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Hiwassee River Carries
Springtime Fly-Rodding Opportunities for All
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By
Bill Stranahan
The perfect
opportunity for every
fly-fisherman who likes wade-fishing has opened up this spring
on the
Hiwassee River at Reliance, TN. Water levels in the
tailwater trout fishery, downstream from Appalachia Powerhouse,
are frequently low from April through May. Access is only a
matter of, “How far are you willing to walk?”
For many anglers, walking toward their
fishing spots on the
Hiwassee River tailwater covers just a few yards. This
roadside fishery provides instant gratification for trout
fishermen who prefer to jump out of their cars and step into the
river. For three miles, River Road runs alongside the Hiwassee
from the powerhouse downstream to the Big Bend overlook. Still
more access to the upper river area is found at the Childers
Creek parking site and the area immediately adjacent to the
railroad trestle in “downtown” Reliance. During the coldest
water releases, trout fishermen can also access 10 miles more of
roadside riverway along State Road 30 from Reliance west to the
US Highway 411 bridge and boat ramp.
But
on those crowded days, a little solitude and some really good
fishing can be the reward for a little leg work.
In springtime,
tailwater riverways across the southern Appalachian Mountains of
Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina feature extended periods
of low-water flows. On the Hiwassee River, the timing coincides
with the capture of water in Lake Hiwassee near Murphy in nearby
Cherokee County, North Carolina. Depending on seasonal lake
levels, the Tennessee Valley
Authority slows its water-release schedule from the
reservoir in March and April before turning water flows toward
recreational levels in May. The primary purposeof this
water schedule is to keep a minimum flow of cold water coming
down the riverbed, while filling the reservoir
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to full conservation pool level for summer
recreational use.
The low-water release schedule – or “the
pulse” or “pulse schedule,” as it is referred to by local anglers – is
fairly predictable and easily worked with while wade-fishing in spring.
The “pulse” is the result of spinning one generator at Appalachia
Powerhouse for one hour, followed by three hours “off” before pulsing
the flow for another hour. The TVA says it
releases water for one hour at a rate of 1,500 cfs on one turbine.
More often than not, the release period usually lasts anywhere from 30
to 45 minutes. The water flow, which raises the river up to 12 inches
depending on the distance from the powerhouse, is easily tracked down the riverbed and is key to
good insect populations, insect activity and, as a result, good and
even great trout fishing!
Starting in March and April, Hiwassee River’s caddisflies start
showing up in different sections of the river. Caddis hatches
usually start in the lower sections of the river first, where
the water warms earlier in the season. As the bug activity
increases,
the “hatch” grows larger and begins appearing in stages,
“moving” upriver toward the powerhouse. After several weeks, the
hatch will be sporadic throughout the entire stretch of the
river. Also, there will usually be more than one species of
caddisfly hatching; so, it’s a good idea for fly-fishermen to
carry several color and size patterns at all times.
As the season progresses, Hendrickson
mayflies start to mix in with the caddis hatch. The increased
bug activity usually triggers some great
fishing opportunities. By mid-April, the Hendrickson hatch is in
full swing. From late April through May still more mayflies join
the fun when the Sulphurs – those beautiful
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THE PULSE OF THE HIWASSEE RIVER
The "pulse" of the Hiwassee River
refers to the water discharge at Appalachia Powerhouse, at the
upstream end of the designated trout water in the area of
Reliance, TN. During the period of the pulse -- usually one hour
-- water flows generally increase to about 1,500 cfs. The
actual level the water will rise depends upon the actual TVA
water release volume and where you are in the river bed. It will
probably be around 12 inches or so when the pulse flows through.
Use extreme care and cautrion when wade fishing on any type of
water release on the Hiwassee River.
WATER FLOW RATES
Water flow times are approximate and
will vary depending upon the actual volume ofwater released from
Appalachia Powerhouse. The water will rise approximately 12
inches, depending on location. Use extreme caution any time you
wde the Hiwassee River.
From Appalachia Powerhouse to ...
Boat
Ramp ....................... 15 mins. Fox's Run
......................... 45 mins. Towee Creek
.................... 60 mins. Cane Island .............. 1 hr.
15 mins. Big Bend Parking ......1 hr. 45 mins. Stair Step
Shoal ..... 2 hrs. 15 mins. Little Rock Island ... 2 hrs. 45
mins. Rock Garden .......... 3 hrs. 30 mins.
If you are wading from Reliance
downstream, the pulse schedule will not have any effect
upon the water levels.
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yellow bugs with clear
wings – start their annual appearance. By
the time the Sulphurhatch reaches its peak, the water-release schedule
typically returns to the summer recreation-flow program. During
this time, the TVA predictably spins one turbine at 10 am, two
turbines at 11 am, and keeps them both running until at least 7
pm.
Caddisflies, Hendrickson mayflies and Sulphur
mayflies make up the main course of the great low-water
fly-fishing found on
the Hiwassee River in springtime. Carry plenty of Caddis,
Hendrickson and Sulphur patterns in your fly box, but don’t
forget to have
the standard patterns stashed inside your vest and fanny
pack. When fly-fishing anywhere in southeast Tennessee, you just
never know when you might need them!
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Fly-fishing is hot this spring season for
numbers of trout, and anglers are reporting catches of some of
the biggest trout in years! Don't miss it.
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Spring Patterns Draw Trophy-Trout
at Tooni Cove/Noontootla Creek
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The trophy-trout fisheries
at Tooni Cove Farm and Noontootla Creek Farm is taking the expected springtime turn to
improving action as the water warms with the season on the upper Toccoa
River watershed in Fannin County, Georgia.
Along the length of the
Toccoa River, where it runs for a three-quarters of a mile through
Tooni Cove Farm,
big rainbows showed their colors the past week as they grow bolder day
by day. From The Swimming Hole through Hawg Alley to The Bend and
upstream into Hemlock Shoal, rainbows from 17 to 22 inches chased down
our guides' streamers, snatched dead-drifted nymphs, and occasionally
rose to well-placed
black caddisflies.
Meanwhile, big
rainbows and the occasional trophy brown are falling for big stonefly
nymphs, as well as small patterns like the Prince nymph, in the tight
narrow runs and long dark feeding lanes at
Noontootla
Creek Farm. The spring-fed stream, which challenges experienced
fly-rodders, is colder than the main-stem Toccoa River, so dry-fly
action may lag behind the bigger Toccoa by a couple weeks.
Springtime at Tooni Cove Farm
and Noontootla Creek Farm produces the
first major insect hatches of the year Early on, the black caddisflies easily outnumber
the mayflies that first appear as March Browns and Blue-Winged Olives.
Collectively,
those wonderful bugs of springtime
give anglers great
opportunities to take them in size and number with dry-fly and
dry-dropper styled fly-fishing techniques.
It's all these
springtime bugs and the opportunity to battle
trophy trout to 10 pounds and more that makes trophy trout at |
Tooni Cove Farm and Noontootla Creek Farm such desirable fly-fishing venues in the spring. Imagine
giant slob rainbow trout displaying their spawning colors like they
were in a drag show on Duval Street! Have a look at the trophy rainbows
that have entered the great halls of
the 2009 Slob Club, and you’ll understand what I mean!
The trout of Tooni Cove Farm are
well-managed, moderately pressured and carefully handled by both the fisheries'
staffs and the guide team of
Reel Angling Adventures, which enters its sixth year of operating at
Tooni Cove
and its second season at
Noontootla
Creek. Combined, the fishery teams
have learned well the management techniques important to both the fish and
the water, taking care to maintain natural settings in which the trout
do not become the “pets” some anglers associate with a private fisheries.
It takes a skilled and patient angler to
coax a slob trout from their homes on the Toccoa River and Noontootla
Creek.
However, novice anglers improve their skill levels rapidly when they
consistently hook -- and sometimes lose -- the big rainbows that average
around 18 inches long.
As the water temperatures rise over the next few
weeks, there’s sure to be more of
those
20-inch ‘bows
moving at Noontootla Creek Farm and Tooni Cove Farm. Maybe you will be the first fly-rodder
to enter the Slob Club in 2009!
The fly-fishing guides of
Reel Angling Adventures enjoy exclusive access to more than 3,000 feet
of the
upper Toccoa
River on Tooni Cove Farm.
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Both
novice and expert fly-fishermen find the action challenging when
targeting the trophy
rainbows and browns of Noontootla Creek Farm and Tooni Cove Farm.
Join the guides of Reel Angling
Adventures this season for full- and half-day trips on Georgia's best
trophy-trout waters for your shot at taking the trophy trout of a
lifetime!
 
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Reel Angling Adventures
offers exclusive access to the trophy-trout fishery of Tooni
Cove Farm on the upper Toccoa River in Fannin County, Georgia.
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Fast Action
on Spring Menu for Dry-Flyers on Delayed Harvest Waters
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As the looming spring
promises
warming days ahead, the
"delayed
harvest" trout waters in Georgia, North
Carolina and Tennessee will come alive with mayflies, stoneflies
and caddisflies. The result? Fly-rodders manic for dry-fly
fishing!
From now through
mid-May, bug activity only grows stronger as stream and river
water temperatures begin a warming trend that typically takes
hold by April 1 (see the RAA
hatch chart). And the aquatic insects that spend their early
lives in
the Nantahala, Tuckaseegee, Chattooga and Toccoa rivers
will have many fly-fishermen restocking their fly boxes with the
many patterns that imitate them.
Blue-winged olives
dominate the hatches in mid-March, but the bigger March Browns
flutter around periodically until the hatch periods of these big mayflies grows
strong in early April when water temperatures approach 50
degrees.
Water temperatures
continue rising through April as spring storms run water levels
up and into streamside grasses from time to time. Watch for the
stoneflies to take advantage of the high water, climbing out on
grass stalks, forest debris and rocks. Expect these early spring
stoneflies to be small -- size 10 and 12 works nicely -- and
black in body color. Try a black Caddis or black Stimulator to imitate
the adult bug, but don't overlook sinking a black stonefly nymph
in the riffles.
Warming
water will also bring more fish -- especially rainbows -- into
the riffles. On the
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"buggiest" days, you'll easily
discover what dry fly pattern works best. Choose your fly to
match the hatch, then float it through the lanes of small
standing waves in mid-stream. Strikes are quick.
Then watch for the brookies! There's a good number of brook
trout already in the DH waters, but the state and federal
fisheries agencies responsible for stocking these waters seem to
run the brook trout numbers up as springtime comes around.
Combined with bug life that grows more active as spring keeps
running water temperatures upward, dry flies floated on the
margins of strong runs -- especially at river edges -- will
suddenly get sipped ... probably by a brookie!
There's really nothing like the DH streams, as
far as fly-fishing goes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Fish numbers are high, fish quality is
high, the streams offer every physical feature you'll find on
Southeast trout streams, and the venues stand out among the most
beautiful areas in the southern Appalachian Mountains."
Fly-fishermen of all skill levels are treated to outstanding
fishing action on the area's DH streams. Each of the venues
offer challenging fishing conditions where an expert fly-rodder
can hone his/her skills. Novice fly-fishermen are equally at
home where the streams' more easily fished areas allow them to
build their fly-fishing skills with confidence that they're next
catch is only another cast away!
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Swift water -- including riffles and standing waves -- grow more
likely to hold trout as the water temperatures rised in spring.
Rainbows are more likely found in the fastest water, while
brookies, like the one shown below, often lie on the margins of
the riffles, especially at streamside.
The
"delayed harvest" trout waters of Georgia,
North Carolina and
Tennessee offer
great opportunities for fly-fishing on
streams/rivers that feature all the characteristics of trout
habitat common to the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Copyright
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Toccoa Bend Images LLC
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Don't miss your opportunity this year to
fly-fish the delayed-harvest trout streams of Georgia and North Carolina.
Click here
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free: 866-899-5259 -- to
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Anglers 'Ripping' Up Smallmouth Bass
Action at Lake Blue Ridge
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RIP ... stop .. RIP ... stop. RIP ... stop ... STRIKE! The hook is set into the jaw of another springtime
smallmouth, hungry for what it thought was forage flirting
with death.
That's the action continuing through early April at
the lakes nestled in the scenic Blue
Ridge Mountains of
north Georgia and western North Carolina. Fish size averages
about 2 pounds, but you can bet the 4- to 5-pound females are
moving onto the spawning points near deep water.
As the bigger smallmouths move up, a variety of hard jerkbaits
can take the bass under just about any weather conditions.
You'll find plenty of the smaller "buck" bass -- those 1- to
3-pound males that make up much of the action -- but you'll also
get your arm pulled off by the big females that seem to feed
best on the warm, windy days ahead of cold fronts.
However, bass fishing in the mountains of north Georgia and
North Carolina isn't limitedin spring to the smallmouths of
lakes Blue Ridge, Nantahala and Hiwassee.
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Spotted
bass join the smallmouths on lakes Blue Ridge and Hiwassee, but their
numbers are best at Lake Chatuge, which wraps itself around the
community of Hiwassee, Georgia.
Because spotted bass spawn in water temperatures warmer than do
the smallmouths, bass anglers can expect the pre-spawn bite for
Lake Chatuge's spots off the spawning beds to peak a few
weeks behind the action with the smallmouths. It's the long
points, again, where the best action is found by anglers ripping
their arsenal of hard jerkbaits.
And bass fishermen on both both lakes Blue Ridge and Chatuge are
sure to have a rod or two standing by and armed with 1/2-ounce
spinnerbaits. Not only will these big baits take both
smallmouths and spots when "slow-rolled" just off the bottom,
but the baits come in handy to throw into and across the woody
laydowns and brush piles covered by rising spring lake levels.
These guys are betting that's where their bonus fish -- big
largemouths -- are found on the warm days when the surface water
in the shallows runs upward of 60 degrees.
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Lake Blue Ridge, near Blue Ridge, GA, is
one of several impoundments in the southern Appalachian
Mountains where smallmouths dominate the bass fisheries. And in
mid-March, you'll often find fishing guide Bob Borgwat of Reel
Angling Adventures takes time out from fly-fishing for trout to
"rip" up the scenic reservoir's smallmouths, where he's been
fishing his "home" lake for almost 20 years. The
pre-spawn/spawning action holds
strong through April.
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Don't miss the fast springtime bass
fishing for smallmouth, spotted and largemouth bass on the scenic lakes in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Georgia and North Carolina.
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free: 866-899-5259 -- to
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Wild Trout Waters Set Spring, Summer
Stage for Fly-Rod Adventures
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Fly-fishermen who trek this spring and summer into the remote woodlands of
the Chattahoochee and Nantahala national forests can find
remarkable dry-fly fishing for wild brown,
rainbow and brook trout in some of the most beautiful settings
imaginable.
Among the waterfalls, deep gorges, sparkling riffles and emerald
pools in the backcountry of north Georgia and western North
Carolina, wild trout feed almost haphazardly on just about any
bug -- or fly pattern -- that falls on these crystal clear
waters.
It's a matter of opportunity for the fish -- the opportunity to grab a bite
when that bite is available. That's what these beautiful --
albeit small -- trout do when you float a buggy looking fly over
a riffle, alongside a drain, down a chute or across a deep pool.
And when they're hooked, you'll find a little hellion on the end
of your leader! They jump, they drive deep and they dash quickly
across all the available water.
But you'll have to be adventurous to locate the best of the
wild-trout waters that lace in and out of
the hills and hollows of the southern Appalachian
mountains. We call it a
Trout
Trek!
Do it youself, and you'll first have to locate the streams on a map.
See all those little blue
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lines at the highest elevations around places like Hiawassee,
Blue Ridge, Blairsville and Clayton, Georgia? Or look in the
vicinities of Robbinsville, Highlands, Cashiers and Franklin,
North Carolina. Yep -- that's them!
Next, you'll have to find the roads that lead toward those little blue lines.
Then, locate a trail or plan on some bushwhacking. Either way, get ready for a hike -- maybe up, maybe down, but
certainly a mile or more before you catch the song of a riffle
or the clatter of a waterfall. The best streams offer you a
chance for completing the
"Appalachian Slam"
-- the taking of all three species --
browns, rainbows and brookies -- in a single day!
Or you can let us help you!
Reel Angling Adventures offers two options for guided
fly-fishing for wild trout. Book a
Wild-Trout Trek with RAA and you'll be introduced to three of these stunning
fisheries in a single day. You can also choose to book your trip
into a single wild-trout fishing destination, where you'll spend
a full- or half-day scrambling into a gorge where waterfalls
separate brookies from their rainbow and brown trout cousins.
Either way, you're sure to find a new dimension in your
fly-fishing when you go on the chase for wild trout with Reel
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The
woodlands found in the back-county of the mountains in North Georgia
and western North Carolina is a beautiful backdrop for fly-fishermen.

Fly-fisherman Tim Otremba
and his son, Ryan, of
Acworth recently trekked into one such site near Blue Ridge, GA, where
they found wild rainbows to be willing participants in their adventure
afoot. Dry flies were the ticket for the father-and-son duo..
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Use summertime to make an adventurous
trek
through deep gorges, climbing
waterfalls, scaling boulders and more with a fly-fishing trip for wild trout
-- browns, rainbows and brookies -- on the remote waters of Georgia and
North Carolina.
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free: 866-899-5259 -- to
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Tellico River, Citico Creek & Tributaries
Join Guided Fishing Venues
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RAA recently
expanded its commercial guiding permit to include ationally
recognized trout waters located in the Tellico River watershed
in Tennesees's
Cherokee National Forest.
“The
Tellico River and its main tributaries are renowned for
their trout fishing,” says RAA guide Bill Stranahan. “The river
starts high up in the mountains just across the North Carolina
border in the Nantahala National Forest. This is predominantly a
small wild trout steam, in comparison to the lower stretches on
the Tennessee side, as are the tributaries that include
Citico Creek, the Bald River and its headwaters, and the North
River and its headwaters.”
The
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency holds great pride in the
Tellico River and its tributaries. Throughout the upper reach of
the Tellico River watershed the habitat supports rainbow, brown
and brook trout. Fly-fishing here takes place along small
tumbling streams that feature waterfalls, plunge pools, deeply
shaded runs and sparkling riffles where water temperatures
prevail year-round below 65 degrees.
From near
the town of Tellico Plains stretching upriver 13 to 18 miles,
the Tellico River holds big-fish potential for fly-fishermen.
Roughly 130,000 trout – browns, rainbows and brook trout – are
stocked annually here by the TWRA’s Pheasant Fields Rearing
Station on the Tellico River near the community of Green Cove.
Fishing access is unusually good, as Forest Road 210 runs the
length of the Tellico all the way to the North Carolina border.
During
the fall and winter seasons on the Tellico, the TWRA
designates a portion of the riverway
under
“delayed harvest” (DH) fishing regulations. This special
season opens October 1 and continues through March 14 and
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applies to the Tellico River from the mouth of Turkey Creek to the
mouth of the North River. DH regulations restrict anglers to
catch-and-release fishing only – snap a quick picture and
release the fish immediately un-
harmed -- and the use of
single-hook artificial flies
or lures only. Note, too, that
all fishing in the Tellico
River system is by wade-
fishing only.
Anglers also
need to know
that from March 15 to September 15 a daily Tellico-Citico permit
is required to fish the Tellico River from Turkey Creek to the
North Carolina state line. This permit is required in addition
to a basic
Tennessee resident/non-resident fishing license and
state trout permit. The permit is also required during those
dates for Citico Creek upstream from Little Citico Creek.
The guide
team of Reel Angling Adventures regularly schedules
guided fly-fishing on the DH section of the Tellico River.
We make forays, too, into the remote headwaters region of the
watershed. Anglers who work these sparkling gems enjoy unspoiled
wilderness and usually have the streams to themselves. Working
high into the watershed, anglers encounter some very nice
waterfalls, plunge pools and plenty of threaded pocket water.
Brook trout occupy the highest elevations, and browns and
rainbows dominate the streams where barrier
waterfalls prevent them from occupying individual creeks.
However, fly-fishermen looking to fish the Bald River and
its tributaries will have to do so on their own. The Bald River
Wilderness and he Bald River Experimental Area is
off-limits to guided-fishing services. Bald River |
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Fly-fishing on the
Tellico River sees anglers toss dry flies, nymphs and streamers
to prime trout habitat -- drop pools, plunges, chutes, long
glides, riffles and boulder gardens. Open to fishing year
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are in effect from October 1 to March 14, creating ideal fishing
conditions during the cold-weather months along the Tellico from
Turkey Creek to the North River.
Photos by Bill
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Falls provides a beautiful setting for
photos and is easily viewed from the FR 210. Beyond the falls,
the Bald River Trail climbs steeply from a parking lot on the
northern edge of the falls. This trail can be used for angler
access by hiking in from either end of the Bald River Gorge
Wilderness.
For more
information about guided fly-fishing on the Tellico River
and Citico Creek watersheds, contact the guide team of Reel
Angling Adventures by
clicking here, or calling toll free: 866-899-5259.
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Don't miss your opportunity this year to
fly-fish the delayed harvest section and remote headwaters of the
Tellico River and Citico Creek watersheds of
Tennessee.
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to book your trip now, or call toll free: 866-899-5259! |
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Catch a Striped Bass on a Trout Stream? Plan Your
Trip Now!
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By
Bill Stranahan
Known for its
superb trout fishing, the Hiwassee River at Reliance in southeast
Tennessee, offers up an unusually exciting opportunity in summertime for
taking striped bass – BIG STRIPED BASS – and it’s a blast for anglers of
all skill levels.
In
summertime, big striped move into the trout waters of the Hiwassee River. And we’ve got the catches to prove it!
(See the photos at right).
Chasing striped bass
on the Hiwassee River is not your usual fishing trip, especially since
catching these stripers is done on a river that’s regionally known as
one of the finest trout streams in the southeastern US!
Locating the
bruiser “linesides” on the Hiwassee River is more like hunting and
stalking for a trophy buck. Like a big whitetail, the Hiwassee's trophy
stripers are limited in number, including only those fish that migrate during the summer months
up the riverway from Lake Chickamauga on the Tennessee River.
The stripers that
find their way into the cold trout waters of the Hiwassee do so because,
starting in late June, the water temperature in the riverway around
Reliance rises into the low to mid-60s. Stripers tolerate those
temperatures just fine, especially when they can dine on the Hiwassee’s
tasty rainbow trout!
Last year, the guide
team of Reel Angling Adventures took several stripers that averaged
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leads the
team in both numbers of fish and size, tackling individual stripers in the 30-pound range in 2007, and, once again in 2008, landing
stripers in late June that unofficially top 30 pounds!
Striper
fishermen who share a
drift boat with the guides of Reel Angling
Adventures on the Hiwassee River have taken the stripers on both fly
rods and spinning tackle. But no matter the method, hooking up on a
Hiwassee River striper is not for the faint of heart. Your guide is
looking for that one special fish – the one that makes you smile every
time you think about the hunt, the chase, the fight and the landing of
your Hiwassee River striper!
Your catch won’t
always come easy. Hiwassee River striped bass are finicky fish and can
swim across long distances from day to day. Some days we’ve got ‘em in
our sights. Other days, the stripers prove elusive to even our best
fishing secrets. If you are looking to come out and catch numbers of
stripers, this is not the trip for you. But if you would like to get
that chance for hanging into a trophy-class striped bass, there’s no
more exciting place to take that dream fish than on a trout stream!
Reel Angling
Adventures is
booking drift-boat trips daily on the Hiwassee River at
Reliance, Tennessee, for summertime stripers – and year-round trout, too!
Trips start at 10 am and are available in both
half-day and full- day excursions. For more information, call Reel Angling Adventures
(toll free) at 866-899-5259.
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Hang
onto that rod!
Known for its super trout fishing, the
Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tennessee, produced this 30-pound striped
bass for angler Dave Fletcher on a late June drift-boat trip.Known for its super trout fishing, the
Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tennessee, produced this 30-pound striped
bass for angler Dave Fletcher on a late June drift-boat trip.
Once the cold
riverway temperature warms into the 60s in summertime, Hiwassee River stripers move
into the trout waters to feed on the rainbows that make up the bulk of
the local fishing action.Once the cold
riverway temperature warms into the 60s in summertime, Hiwassee River stripers move
into the trout waters to feed on the rainbows that make up the bulk of
the local fishing action.
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Reel Angling Adventures
operates guided float trips and wading trips for striped bass on
the Hiwassee River at Reliance, TN, seven days a week for fly-fishermen and
spin-fishermen. In season on the Hiwassee, we take our shots at
smallmouth bass, too! Bring your favorite tackle, or let our guides
share their selection of quality rods and reels -- fly fishing
or spin-fishing -- with you.
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Reel Angling Adventures
PO Box 12
Suches, GA 30572
Toll-Free Phone:
866-899-5259
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BBorgwat@ReelAnglingAdventures.com
Reel Angling
Adventures
is a division of Toccoa Bend Images LLC
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