I caught trout in 37 new creeks in NC (13 different counties) in 2024 to raise my total to 1086! Ten of them came off my bucket list!

the stream is beautiful, and it consistently has the best late-summer water-levels and fishing in WNC.

deep pool on Rock Creek I caught trout in 24 new creeks in NC (12 different counties) in 2023 to raise my total to 1049! Ten of them...

My son-in-law had his first 25-fish day on flies, and I caught some nice browns on streamers.

This is a summary of my fly fishing trips for trout in NC in 2022, including a link to my "Adventures of a Troutbum 2022" Youtube video.

My son-in-law Tristan Caldwell has become a fly fisherman.

I return to an old favorite cow pasture stream for a 20 fish day.

this bald eagle flew right over our heads and perched on this limb!

I caught all three species of stockers and wild rainbows and browns in Jonathan Creek, and before the day was done, specs in a tributary!

After my Jackson County blue line adventure, I swung by Maggie Valley and fished the Ghost Town stretch of Jonathan Creek.

A new creek, 20+ fish, a big one, and some Swisher Sweets - all adds up to another good day!

My awesome part-time summer job involves leading fishing expeditions for Haywood County Recreation and Parks.

I caught wild browns, got two new creeks, and got a little exercise as a bonus - what a good day!

I knew there were trout in Wesley Creek, a tributary of Fines Creek in Haywood County, but I had fished it a few times without catching any.

I had a couple hours free between college football games that I cared about so I made the 15 minute run to the steel bridge hole.

I headed to a speckled trout stream in Haywood County that you can drive to

Even though I was on the creek from 1:00 to 4:00 on a bright sunny day that hit 87 degrees, I still caught trout!

My dad, who has never met a trout he wouldn't eat, really enjoys a newly stocked creek.

My "go to" spot when I don't have a lot of time is always Jonathan Creek in Maggie Valley.

All you're getting from me on this one is that it is somewhere in Haywood County, it is not recognized by NCWRC as trout water, and it...