tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31623112278250554062024-03-14T02:04:45.603-07:00NOC FishingNothing beats the feeling of a cool stream rushing between your feet, working in rhythm with the current. Cast, mend, drift and set. Hands down, there are few things that compare to the thrill of fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains.NOC Blog Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671453410401135380noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-20765151509691367202009-07-10T05:15:00.000-07:002009-07-10T05:43:46.789-07:00Fishing the French Broad<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have never experienced fishing the French Broad you are really missing out. The old FB flows north through Buncombe and Henderson counties in WNC and is one of the oldest rivers in the world. The warm slow waters are home to a wide variety of fish, including a healthy population of smallmouth bass. These bass make for some great sport on light spinning gear and occasionally can be caught on the fly. The French Broad is not just about the fishing, it is also one of the most scenic rivers in our area.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickIU-UG2MF3eiBEu2UD-iUHC4_UnC1AMryDAUz38UaRawtNgN_uFzaI8j58VGYpjwzpU-Oxihh1tt8aHu6w0Fj3dSHUwA_exWO5y_BYCRUyiQebQHCojC5FHiWJPhgz-JQgdewkmcb9do/s1600-h/watery.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickIU-UG2MF3eiBEu2UD-iUHC4_UnC1AMryDAUz38UaRawtNgN_uFzaI8j58VGYpjwzpU-Oxihh1tt8aHu6w0Fj3dSHUwA_exWO5y_BYCRUyiQebQHCojC5FHiWJPhgz-JQgdewkmcb9do/s320/watery.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356805494294179234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Typical French Broad. Slow, ledgy, delicious bass water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTARnxK79GBAbiAeLa1Ybm8NqG4lSu40TXilUZkXCTsT0s3I3wTV742mTUwm9ZC2X2Log_znnivyYl8MOLYpBHwWdXN-sIrFhfbNtmKesIrN7p_8JCxuwhnkpFdyphDNrNcJru_HRtKBJl/s1600-h/fluke.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTARnxK79GBAbiAeLa1Ybm8NqG4lSu40TXilUZkXCTsT0s3I3wTV742mTUwm9ZC2X2Log_znnivyYl8MOLYpBHwWdXN-sIrFhfbNtmKesIrN7p_8JCxuwhnkpFdyphDNrNcJru_HRtKBJl/s320/fluke.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356806252964821154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm Mmmm! Smallmouth love Zoom Flukes! Especially when you paint them with a garlic scented magic marker.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudgc04Cog6lfHVJwQkMUtOr8mlL4nQIFFw79m7VESknxWwBJkTfaw9OwJ0cWmuzU60sCcLK7-UXuRVLH0hz1fvBqEDJeSBr3BasZt4kv9zzQTokeYop6ITZxOpQ_BsippaiUaPkA7NMtK/s1600-h/jumpin.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudgc04Cog6lfHVJwQkMUtOr8mlL4nQIFFw79m7VESknxWwBJkTfaw9OwJ0cWmuzU60sCcLK7-UXuRVLH0hz1fvBqEDJeSBr3BasZt4kv9zzQTokeYop6ITZxOpQ_BsippaiUaPkA7NMtK/s320/jumpin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356807918877176786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ladies and Gentlemen, the acrobatic brown bass!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA47GbqbPLLTrFFU2izJe_LXj2nuPloXOLUPUELWO9SVtwZeSR-RtbwlcAarrjvcGkZeN7cMK_wqEGk5K0Wg-YOYbt0fxd4V048IdpVyvMoiEPXMqqUvs3h3x0_zkx5phr_uqaAP-etiU/s1600-h/birdy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA47GbqbPLLTrFFU2izJe_LXj2nuPloXOLUPUELWO9SVtwZeSR-RtbwlcAarrjvcGkZeN7cMK_wqEGk5K0Wg-YOYbt0fxd4V048IdpVyvMoiEPXMqqUvs3h3x0_zkx5phr_uqaAP-etiU/s320/birdy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356808854404992658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The French Broad is also home to many water loving birds such as this Great Blue Heron.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3ZhxWef_6ihKdH12Nhkb1yW0DWjbFNtknaXSY7GOUm7y8l4-emh2NtjSGrSfvy7ksQs-PgqOJvj83pjl3IEufZ19FpOSwa1jj7RsvEkdvVFUkTcWf9Evlfw9maLx-kjoLENwi29V6Ye6/s1600-h/slick.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3ZhxWef_6ihKdH12Nhkb1yW0DWjbFNtknaXSY7GOUm7y8l4-emh2NtjSGrSfvy7ksQs-PgqOJvj83pjl3IEufZ19FpOSwa1jj7RsvEkdvVFUkTcWf9Evlfw9maLx-kjoLENwi29V6Ye6/s320/slick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356810538820189794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset on one of the many deep pools of section 6 of the French Broad.</div>J.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-41893058136019582212009-06-09T06:04:00.000-07:002009-06-09T06:59:01.754-07:00Cory<div style="text-align: center;">In case you haven't met him, our guide Cory Sutton is quite a character. In fact, he is almost like a cartoon character. Here is a little window into an afternoon on the water with the legend himself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnTRdyXReCfOwA9oRzjA-8KApWStS-T3y36SFJWinb2-kxcQRHrnQqLuP20KrjAKzzgQLX4_XxJdbJ9Otzbcc7wH79Wv8QpZOmFetDavht6e1qWMkfJwO_HlJ0Bjkf1xkWCEJAblSp1R1/s320/wading.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345314750049753490" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cory says the key to wet wading is avoiding the "critical depth"!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pOTGq2SsVNvLCKAaLzts00XbSufZU6TftpxO5ydAVbXpO8LL_dTPG-kwXN0lV_oXVEsPaWhxqhNfd4oPYfLTwhpYKKiY-_x_c65ErdghF6rFmpsQD63gLWZgnulpefQsyIbrloX-yv3G/s320/hello+raft.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345315857786440898" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cory taking time out to give a Bryson City howdy to a happy crew of rafters.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq1W9PTV8_ykQPK90VV8o8ez-1cdptJvg_GlXb6t5LESq0GwiHBkVHipOPEI02ZAGKsn3nvz4boUM5BGrXFV0TbQ7rcDi87vzRrh8a2ftneIGZxS17_hlidxDSHyW9Udv7frXGAd-TFc3/s320/fish+splash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345316540472746882" /><div style="text-align: center;">Always alert, Cory notices a splash.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6GxM8OyMdlp1uMGzzXj9agkwSztuI28P8z4mSQ1AWT4U1bLOnxYmqcyovHYoyPvdnPHF2tWxqmMFVwwmZRlbMZJQaHkGZbHnPPUjxS2MACZxnsALbRRtWpJVB6bU1bD8NhCE067a_HCY/s320/fly+box.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345317526395521570" /><div style="text-align: center;">Cory's fly box. Always ready with the right fly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">9 times out of 10 it happens to be a female adams.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3Zy2g3baeod_mHKXV9XbJ2h278A1FM8FF6voNFOtv7TgVtsI1hpIqre-ezJw-HrqFo2IUWi3J3zMrfypBWWV8zRoTTNZWD4HBadsY9WiriAS7ylVvKYs_G0DHEt-KQ17fy57y7B5VW5s/s320/in+hand.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345318154061646706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cory brings another beautiful Nantahala rainbow to hand!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>J.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-83379034234815698282009-05-25T04:54:00.000-07:002009-05-25T05:42:14.555-07:00Fishing in the SmokiesNOC is offering hike-in fishing trips in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this summer. Last week Fishing Programs Director, J.E.B. Hall and Fishing Guide, Cory Sutton, went out to do a little "scouting around". Scouting is a relative term here, since both J.E.B. and Cory are Swain County natives and have fished in the Smokies all of their lives. What they found was a stream running clear but high. A little too high, actually. Even with the adverse conditions they still managed to catch a couple of trout and a creek chub to boot!<div> </div><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6qbW_PdFkyKJ_SxQFhoSKyEj_AcPTvZsAqd99nYq0KHGhv5_Z917Z5Xw6-x94Oo5YN4udTS2UpyBwtW2gDXHLqne-sThp31_-pwjFzZUgPZ7npR7Z3FTFFTpqVmQlwOFibB_6REuOR63/s320/DSC_0124.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339731177258211538" /><div style="text-align: center;">Cory rigging up with his morning cup of clarity.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQFeVHKADp4iEUOjCiESSC9N9ldvBniE8JLG_ly6Gfz46lVXH8qlpFVMS5Nu0lnwh0ZBI8TSvFaOZzfG7aa3S94ylOJXYo71kqBTRcgsOTGUZ_1i_v71W2TieOPRAmPCYxSyfhaBI0A4I/s320/DSC_0125.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339732380744667154" /><div style="text-align: center;">Hiking in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41ZtcmIJFM-RoF977jbiODHpTXTtEpAtdc2HTtsMk4rwm7HKZmWJDY1tPf3V87DYTFbsOdCuPslIjStAKXWVkkwni075p2bSRsH_c7Ph_t3ZBJEJMRnfa0HdWsIyRt4wLL3I-sQc_NmJt/s320/DSC_0151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339733512505464962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Classic Smokies pocket water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDPcQxzHZTmBC1fcPkYraT6tJkLzczYdNaJk_-GZUSO6d6aomxcILtTTOoLFn6OXC5rlhpWsKjp8hNOGJkUFKVnoqHUVaThWyJOJnY2jooBqapyn9L5DP1ewD2zPhw7vuBL2z9gTmBlAB/s320/DSC_0141.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339736461261038194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trout Wrangler!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1gfJYoRnnCplr9bmFcgdZXvqayt3Xv5kf3VGbSVqhUBtWqaE2EZFqNkXgjWhKzj60_y5FD5vFDqbQFm5TOyl2tsRpuAIMV__nf5RqoTDU2aoz6os_D0NMmJh_FbEe4nPRYisC1LXWOny/s320/DSC_0149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339737241374627554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">J.E.B.'s non-target species :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>J.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-24378354090320038032009-05-19T13:04:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:17:08.412-07:00Fish Hook Extraction<span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.noc.com/index.php/fly-fishing-in-western-north-carolina.html">NOC Fishing</a> Programs Director JEB Hall and <a href="http://www.solosoutheast.com/">NOC's SOLO Southeast</a> Director Jono Bryant demonstrate proper fish hook removal technique during today's Wilderness First Responder class. No makeup or special effects were used, just Jono's grit. Apparently this doesn't hurt though. Could've fooled me.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/htPeX_eUYEM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/htPeX_eUYEM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>NOCCharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09260957236602982793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-55065225165876712522009-05-15T05:23:00.000-07:002009-05-15T08:14:09.541-07:00NOC Fishing Makes The New York Times<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLSBiTfZN2bBKp0p-dMygMu4kkir0fn95hUuWpTCwiAml30tpBNLHZo4tpZ0BvShIArjIX11vQw6jIITtEor2um-s5V1TOFanWbORHdwt3REBFeriTZMrFFlBAWhS3c1abaR5gxZmqho/s1600-h/fishingNYT.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336069069752729106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLSBiTfZN2bBKp0p-dMygMu4kkir0fn95hUuWpTCwiAml30tpBNLHZo4tpZ0BvShIArjIX11vQw6jIITtEor2um-s5V1TOFanWbORHdwt3REBFeriTZMrFFlBAWhS3c1abaR5gxZmqho/s320/fishingNYT.png" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div>Today <em>The New York Times </em>published an article on western North Carolina's fly fishing. The article, "Chasing Rainbows, and Their Cousins, on North Carolina's Trout Trail", by Christopher Percy Collier details the region's unqiue brand of fishing:</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Along the area’s narrow river reaches, casts are typically shorter, the fish are less particular about their diet and anglers can get by with fewer fly patterns. It is entirely feasible to hit one trout stream in the morning, one after lunch, and still another before dark. Even the trout flies are different, more impressionistic than entomologically correct."</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Citing NOC Fishing Director J.E.B. Halls's <em>Western North Carolina Fly Guide</em> Collier describes how the region's fishing scene is finally getting the attention it deserves, and he goes on to recommend NOC as an outfitter for the Nantahala area:<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"On the Nantahala River, the Nantahala Outdoor Center (13077 Highway 19, Wesser; 888-905-7238; </span><a target="_" href="http://www.noc.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">www.noc.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">) sells all manner of outdoor equipment and offers guide services at $250 for one or two people on a half-day wade trip and $350 for a full day. Float trips are $300 and $400."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Read the article here: </span><a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/travel/escapes/15fly.html?ref=travel"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/travel/escapes/15fly.html?ref=travel</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />And check out J.E.B.'s popular <em>Western North Carolina Fly Guide</em> here: </span><a href="http://brushymountainpublishing.com/ncflyguide/index.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://brushymountainpublishing.com/ncflyguide/index.html</span></a>NOCCharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09260957236602982793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-31087792207544457852009-04-22T06:36:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:58:15.997-07:00Fly Shop's New Fly Display<span style="font-family:verdana;">Check out the new fly display in the Wesser General Store and Fly Shop. With cold beer, flies, fishing accessories and snacks, it's the most convenient shop on the way to the Upper Nantahala or any of the area's other great streams. The info board (partially visible on the wall) has the up-to-date scoop on what's hot and what's working, and of course you can hire a guide or get some casting instruction too.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8eiEkXfUeF4tNQOtBdttQigpfqHyfxpF2aRwoUc4dY0AGQBhkoZghyoAcWB7zrx6heU1Yub1EmXPWz5udgWaDeuqmxETqdDzg_gbWea71LFdbZxMBdTjMguS9HGCI8SKiE9k0lLdUzA/s1600-h/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8eiEkXfUeF4tNQOtBdttQigpfqHyfxpF2aRwoUc4dY0AGQBhkoZghyoAcWB7zrx6heU1Yub1EmXPWz5udgWaDeuqmxETqdDzg_gbWea71LFdbZxMBdTjMguS9HGCI8SKiE9k0lLdUzA/s320/DSC00890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327514395638943282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP7tjWS4NUzsmdYyCUiGqF6JpI8s9iWf2iqD75FjYqrD-nhWh3vM2qmMJHOqin7L5E8Y6RIwMzXj_3f1kNvTuDiOqgNL968NNMgFSGlBcLoIeB6_kM3pSRGH_gbmJ_1qzpBq0p3JbNpE/s1600-h/DSC00878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZHP0brjIW-SnNTmPExxl2E96IeDupiR5aK0F2E2y7afFE4FMsAaRR4Es5IwZG9r8PhIufKuMKVwOsAfoXPSWPp6SoxkJF3XofZvAAztCFwYw2WTim5qKrouLwhyphenhyphenroI9O4uwafTs5_5vi/s320/Markis+Photo+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322725747257376802" border="0" /></a>Ever notice that when the water is high the fishing isn't so great? Some folks try to fish anyway, while others just go home. For me high water means its time to put down the rod and pick up the paddle. Last week's high water events made for some poor fishing but some great kayaking. Check out these photos from our <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Tf5fGNjnncMq1h07MAdGtjc_oEDzTnfqRnaKy2ZDP1ubKb35wAuq7_oW8pIqvYo_dutX10BY4d4dwD1gMG-WufQfTYV2UxJbavYRFRwEgjRGSoOeLiVNwyrkVVP9YO28FbruC5-RBN2L/s1600-h/Markis+Photo+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Tf5fGNjnncMq1h07MAdGtjc_oEDzTnfqRnaKy2ZDP1ubKb35wAuq7_oW8pIqvYo_dutX10BY4d4dwD1gMG-WufQfTYV2UxJbavYRFRwEgjRGSoOeLiVNwyrkVVP9YO28FbruC5-RBN2L/s320/Markis+Photo+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322723852106838962" border="0" /></a>adventures on the West Prong, Linville, and the Green!J.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-3989791012250053502009-04-07T10:35:00.000-07:002009-04-07T10:42:23.845-07:00JEB's New ColumnHey fishing folks! We just wanted to let you know that our "Man in Waders" JEB Hall now has a weekly fishing <a href="http://www.thesmokymountaintimes.com/articles/2009/04/02/sports/sports05.txt">column</a> in Bryson City's own<a href="http://www.thesmokymountaintimes.com"> </a><a href="http://www.thesmokymountaintimes.com">Smoky Mountain Times</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCE3nnQbmx3rh8VQBIny_uO8YXSlqppEIt8dmOd1Cmvol36zsIVnhAGy65cq0nu49jgHzt8i73HN9BcNXfF4uSsJcQPmjx_vIuMLzwIeZAFLcjSR6CxsM9eGETpyjaXa5jyrNI2fCFZ7H/s1600-h/JEBcolumn.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCE3nnQbmx3rh8VQBIny_uO8YXSlqppEIt8dmOd1Cmvol36zsIVnhAGy65cq0nu49jgHzt8i73HN9BcNXfF4uSsJcQPmjx_vIuMLzwIeZAFLcjSR6CxsM9eGETpyjaXa5jyrNI2fCFZ7H/s320/JEBcolumn.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322005425768694626" border="0" /></a><br />It's no secret that JEB's got decent chops. His book, <a href="http://store.noc.com/store/13693">Western North Carolina Fly Guide</a> is already in its third run. We look forward to reading about his local expertise on one of our best natural treasures!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-51225036158419171272009-03-24T11:15:00.001-07:002009-03-24T11:37:15.512-07:00Sip, Sip, Slurp, Slurp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tjYgPWzh647tKH3SLhaYoOrMXHzF9Ig4ZconUXrJZtt9DRoOMpP4sVmax9NE601RTyilOGf__2xH8CHdzExlR63NPOOuAFkXFe5Ag6tYr_Z5lYWbeuLcUi3qOkZ13xP5uDy76z2HigVl/s1600-h/IMG_7354.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tjYgPWzh647tKH3SLhaYoOrMXHzF9Ig4ZconUXrJZtt9DRoOMpP4sVmax9NE601RTyilOGf__2xH8CHdzExlR63NPOOuAFkXFe5Ag6tYr_Z5lYWbeuLcUi3qOkZ13xP5uDy76z2HigVl/s320/IMG_7354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316823874560466834" border="0" /></a><br />For all you trout junkies out there, the Delayed Harvest reach of the Nantahala River is the place to be right now. Daily hatches of March Browns, Quills, Dark Stones and Midges make for some happy feeding fish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCa02Yd7XLchYdfjE0rleKRmA5nupGZ95cx-Gco3AgIg5u9oQltPhsCtyn38p1r7kVFr9KfLf_GydYAfpvyqmxLU2GsGmil1E8J9h-xNvQvdU-8Lhp9jzM3L8j_1ovgxtgTojQY2PVDfES/s1600-h/P3240006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCa02Yd7XLchYdfjE0rleKRmA5nupGZ95cx-Gco3AgIg5u9oQltPhsCtyn38p1r7kVFr9KfLf_GydYAfpvyqmxLU2GsGmil1E8J9h-xNvQvdU-8Lhp9jzM3L8j_1ovgxtgTojQY2PVDfES/s320/P3240006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316824074472990050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On our most recent "working" reconnaissance trip we found feeding fish spread throughout the river. Happily slurping midges on current lines, they reluctantly fell victim to tiny soft hackles drifted under a small caddis dry. After several cycles of the old drift and set, a flashy streamer livened up our walk back downstream to the car. Stop in the fly shop at the Wesser General Store for the flies and a few cold ones for the end of the day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBtOTxo-KETtVfcAuYDzQFcpJnYOtOMXE79m7wBDDt2btXfoBktLq-HW7AzDupo9TGVlmYCIzwhDZlFk-S087_AJtMHtf3hAZ4QPoDCl9WzCfVx5S4tDNjwzSAGeNrL3f45MSlK7ye-v0/s1600-h/FishingMarch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBtOTxo-KETtVfcAuYDzQFcpJnYOtOMXE79m7wBDDt2btXfoBktLq-HW7AzDupo9TGVlmYCIzwhDZlFk-S087_AJtMHtf3hAZ4QPoDCl9WzCfVx5S4tDNjwzSAGeNrL3f45MSlK7ye-v0/s320/FishingMarch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316824898190210338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tight Loops,<br /><br />JEBJ.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162311227825055406.post-27555232363959559012009-03-11T08:36:00.000-07:002009-03-11T08:41:21.693-07:00NOC Fishing is Up and RunningHey there fishing fans! Nantahala Outdoor Center is pleased to announce the opening of our fishing program and fly shop right here in Wesser, NC. We are excited about the upcoming fishing season and hope to have the opportunity to share our knowledge of our local streams with you. Stay tuned for updated trip blogs complete with pics and check out our weekly fishing report on our website.<br /><br />JEBJ.E.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07279365717219701070noreply@blogger.com0