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smallmouth bass fishing guides
Sauger Sighting, April 20, 2012 (click to visit)

South Holston River fly fishing
South Holston River, April 15 report (click to visit)

South Holston River fly fishing
South Holston Stripers on the fly (click to visit)

Watauga River fly fishing
April 2 on the Watauga River (click to visit)

South Holston River fly fishing guides
South Holston River gets weird (click to visit)

Asheville Fly Fishing Guides
Patrick Roberts' Delayed Harvest report (click to visit)

Watauga River fly fishing
Watauga River report from Pete Post (click to visit)

smallmouth bass fishing in Tennessee
Blind squirrel finds acorn (click to visit)

Watauga River fly fishing
Tom Taylor, March 27, 2012 (click to visit)

Tennessee Smallmouth bass fishing
Tom Taylor March 26, 2012 (click to visit)

Smallmouth bass fishing guides
March Madness for Smallmouth Bass (click to visit)

South Holston River fly fishing guides
South Holston River, Feb. 9, 2012 (click to visit)

smallmouth bass fishing guides, Asheville, NC
February smallmouth fishing (click to visit)

Asheville, NC fly fishing guides
Jocelyn & the February bass (click to visit)

Fly fishing for striped bass
February stripers on the fly (click to visit)

Fly fishing the South Holston River
Clay Gibson with more reasons for Winter fishing (click to visit)

fly fishing the South Holston River
Joe Gibson finds a hog on the South Holston River (click to visit)

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

South Holston River fly fishing
Jason Jones brings us a Winter's Tale (click to visit)

Fly fishing the South Holston River
A tale of Brians on the Davidson River (click to visit)

fly fishing the South Holston River
Blake Puryear hits the South Holston River (click to visit)

Fy fishing the South Holston River
The Goering group hits the tailwaters (click to visit)

Fly fishing the South Holston River
Betsy Dawson learns the South Holston (click for more)

North Carolina smalllmouth bass
Ken & Tom conquer the bass (click for more)

Watauga River fly fishing
Jeremiah on the Watauga River (click for more)

Smallmouth bass fishing in North Carolina
Largemouth bass in our mountains? click for more...

Watauga River fly fishing
Doubled-up on the Watauga River (click to visit)

smallmouth bass fishing north carolina
Smallmouth on flies (click to visit)

Watauga River Fly Fishing
Mark's Watauga River report (click to visit)

fly fishing the Watauga River
Watauga River stripers! (click to visit)

A Pigeon River rainbow trout
Dylan hits the Pigeon River (click to visit)

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

A North Carolina smallmouth bass
French Broad Muskie on the fly! (click to visit)

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

South Holston River brown trout
South Holston Stream report (click to visit)

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

Watauga River brown trout
Winter Fly Fishing: Why Bother? (click to find out)

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

A South Hoston River brown trout
South Holston stream report (click to visit)

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Kristi and Guy Jones were driving up from Birmingham, AL when they made the call to Altamont Anglers to see if they could get a fly fishing lesson for the next day. A quick couple of phone calls later and we had AA guide Forrest Marshall lined up for a half-day lesson on Saturday, March 25 2006. We'll let Kristi's own words tell the tale:

" Guy and I had a fabulous time on our ½ day trip March 25th. Forrest was a knowledgeable and funny guide. I was amazed at his knowledge of not only fly fishing, but the varied local ecosystems as well. He was also very laid back and patient with me, the new fly fisherwoman. I never dreamed I would learn so much in one day. It was very cold, but well worth it! It was pretty neat to be fishing while it was snowing. I also enjoyed seeing the three different kinds of trout, which I caught one of each. Guy was thrilled that I was not only learning how to fly fish, but enjoying it enough to make it a hobby. We’re already talking about buying a fly rod and waders for me. We can’t wait to come back. We want to see what North Carolina looks like with all of those rhododendrons blooming. They were everywhere!"

Well, Kristi, thanks for the kind words, and you're right about the rhododendrons--they are everywhere! And you should see our mountains when they're in bloom...

Here's Kristi and Guy with a nice North Mills River rainbow trout on March 25, 2006 (click the picture to enlarge it)...
Kristi and Guy Smith with a big rainbow trout

Here's Guy with another shot of a honking rainbow (click for a larger image...)
Guy Smith holds a big rainbow trout caught on the North Mills River

Kristi sent us a lot of pictures from their fishing, and clicking the thumbs below opens just a few of them--some "action" shots, some fishy portraits and some scenic views. Click and enjoy...
thumbnail photo of Kristi Jones holding a brown trout caught on the North Mills River Guy and Kristi Jones on the North Mills River Thumbnail photo of a nice rainbow trout An angler and his guide playing a trout and waiting to net it An angler's rod is bent by the weight of a large trout A fishing guide nets his client's trout A downstream view of the North Mills River The North Mills River

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

 

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