Hit the river again this afternoon and caught 7 rainbows, all around 11-13". Water was up and a little stained but they were eating nymphs fished close to the bottom. I left about 5:30 and there were a few sucking blue-wing olives off the top. I had to get back so I left them for next time, which will be an all-day affair on March 16 or 17. Anybody else doing the frehwater trout thing right now?
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Been hammerin um up here in NC! Spring stocking has begun. Gotten several over 18" this year.
Mike
planning to do some soon.I’ve just started with the trout thing a few years ago and only been fishing the Chatooga(sp) but wanted to go a little further into N.C. Where would be some good spots Davidson,Broad,Tusk,etc thanks any info would be helpful
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Originally posted by Zekeplanning to do some soon.I’ve just started with the trout thing a few years ago and only been fishing the Chatooga(sp) but wanted to go a little further into N.C. Where would be some good spots Davidson,Broad,Tusk,etc thanks any info would be helpful
First thing you need to do is familiarize yourself with the regs. There are waters that are hatchery supported (put and take, only stocked March-August, can keep 7 fish I think), wild (not stocked, can keep 4 fish), delayed harvest (stocked Oct, Nov, Mar-June, can keep fish only after 1st Sat in June, then from June-Oct 1st). If just want to come up and catch and release come between now and June 1st. The delayed harvest rivers get stocked on the 1st week of each month, so fishing is better just after. Take your pick of streams, all are good and offer pretty easy access. If you want to fish for wild fish, hit the Davidson. These fish can be really tough. My last 2 trips have only yielded one fish each trip. There’s a really good article on the davidson in Eastern Fly Fishing (not the current one, but the one before). Check out the NC wildlife website (http://www.ncwildlife.org/index.htm). If you have more specific questions feel free to email me.
Mike
Thanks yes I’ve been reading the regs man there’s a bunch.Also I’m looking for a good place to pitch a tent and hit a few areas like Brevard,Roseman and Sylia.Do you have a good place in mind.Thanks
Oh I forgot just catch and release here unless I’m in season then I would take some to eat.
Delorme shows a campground just west of Brevard in the Pisgah National Forest (pg 53, D-4) and another shown on Cove Creek (pg 52 C-4). Cove Creek is a feeder of the Davidson River and it looks like it’s accesible from the Davidson North of the fish hatchery. Sylva is a long pull but it can be done if you want to hit the Tuck. I know you can also camp along the Chattooga River on the SC/GA stretch.
ashevillemike, if you had a whole day to kill on the water, would you hit several stretches of water or concentrate on just one? Trying to figure out my after March 15th trip. I’m torn between sitting on one river all day and going through the stages/hatches of the day or hitting anywhere from the Chattooga to the N. Mills and over to the Green. All that is certain is I will be on the water at dawn and leave the water after dusk.
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Another good place to camp is on the North Mills Recreation Area. From there you can spit into the North Mills (one of the more remote delayed harvest streams)and you could be sitting on the davidson in 25 minutes, French Broad (east fork) in 40 minutes, South mills in 20 minutes, Green in about 30 minutes, and the list goes on and on. Any place you can find to camp in pisgah is good (location wise). Since I don’t camp at these places I don’t know the condition of the campgrounds though. Some rivers you need to check the generation schedule before you go (Tuckaseegee and the Green) or you could be wasting your time.
Anyway, come on up and have fun. If you come up stop in at Davidson River Outfitters (at the entrance to the davidson river) or Curtis Wright Outfitters (just off of the highway in Saluda) and they can update you on the conditions of each river.
SC you fishing on the Saluda river in Columbia?
Mike
Nope, fished the DH Green yesterday. Only 40 minutes door-to-stream so I get there more than other parts. Fished Dupont Sunday pm but skunked. Water up and cloudy. Might go up to Rosman Saturday and fish the FB. So, what would you do in a whole day?
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Well, if I had a whole day I think I’d do a little hiking. I’d probably go to the Davidson (in the gorge above the hatchery) or the South Mills. Both involve some hiking, but with the warmer weather I’d think that a small dry and a dropper of a small Barr’s emerger would be an immense amount of fun, even though the fish would be smaller.
Mike
Great info guys,thanks.Those Gazettes are grat aren’t they.I’m trying to get something going for next weekend,hopefully.Thanks
Saw you guys were talking about trout and thought I would show you this little ugly fish I found on Sunday up in the North Georgia mountains.
I’m a bit of a wild stream junky trying to soak up as much about salt water fishing as I can before I move to the coast. I’m gonna miss fishing for brookies and such, but I’m sure I’ll find something down in the saltwater to keep me interested 
Chris B., fishing saltwater inshore for reds and trout is a lot of fun, but to me it just can’t compare to catching some nice native brookies up in the mts… One good thing about inshore saltwater fishing is that if you decide to keep a few fish you are going to get a lot more meat and they are going to taste a heck of a lot better then that little troutsie you have there.
Yeah,
But brookies are really good for fried trout poppers. You don’t have to scale them and you don’t have to worry about bones if they are small enough .
Just kidding…I do enjoy saltwater fishing. Haven’t had a chance to fish it much since I moved away from Charleston back in 97. Looking forward to getting back into the thick of it once I finish school. Unfortunately the wife is dragging me up to Newport News VA. Well at least they have saltwater fishing so all is not totally bad.
Chris B.