Featured Photo: Autumn Glow

Featured Photo: Autumn Glow

Friday, January 11, 2013

Someone Is Fishing

Today I was glad to see that someone is getting out on the water.  Ian and Charity Rutter are apparently fully enjoying the more relaxed winter season and took a break from guiding by getting some fishing in for themselves.  The highlight of the trip was a beautiful brown caught on a.............drumroll........dry fly!!!  Yep, browns on dries in January.  It doesn't get much better than that...  With any luck I'll get out in another week or so but in the short term, my prospects look bleak.  At least I can enjoy reading about others' trips!
Posted by David Knapp at 12:58 PM

6 comments:

  1. cofisher1:04 PM

    Beautiful photo. I don't think you're going to find any fish on a dry around here.

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    1. David Knapp3:35 PM

      Howard, now you've just motivated me to find some fish on dries. I need to figure out a way to melt the ice off of Boulder Creek first though...

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  2. Feather Chucker1:10 PM

    Was it a caddis?

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    1. David Knapp3:35 PM

      Kevin, I believe it was on a Thunderhead.

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  3. Anonymous10:10 PM

    Thanks for sharing another fishing story, Dave. Even though it wasn't you or I doing the fishing still nice to see others enjoying their time on the water. What is a Thunderhead?

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  4. David Knapp9:58 PM

    Mel, a Thunderhead is a dry fly that originated in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and is very popular in TN and NC. Its basically a heavily hackled Adams that uses a white calf tail wing in place of the hackle tips so it floats better in the heavy pocket water of the mountain streams. Definitely an awesome pattern!!!

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