Drew Burns Watauga River fly fishing

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Gordon Kay on the South Holston in December (click to visit)

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Madison's Watauga River report (click for more)

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Jeremiah on the Watauga River (click for more)

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Smallmouth on flies (click to visit)

Charlie Helm master's the bass (click to visit)

Brian Dunlap hits the Davidson River (click to visit)

Mark's Watauga River report (click to visit)

Garrett Blodgett hits the Watauga (click to visit)

Watauga River stripers! (click to visit)

Scott Luttrell returns to the Davidson River (click to visit)

Team Zalesky on the Watauga River (click to visit)

Watauga River Stream Report (click to visit)

Jocelyn learns on the Davidson River (click to visit)

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Bill Matyi can't quit the South Holston River (click to visit)

French Broad Muskie on the fly! (click to visit)

Tom Taylor finds some Smallmouth (click to visit)

Aidan Gomez with a Davidson River Report (click to visit)

Paul Tootleman returns to the South Holston (click to visit)

Jay & Teo with a smallmouth bass report (click to visit)

South Holston Stream report (click to visit)

Bill Matyi returns to the South Holston River (click to visit)

Winter Fly Fishing: Why Bother? (click to find out)

Todd Koenig delays the harvest on the Laurel River (click to visit)

Hap Clayton's Delayed Harvest report (click to visit)

Debbie Griffith on the South Holston River (click to visit)

South Holston stream report (click to visit)

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ltamont Anglers have responded to the recurring drought in the Southeast by offering half-day walk/wade trips to the tailwaters in Eastern Tennessee. We implemented the newly-restored policy on July 4, 2008 with a half-day walk/wade Independence Day excursion to the Watauga River.

Teo Whitlock and Drew Burns hoist a fat Watauga River rainbow trout (click to enlarge the image)

Drew Burns called to arrange some fishing for his Dad, Kenny, and his brother, Chris for the 4th of July. AA guide Teo Whitlock took the three Burns's over to the Watauga River in Elizabethton, TN (to avoid the low water in Western NC), where they found cold water and happy trout. Check out the belly on that rainbow, and you'll see the source of their happiness: they live in a food-rich environment!

We sent these photos on to Drew, who replied by email:
"Thanks for setting us up with Teo. He was a great guy and an even better fisherman. As I told Teo, we have only been on one other trip, and it was to Big Sky, Montana. This trip blew that one out of the water. Thanks again for everything. Next time we are going to be floating with you guys! Tell Teo I’ll bring the Fat Tires!"

Teo holds up another rainbow trout caught by Kenny Burns on the Watauga River (click the image for a larger view)

Few things in life offer more satisfaction for a father than a day fishing with his sons. One thing that offers more satisfaction than that is outfishing his sons! We're not sure if that's what happened for the Burns boys on the Watauga River, but we can tell you this: that's a look of satisfaction on Kenny Burns' face: way to go, Dad.

(Altamont Anglers operates on Pisgah National Forest Rivers under USDA Forest Service Permit #PIS6560)

They Coulda Been Contenders!
Or wall-hangers--but we released them all!!

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