But I had a few hours to fish today, I was planning to hit the Smith if there weren't going to generate. *So I went to the Mitchell instead...

Sulfurs were coming off and the fish were hitting the surface! ;D

Hatch:


Fly: #14 Sulfur Parachute

I caught 3 rainbows in some deep runs and then caught a brookie. I spotted a fish dimpling the water under a tree and worked the roll cast to drift through the seam. After a dozen or so cast I caught a 8 inch brown. I thought that this was not the fish that caused the dimples that I spotted, so I continued to work the water and after a few more cast a 14" brown took the fly and rocketed downsteam pulling drag and I had to chase it down. The fight didn't last long but that initial bust of speed was exhilarating. Next I caught another decent brown in a long run, before loosing my fly to a tree...

I tied on another sulfur and took a brown out of this little eddy. It rocketed off the bottom an really smashed the fly hard, turning and running into the current.



Small brown cooperated for photo....


Almost forgot to mention the three snakes I saw in the grass and one in the water, ya'll be careful out there!

[ethomas]

Beautiful flora, fauna, fly, and fish (okay, not much flora and fauna...) ;D I love the pic of the brown. Thanks for encouraging me on a long, hard day at work.

Eric

[flyer57]

Bugger, I'm still waitin' for you to show me how it's done! You have it wired for them browns!!!!

[Hugh_Hartsell]

:D Great report Keith. Fine, fine job with the pictures and your description of the takes. I'm glad that you posted that pic of the Sulfur. That looks like the ones that I've seen for years in the GSMNP. I wonder what the difference is between the ones that we see on the South Holston that are almost tan with a slightly yellow abdomen?
Keep the great reports and pictures coming.
Hugh

[Peddler]

Nice pictures and story!
It sure is good to see stuff like this after a few days away from the water, thanks!

Thanks Hugh, I've got to work on getting those bugs in focus! My problem is that I just don't want to put the rod down and stop fishing. If the bug are flying and the fish are hitting the surface I'm watching for risers. Out of the eight fish caught today 7 were caught casting to a rise. ;D, The other one came from that eddy, I just couldn't resist sticking my fly in there!

[brownhunter]

Great report! I love coming to work and hearing about everybody else that was able to fish while I was at work. The pics were beautiful.
But hey, I am a teacher and today is my last day, so now I will be able to hit the water more ;D

[TheEndlessEnigma]

ah nothing like trout hitting bugs and more importantly my flies ... on the top

[wvyou]

Great pics and narrative.

I saw two snakes there last week...both in the water. One went right between me and my father-in-law, and we weren't that far apart.

[Devinsdad]

Thanks WB- you always give a great report..now we even got ya showin us your secret holes ;) who could ask for more ;D ;D