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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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ltamont Anglers' guides Erich Sonderegger and Teo Whitlock found themselves sharing the water with clients on the Davison River on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Erich had, on short notice, agreed to a half-day's fly fishing instruction for Nick Marwell and his friend Margaret, who were escaping the DC area for some mountain air and decided it was time try fly fishing!

Margaret holds a nice Davidson River brown trout
Margaret holds a nice Davidson River brown trout netted by Altamont Anglers guide, Erich Sonderegger (click the image for a larger view)

While Erich, Nick and Margaret worked out the kinks of a first time fly fishing experience, they suffered the indignity of Teo's long-time, experienced client just yards away, hammering fish after fish. However, not to be outdone, Erich proved his tutorial talents while Nick and Margaret proved they are quick studies, as these photos will attest.

That is one very hefty Davidson River brown trout about to be released by Margaret!

Jeff Payne with a big Davidson River rainbow
Erich Sonderegger holds a big Davidson River Rainbow caught by Nick Marwell (click the image for a larger view)

It's a special talent, introducing folks who've never held a fly rod to the intricacies of fly fishing, and anyone who's tried it will tell you that some folks just won't ever catch on to it: that doesn't appear to have been the case for Erich with his students, Nick and Margaret.

This hefty rainbow had to be cajoled into eating the fly (largely Erich's job to accomplish through proper fly selection), and then had to be properly hooked, played, netted and released: hooking and playing are entirely up to the student, and Nick has obviously learned well...

Click the thumbnails below for larger views of more of Nick and Margaret's day on the Davidson:
another nice Davidson River trout another nice Davidson River trout

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

 

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