The Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) means “salmon the leaper”. They are anadromous fish. That simply means they migrate up freshwater rivers from the sea to spawn. The salmon spawn in the Fall in the same rivers they were born in. It’s usually late October or November when the actually spawning takes place. After they enter the rivers to spawn, they don’t eat. Their body chemistry… Read More »Fly Fishing For Atlantic Salmon – Their Life
The Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) means “salmon the leaper”. They are anadromous fish. That simply means they migrate up freshwater rivers from the sea to spawn. The salmon spawn in the Fall in the same rivers they were born in. It’s usually late October or November when the actually spawning takes place. After they enter the rivers to spawn, they don’t eat. Their body chemistry… Read More »Fly Fishing For Atlantic Salmon – Their Life
From the Exit of the park to Metcalf Bottoms Fly Fishing The East Prong Of Little River (Exit from the Park to Metcalf Bottoms)The East Prong of the Little River is commonly referred to as “Little River”. It’s one of the largest streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National park. It’s by far the most fished stream in the park. There are two reasons for… Read More »Featured Streams – Eastern Prong of Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Smallmouth bass,(micropterus dolomieui) are members of the sunfish family. Their original native range was basically in the Mississippi River and Ohio River basins including the great lakes. They exist in the Tennessee River system as far south as Alabama. Originally, they were not found west of about the center of the United States. They have been stocked by various parties and means since the advent… Read More »Basics of Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
In very late December of 2019, I choose to have very major heart surgery. I was told at my age of almost 77, I had a thirty percent chance of not making it through surgery to remove calcium from surrounding my heart. I didn’t like the alternative and choose to have the surgery. A little over two months later, I was released to come home… Read More »It’s Been A Rough Year and A Half