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For all who fish locally or are able to travel to flyfish, I ran across a site that gives access to various agencies and allows you to determine the regulations, license fees, etc. before you go. Found it while checking on regulations for Georgia and North Carolina. The site is as follows as I read it from my screen- http://offices.fws.gov/statelinks.html. Hope this will prove useful for you folks. See you on the water somewhere.

Welcome to the forum! A great bunch of folks with tons of information about flyfishing. See you on the water somewhere.

Neat fly, smalliehunter! I would think that if it retrieved with the hook point up, it wouldn't need a weed guard. I'm thinking of tying something similar for trout in a smaller size and colors to match either blueback herring or sculpins. Many thanks!!

Welcome from southeast Tennessee! I have fished the upper Delaware for smallies near Port Jervis, NY. Believe it or not, I once caught about 25 smallies off a ledge and never moved my feet. This is a great site where you will gain a wealth of info for slinging the skinny rod.

Welcome to the site! Probably one of the best for flyfishing on the 'Net. Interesting that you fish the Bow River. We had some of your neighbors down our way and fished the Hiwassee River in SE Tennessee. They were impressed that the Hiwassee was similar to the Bow. Makes me want to come up and try the Bow River. For more info on the Hiwassee River, try www.hiwassee.net.

Depends on how much time or money you have. This is my personal philosophy on flyfishing and related activities. I find that I have great satisfaction when I catch a fish on a fly or popper that I have tied myself. I tie my own as part of the "experience" of fishing. Also, I experiment with basic patterns. Recently I caught a 12 inch brown on a variation of the wooly bugger tied with white chenille and a tail made of undyed carpet fiber. My next step on the list is to restore an old bamboo rod that I have had since the dinosaurs died out. Couple that with hand tied flies and tied leaders- what a trip!

Welcome! This is a great site to learn a lot about flyfishing. I just figured that I have been flyfishing about 42 years and still learning. Keep close tabs on this forum and don't hesitate to ask questions. I was told the only dumb question is the one that isn't asked. The gang is great at helping folks. See on the water somewhere, sometime.

SD, sorry to hear about the job. I left a company back in June due to a lot of fecal material going on plus the company was in chapter 11. Keep your chin up- this can be a good time to catch up on tying flies. BTW, get on the internet and look up particular states and their department of labor on the site. Tennessee has a site that gives jobs in each county with a description, location, pay, etc. If you are a veteran, it has a place for that. Also, Tennessee's local employment office has a veteran's representative that works with veterans. Also, look up the website for newspapers for an area where you would like to relocate. Chattanooga Times-Free Press has daily updates. Hope this will help! Been there-done that myself. When you land a good job, call your ex-boss and thank him for helping you get something better.

Welcome to the forum. I am fairly new myself an enjoy the information that is put on this site. I'm located in southeast Tennessee where we have some excellent coldwater fishing in the mountains and several river tailwaters. This is probably one of the most useful sites for flyfishing, covering just about anything that swims and can be caught on a flyrod.

I'm in Cleveland. Tennessee, popularly called the buckle of the Bible Belt.

Welcome, Atratus! I'm new myself and live in southeast Tennessee. I fish for just about anything that swims with fly tackle. My "home water" is the upper Hiwassee River where I try to fool the trout that swim there. Was up there yesterday and caught 5 trout. Have had better- had worse. Maybe we could hook up sometime. For all you coldwater fans, check out our website for our Trout Unlimited chapter- www.hiwassee.net- gives a lot of info that is useful on the Hiwassee River and the general southeast trout fishing scene. Check the messageboard and let us know when any of you are going to be on the Hiwassee and someone will be available to help or give needed info.

Man, those are some neat looking flies. Those will definitely catch fish. One of the great things about tying your own is that you can take a standard pattern and modify it a bit. Sometimes trout will take the new pattern and ignore the standard. Keep up the work and post your fly recipes. I know that I'll be watching for ideas. Also, for weight on flies, I use the wire from old extension cords. It is thin enough and flexible for wrapping on small flies; use two or three strands for bigger flies.

I live in southeastern Tennessee. Just 45 minutes to the Hiwassee River tailwater, one of the premier trout streams in the south. It's home to several double digit browns in the last couple of years, one was 15 lb. 10 oz. Ninety minutes to the mountains and the Tellico River corridor- good fishing and great scenery. Two hours to the Smoky Mountains and also the Clinch River, another great tailwater fishery. As to warmwater fishing, I'm right in the middle of a whole bunch of TVA and Army COE lakes. It's too bad that I have to work for a living and miss out on a lot of great places to fish.

Welcome to the forum, Trouthunter. It sounds like you live in a great place to get reely (!) involved with flyfishing. Tying is one of the benefits of the sport. You can get great satisfaction of catching fish on flies that you tied. I have made a few crankbaits in the past but flies are the greatest. Experiment with different patterns, colors, and materials. I don't think there is a predatory fish that can't be caught on a fly.

There are a number of flies that will work for carp. The standard pheasant tail nymph is one; small crawfish; dry flies are also good. Some use a nymph with dumbell eyes, like a bonefish fly, to sink it. There is one "fly" that is tied from white and tan foam to look like a piece of bread with the crust. Dave Whitlock started flyfishing for carp with a purple deerhair fly tied to look like a mulberry; had a green deerhair stem. There is a book on flyfishing for carp- don't recall the exact name but one of the authors is Brad Befus. Hopes this helps. Believe it or not, I was going to scout for some places to carp fish but it is pouring down rain here in SE Tennessee. Maybe this weekend. Try www.carpanglersgroup.com for info on flyfishing for carp. Their forum has a section devoted to flyfishing for carp.

Another new guy on the board! I live in southeast Tennessee and am vice-president of the Hiwassee Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Obviously, my home river is the Hiwassee River but I do fish all over the east Tennessee area. I primarily fish for trout but also fish for bass and other warmwater fish, mainly on fly tackle. I am working on my 13 year old grandson, getting him started fishing. My goal this year is to catch a carp on fly tackle. Have seen articles and TV programs on it- looks like a real challenge. Look forward to "chatting" with the folks on this board and learning something new- old dogs can learn new tricks.