Thanks, I couldn't remember the name of the water. I was up there for my best friends wedding 11 years ago. Fell in love with that stream.
I only managed to land a couple of 10 to 11 inchers. I had a nice 14" that was looking for his lunch less than a foot from my leg. The only thing they seemed to be hitting on were midges and I would venture to say the closest imitation would have to be on a 26 size hook or less(didn't have any of those tied in my fly boxes, if I could even see one). I drew the big 20 + inch fish out from under a stump with a woolly bugger steamer. He came within 2 feet of my wadders and bolted. That was the last I ever saw of him. The trout on the stream are definately wise from all the pressure and the beauty of the area is hard to top. I must have walked the stream for over a mile, had little success but did have one of favorite days of stream side theropy. It is so beautiful an secluded after you get back in the wood there. I didn't realize that in the lower part of the stream you could drown a worm. I don't fish with garden hackle anymore anyway. That would explain how educated the trout were. Mike Robinson 210 Kings Mountain Street Apartment B Clover, SC 29710 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly Fishing NC > > > Mike > > The river you are refering to is Davidson River the upper half is > fly fishing > only but the lower half is hatchery supported which means > anything goes. The > trout in that river are very educated due to high fishing > pressure. A 20 inch > fish is not uncommon, if you know where to go :o), I have seen 30 > inch 8-9lb > browns come out of there, I have landed a 26 inch 6 1/2 lb rainbow. > > Bart >
