Bill Matyi caught this big brown--held by guide Teo Whitlock--on the Watauga River on June 6, 2012 (click image for full view)

Bill Matyi is a South Holston River fanatic, but when he invited a friend to join him for some fishing on June 6 their guide took them over to the Watauga River instead. Proof that it pays to listen to a guide's advice is in the pictures: Bill caught a hog of a brown trout, but even more impressive was his buddy's big striper!!

Just because most of the catching is still being done Sulphur patterns, BWO's on cloudy days and the ever-present midges doesn't mean one shouldn't mix it up with the occasional streamer, as Bill has discovered.

Click the images for larger views of the fishing on the Watauga River on June 6, 2012:

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