM

My boy Zane and I met up and we jetted back up to the Parkway to tae a stab at a drainage that should never be fished solo. Glad I had a fishing partner. Too bad he forgot a bunch of his shit, like wading boots, sun glasses and a rod, so he really was hampered...except for the rod. I carry a quiver of arrows at all times

Wading in sandals has to rate as one of the most risky things I have seen up a rough blueline. He came a cropper several times, but I spared the cameras battery for the amazing scenery instead of a drowned rat shot!

The gates of hell are perfectly positioned a little ways up from the trib with the bigger less nasty blueline, and I see now why this place doesn't see action if any. I likes it alot!
We caught alot of small fish but one or two that were picture worthy, like this guy...

But seriously, enough jabber, these pix speak volumes about a very different looking North Carolina blueline...








Just one stray bolt of lightning was all the signal to GTFO before one of us ended up a gonner...


Decent elevation.

Rolled back down the hill to my home stream, she was loaded with tourists. All I could muster was this beast...

And flog the plunge pool to no avail...

Trademark Transylwader fall

Eagerly cracked a beer back at camp

And saw Lucifer in the flames late last night

Gawd awful brekkie, luckily I had gummy bears and loads of snickers. Egg n bacon in a greasy skillet if rank as all hell

So finally, The Dude & Buck showed up and I was eager to get some decent fishing under my belt, since i had to be home early to kiss some arse, we jetted straight up to the Parkway and into the briar filled slopes of Transylwader Country's sister.

The end of the world

Hardcore bluelining duo y;

This is what bluelining is about! We managed to get into some really good sized brookies.









Very buggy up at 5200ft. We caught em all on dries, although there was a point where the fish refused offers on top and we thought of taking them out with trolling rigs. This time of the year, I chose to mug myself. There is nothing better than seeing those buggers eat off the top -0- Winter is on it's way, so I can use that shitty nymph rig then...

Obligatory dodgy WTF is that shot...

Imagine the colours on these chaps in fall?

Tie closed out on my trip, so we jetted out of blueline heaven. Got to the ridgeline in good time. Bye bye TWC, see you in a few weeks

BTW, damage control went down well for those who give a rats arse

[Trout Maharishi]

Epic A couple of those brookies (6 and 12 from bottom) are as pretty as I have ever seen bd;0 All of you suck, btw, give your wife my phone number next time you leave town. She won't care how long you stay gone next time

[benben reincarnated]

NICE Mike.  Glad the weather didn't totally shit all over you.  I definitely gotta get up there this fall and work that lower section.  That boulder hoping looks like fun times.

Now we'll all sit back and watch the streams get blown out by all this rain they are predicting. 

[The Dude]

Mike,
You know you are on top of your game when you can pull off fishing for 8-inch brookies on a remote blueline and save you marriage in Raleigh all in the same day.  Well done, sir.   

[gamatt53]

sweet picks man those are some meaty brooks

[troutphisher]

Well played....bravo!

[brownhunter]

Excellent Tranny!!! Once again, the pics were wonderful and the story just as entertaining.

[GROUSEBUGGER]

A Question: What camera?setting etc. doyou use for the photos,which are extremely excellent?

[Transylwader]

A Question: What camera?setting etc. doyou use for the photos,which are extremely excellent?

Pentax W90 (POS) settings all generic (food option brings out colours best) and the EV composition is on -0.3
Thanks, I take decent pix with an SLR, these point and shoot jobbies really cramp my style

[Woolly Bugger]

bastadges

[kylemc]

  That boulder hoping looks like fun times.

To each thier own..

SUCK IT TRANNY!

[Holmes]

Some of those brookies are legit mang.Good work broo. We got blasted by a bunch or rain up here, night time temps are dropping. Won't be long till the footlong brooks are on the prowl in my neck of the woods! -0-

[Grannyknot]

Damn dude, i freakin hate you.

[Woolly Bugger]

Damn dude, i freakin hate you.

word

[mecnc]

Awesome!