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A Pigeon River smallmouth bass
Debbie Griffith pounds the Pigeon (click to visit)

A big Davidson River rainbow trout
Chandler Pollett with a Davidson River report (click to visit)

A South Holston River brown trout
Dry Flies on the South Holston (click to visit)

A South Holston River brown trout
Jason Thaler finds Sulphers on the South Holston (click to visit)

A big Davidson River brown trout
Doug Ramsey studies the Davdison River (click to visit)

A big Davidson River trout
Andrew & George learn the Davidson River (click to visit)

A huge Davidson River brown trout
Laura Luttrell's first time fly fishing (click to visit)

Pigeon River smallmouth bass
Jimmy Willingham hammers 'em on the Pigeon River (click to visit)

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

A South Holston River brown trout
Mike & Karen McBee return (click to visit)

A Davidson River brown trout
April 24, 2010 on the Davidson River (click to visit)

A Watauga River trout
April 22, 2010 Watauga River report (click to visit)

A back-country trout
Gabe Spencer's Back-Country Report (click to visit)

A South Holston River brown trout
Ray Heimbuch with a South Holston report (click to visit)

A Pigeon River smallmouth bass
March Smallmouth Bass Report (click to visit)

A trout on the Davidson River
Danielle & Ely's cold day on the Davidson River (click to visit)

A big Davidson River trout
Team Luttrell assaults the Davidson (click to visit)

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smallmouth bass fishing on the Pigeon River
Tom Martin hoists a hefty smallmouth bass he caught on the Pigeon River, May 19, 2009 (click image for larger view).

Tom"not a slave to fashion" Martin is a passionate angler with years of experience seeking--and catching--bass. Despite the many hours spent in bass boats, Tom still feels the suspense of every cast and retrieve, and has lost none of his excitement for every bite by a bass!

And--judging by the photo to the left--Tom still feels the exuberance of the final boating of the prize, in this case one fine specimen of Pigeon River smallmouth. While most successful fisherman have acquired, over the years, secrets to their success, most keep these hard-learned tricks or techniques close to vest. Not Tom. His magic bass-attracting fish bibs are right out there for all to see...

smallmouth bass fishing on the Pigeon River
Ken Petersonholds a powerful Pigeon River smallmouth bass on May 19, 2009 (click image to enlarge).

Ken Peterson is the perfect foil for his fishing buddy, Tom, easily passing the age-old test "could you spend a day in a bass boat with this guy?": calm, reserved, always impeccably dressed and--most importantly--willing to pay for the guide!

Altamont Anglers guide Teo Whitlock keeps an eye on the bass-fishing conditions here in Western North Carolina, with standing orders from Tom and Ken that when it gets right, he is to call them. And so he did, and so they arrived on Tuesday, May 19, primed for a half-day float down the Pigeon River. Despite recent thunderstorms--you can see how full the river is in that photo to the right--the fishing appears to have been worth the drive from their homes in the Charlotte, NC area.

Click the thumbnail images below for larger views of fishing on the Pigeon River:
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(Altamont Anglers operates on Pisgah National Forest Rivers under USDA Forest Service Permit #PIS6560)

 

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