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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)

Altamont Anglers fly fishing for smallmouth bass
Vee sends an update from Ontario (click for more)

South Holston River fly fishing
A South Holston River report from Bill Matyi (click for more)

North Carolina smallmouth bass fishing
Benny Pearson's smallmouth report (click for more)

Watauga River fly fishing
Madison's Watauga River report (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)

smallmouth bass fishing with Altamont Anglers
Charlie Helm master's the bass (click to visit)

Davidson River fly fishing
Brian Dunlap hits the Davidson River (click to visit)

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

Watauga River fly fishing
Garrett Blodgett hits the Watauga (click to visit)

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

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

Watauga River fly fishing
Team Zalesky on the Watauga River (click to visit)

A Watauga River brown trout
Watauga River Stream Report (click to visit)

A Davidson River rainbow trout
Jocelyn learns on the Davidson River (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)

a North Carolina smallmouth bass
Tom Taylor finds some Smallmouth (click to visit)

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

South Holston River stream report
Paul Tootleman returns to the South Holston (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)

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

A Laurel River trout
Hap Clayton's Delayed Harvest report (click to visit)

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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We've been lucky enough to form bonds with some of our clients that transcend the normal guide/client business relationship, becoming true friendships. Over the many years that Tom Baynes has been commuting from his home in Lake Wales, Florida to fish the trout streams of North Carolina such a friendship has evolved, so we were glad to have him for an extended four-day fish-a-thon the first week in October of this year. Altamont Anglers' Teo Whitlock guided his father, Drake, and Tom for two days of floating the South Holston River and then took them into the back-country for a day of stalking wild brookies. Drake finished out the fourth day by taking Tom into some of the less-crowded water on the Davidson River (yes, there is less crowded water on the Davidson).

Here's Teo holding up a nice brown trout caught by Tom Baynes on the South Holston River on October 2, 2006 (click to enlarge the image)
Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock with a big brown trout caught on the South Holston River

Here's a "double" featuring some bright South Holston rainbows caught simultaneously by Tom and Drake (click to enlarge)
Drake Whitlock and Tom Baynes with a couple of rainbow trout caught on the South Holston River

Click the thumbs below for larger views of two days of fishing the South Holston River, October 2006...
  Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Teo Whitlock holds a nice brown trout on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Tom Baynes and Teo Whitlock on the South Holston River Teo Whitlock holds a nice brown trout on the South Holston River Teo Whitlock holds a nice brown trout on the South Holston River Teo Whitlock holds a nice brown trout on the South Holston River

Tom finished his four-day fly fishing fiesta with a visit to the Davidson River. Here's a nice brownie caught on October 5, 2006 (click the image to enlarge it)...
Tom Baynes holds a nice brown trout caught on the Davidson River

here's a shot of Tom with a nice brown taken during a previous trip in April, 2006 on the Tuckasegee River (click to enlarge...)
Tom Baynes holds a nice brown trout on the Tuckasegee River

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

 

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