Peartree 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Hello all. Heading to Fairfield Glade, TN for a short vacation with the family in a few weeks, and was looking for recommendations/suggestions for fly fishing while in the area. Not particular about fish species, just looking for some quality down time fishing with the kids. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Well, what kind of fish are available? That kinda matters in knowing what to bring And welcome to the forum!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 You'll be about an hour east of the Caney Fork and an hour west of the Clinch, both of which are known for trout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 Peartree, any time I am heading to a new area, I use this website to "investigate" before. https://www.takemefishing.org/ And I use GoogleEarth to see satellite images of the area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peartree 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 Thanks for the welcome and the input. Typically I'd rather go trout fishing, but my daughters attention span is a bit more limited, so bass and sunfish may be the way to go. Thanks again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 Your gonna have to ask Mike about that. He's the bass and sunfish expert Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Fished not far from there last month!Had pretty good luck with cinnamon caddis(16-18),Salmon eggs,blue wing olive (14) and wooly buggers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Size 14 BWOs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Jd are they still hatching???I thought I'd caught the tail end of them mid July. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zip 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Might have been the Eastern sulphur I'm thinking of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd1983 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 zip, a size 14 bwo is enormous. I fish sz 18 - 22 BWO dries year round so I'm guessing you are thinking sulphurs. The big sulphurs (sz 14 - 16) are done but the smaller sulphurs/PMDs are around but tailing off. People are using sz 16 - 18 nymphs and dries if they are hitting them. It has mostly switched to a subsurface game for me as I am out in the mornings for the most part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 You guys are discussing flies and size and you haven't even got him to a stream yet! So looking at Fairfield Glade on map it looks like you're right on a lake and may have plenty of panfish and bass available right there. Several other small lakes around. Unfortunately you couldn't have gotten more in the middle of the two big names mentioned above, with Clinch one of the most talked about by many. Lots of smaller creeks north of you that may hold trout and water in the fall but that's always a question on small water in the fall. Good luck and keep the daughter happy and not burnt out on fishing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
