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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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Eric Schroeder lives in Victor, ID, near some of the finest trout fishing in the country, so it's not surprising that he recently bought a drift boat. Folks with drift boats like to take friends and family fishing--nothing better than getting your buddies to do the rowing while you fish--and Eric has high hopes of taking his father-in-law, Bob Stephens, out on the rivers when he visits Idaho. On a recent visit to the Stephens' home near Asheville, NC, Eric took advantage of the instructional services of Altamont Anglers to book a day of fly fishing instruction for Bob, to give him the advantage of some experience before their upcoming boating adventures.

Altamont Anglers' guide Teo Whitlock took Eric and Bob over to the Davidson River, where he first got Eric "dialed in" on the habits of the Davidson's wiley trout (even experienced anglers like Eric can benefit from the knowledge of a local guide when they approach a new river). Teo then turned his full attention to Bob's fly fishing lesson. It appears from the photos below that Bob was a quick learner, and we can only hope, for Eric's sake, that he picks up the art of rowing this quickly...

Bob recently wrote us with his view of the outing:
"I just wanted to drop you a line to express our sincere thanks for a great experience with Teo on the Davidson.... Little did I know that within minutes of going "feet-wet" in the Davidson Teo and his magic sun glasses would have us on some really nice fish. For this old gray-haired pilot, Teo's patience and knowledge were priceless. The late afternoon walk down river paid great dividends as Teo once again put us on a "stack-o-trout." After hooking my big rainbow and seeing him break water once, I ask Teo to land him so I wouldn't add another fish to my lost-fish count. Thankfully Teo declined and provided expert coaching to help me get the biggest fish of the day in the net. Great fun and the best Christmas present ever!
Sincerely,
Bob Stephens
Jacksonville, FL"

 

Here's Teo and Bob on the Davidson River, December 13, 2006, with hog of a rainbow (click the images for larger views)...
Teo holds the net while Bob holds a huge rainbow trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC

Click the pictures below for larger views of some more fine fishing from Bob's day of instruction...
Bob Stephens with a brown trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC Bob Stephens with a brown trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC Bob Stephens with a brown trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC Bob Stephens with a rainbow trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC Bob Stephens with a rainbow trout caught on the Davidson River, near Asheville, NC

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

 

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