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Title: Watauga TR
Post by: LivinOnTheFly on April 16, 2010, 14:23:37 PM

I floated Watauga yesterday with a couple dudes. It was my first trip there since the weather warmed up, and the maiden voyage in the new Clackster. We started off about 10am and got into a few of these,
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips009.jpg)

then the water surge hit us and shut the feesh down for a bit. The water was still pretty low, it looked like this.
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips014.jpg)

We caught a couple in the muddy water, then after a couple hours it started to clear up and the bite was on again.

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips010.jpg)

The boat did kickass and looked pretty good on the water if I do say so myself. All in all it was a great day on the water, and I couldn't have been happier with the drifter.
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips017.jpg)

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips012-1.jpg)

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/lwalters_photo/guidetrips015-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: troutphisher on April 16, 2010, 14:27:20 PM

Sounds and looks like a nice day on the water, cool skiff too..... 0--0

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: peter p on April 16, 2010, 18:59:47 PM

any caddis coming off yet?

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: Woolly Bugger on April 16, 2010, 19:13:01 PM

me wants to go to the caddis riffles

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: LivinOnTheFly on April 16, 2010, 19:15:42 PM

Ya there are caddis comin off, just not in the numbers you would expect this time of year. We only got 2 fish off of dries all day. We fished the caddis riffle hard for a couple hours and did well, but it was all subsurface. I only saw one take on top in the run, and he ate a big ol sulfur.

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: Trout Maharishi on April 16, 2010, 20:18:03 PM

Nice work LOTF, you suck. Now get back to work so you can make some money to pay for the boat and pay some taxes.

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: LivinOnTheFly on April 18, 2010, 07:48:52 AM

Quote from: Trout Maharishi on April 16, 2010, 20:18:03 PM
Nice work LOTF, you suck. Now get back to work so you can make some money to pay for the boat and pay some taxes.

Boat=Paid fo! Work=The hospital decided i was expendable, sucks bein the low man on the totem pole. I'm feeshn and got my Grandpas cabinetry/framing shop runnin again. Gonna be my own boss for a while and see how it plays out. I'll probably still pay a lil bit of taxes though. 0--0

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: kylemc on April 19, 2010, 10:23:26 AM

0--0

Title: Re: Watauga TR
Post by: Get Bent on April 19, 2010, 11:26:08 AM

Sweet ride.. Glad you were able to find what you were looking for. Yeah the caddis are not out in force yet, those fuckers were thick last year.

;hb

Pretentious Snobby Bastard Fly Fishing!

Fly Fishing Reports => Local Trip Reports => Topic started by: LivinOnTheFly on April 16, 2010, 14:23:37 PM