Paul Tootleman and Steve Paradise's fly fishing trip guided by Altamont Anglers

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Debbie Griffith pounds the Pigeon (click to visit)

Chandler Pollett with a Davidson River report (click to visit)

Dry Flies on the South Holston (click to visit)

Jason Thaler finds Sulphers on the South Holston (click to visit)

Doug Ramsey studies the Davdison River (click to visit)

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

Laura Luttrell's first time fly fishing (click to visit)

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

South Holston stream report (click to visit)

Mike & Karen McBee return (click to visit)

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

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

Gabe Spencer's Back-Country Report (click to visit)

Ray Heimbuch with a South Holston report (click to visit)

March Smallmouth Bass Report (click to visit)

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

Team Luttrell assaults the Davidson (click to visit)

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Paul Tootleman and Steve Paradise belong to a network of anglers based in New Jersey, with whom they've shared fishing excursions from the Catskills to the Rockies. Unlike some angling relationships which evolve into lifelong competitions for the biggest or most fish and which therefore involve secrecy and subterfuge regarding fly patterns, secret "honey holes", and even favorite guides, these guys actually share their knowledge and discoveries with each other!! Thus did Paul and Steve's fishing buddy Walt Pabers (more on Walt here) report back to them after a couple of trips south to Asheville, NC where he had discovered the services of Altamont Anglers Fy Fishing Guides, and particularly the services of AA guide Teo Whitlock. A couple of preliminary conversations later and they were booked up for three consecutive days of fishing guided by Teo on the various waters around Asheville and inclucing the South Holston River, in Eastern Tennessee.

Team Tootleman & Paradise spent an automotively challenged day getting to and from the South Holston on Friday, May 4th, 2007, but managed to catch a couple of dozen fish while floating the lower end of the river in a day filled with rain and thunder. On Saturday, May 5th, Teo took them over to the West Fork of the Pigeon River and they finished up their Appalachian Sampler on the Davidson River on Sunday, May 6 2007. Paul says, " My thanks for a wonderful fishing exprience. The rivers we fished were very diversified and I enjoyed that a lot. I learned a lot from Teo and look forward to fishing with him in the fall", while Steve has this to say: "Drake, thanks again to you and Teo for 3 wonderful days on 3 terrific and very different rivers. Teo was the ultimate guide – extremely knowledgeable, a great fisherman, a wonderful teacher and a very nice and patient young man. You should be very proud of him (although he says he taught you everything you know!)"

Here's Paul Tootlemanon the West Fork of the Pigeon River on Saturday, May 5, 2007 holding a big rainbow trout (click the image for a larger view)...

And here's Steve Paradise with a big brown trout on the Davidson River, 5/6/07 (click the pic for larger view)...

Click the thumbs below for larger views of more of Team Tootleman and Paradise's adventures in Appalachian trout fishing, May, 2007:

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

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