Current Fishing Report 3/9/19 Water levels remain high across the region but most rivers are very fishable. The upcoming week looks promising with much warmer temperatures on the way. This little taste of springtime should bring out some good hatches of blue quills,...
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Beginner Tips To Present Your Dry Fly To Picky Trout: The Dropped Anchor
By: Guide Gavin Griffin With multiple warmer days breaking up cold streaks, streams across Western North Carolina are productively seeing hatches on the surface of the water. The strongest hatches are mixtures of dark winter stoneflies, blue wing olives (BWOs),...
Current Fishing Report 2/9/18
After a wet and wild finish to 2018 and beginning of '19 we have finally had some relatively dry conditions. That coupled with way warmer than average temperatures last week made for favorable fishing conditions throughout the area. Streams are still higher than...
Current Fishing Report 1/25/19
Current Fishing Report 1/24/2019 The wet weather pattern here in WNC has continued in full force and rivers are currently running at full bank. We’ve had some brutally cold weather mixed in which has made for some tough conditions of late. As we inch closer to...
Fishing Small Creeks During Winter Months
with Guide Hannah Myers Winter in Western North Carolina is always an interesting time of year. Some years we have mostly semi-warm temperatures, while other years we stay snowed in next to a fire until Spring rolls around. So far this year we have experienced...
Current Fishing Report 1/11/2019
Current Fishing Report 1/11/19 Well folks, that was an interesting couple of weeks here in Western North Carolina. A year of record rainfall culminated with some of the highest water levels we have seen in a long time during the last week of 2018. Given the...
Finding Your Line: Tracking Techniques That Help With Casting Accuracy
Blog and Photos by Guide Gavin Griffin gavin@headwatersoutfitters.com If we want a fish to eat our fly, there’s two primary casting features we need to worry focus on: 1. Positioning that fly in the correct drift to be seen and eaten 2. The amount of line we need to...
Fly Fishing on a Budget
This one is for those that want to get into fly fishing or knows someone that would like to! With Christmas right around the corner, now is the time to save some money on gear to outfit either yourself or your future angler! For some, Fly Fishing is viewed as an...
Fishing Report December 14th, 2018
Life for most of us has returned to normal after dealing with the aftermath from winter storm Diego. Snow and wintry mix blanketed the region making for widespread power outages, dangerous driving conditions, and most trout streams void of human presence. It looks...
3 Easy Tip For Getting Closer To Big Fish
By: Fly Fishing Guide Gavin Griffin The Davidson River is a staple here in Transylvania County and more often than not, when I’m fishing it, I see miles worth of line being thrown to big fish. It’s common to see anglers on the “D” making long casts, at fish in the...
Current Fishing Report 11/29/2018
We are entering my favorite time of year for personal fishing in WNC. The crowds are gone and fish are still actively feeding, especially through the heart of the day. Currently, water levels are favorable area wide. Taking into account these frigid mornings, don't...
Current Fishing Report 10/31/2018
Fall fishing has been at its finest the last couple weeks. Area delayed harvest streams received their initial round of stocking earlier this month and water levels have been favorable on both stocked and wild trout streams. This current stretch of beautiful, sunny...