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South Holston Winter Fly Fishing

With the winter in full swing, the fishing on the South Holston River has been good. The weather has been Mild for this time of year and it has been great to be out on the water. Blue Wings have been hatching pretty well here on the South Holston River. As the water is dropping the bigger variety of Sulphurs have been coming off. They did every...

Trout Day 2012 Fishing Upper Wilson Creek

Trout Waters

Matthew and I headed up to Upper Wilson Creek to celebrate Trout Day 2012.  Trout Day is our unofficial first trout fishing trip of the year, typically January 1st, but this year it was the 2nd. ...

Cold Water Trout Fishing

Trout, Trout Waters

While enjoying our night before Christmas with my son Stephen and his family, I asked him if he was going to go trout fishing during the Holidays. He said that he would try to get out on Monday, January 2.  I suspect that will present a fair opportunity as the water...

Whitewater Bows on the Nolichucky River

Armed with our heavy whitewater boats, we have been floating the big water of the Nolichucky River and will continue to do so through the winter months. The Nolichucky River boasts a healthy population of big rainbow trout. While you have to cover many river miles to find the pods of these big predators, once you locate them the action...

Fall Fly Fishing Stone Mountain State Park NC

Trout Waters

We had a great day Saturday fishing the Delayed Harvest and Wild streams at Stone...

Trout University will never recommend a generic fly either!

Flies and Insects, Trout

Why we at Trout University do not recommend the same flies that most of the fly shops, guides, books, magazine articles and other sources of information on fly fishing recommend?

Southeastern Tailwaters Fly Collections

Flies and Insects, Trout Waters

First, what do we mean by tailwater? Tailwater is the water below a dam or other hydroelectric facility that is subject to changes in flow. The water is released at various rates and scheduled times in accordance with policies established...

Fishing The Upper South Toe River North Carolina

Trout Waters

We spent a beautiful fall day fly fishing and spinner fishing the upper South Toe River last weekend.  With the fall colors just starting in the mountains, and the perfect weather, it was a great day to be on the stream.

The Brown Sculpin Perfect Fly

Flies and Insects

The brown sculpin is one of the most common baitfish available for trout. Sculpin stay right on the bottom, usually hidden down between the rocks on the stream’s bottom. They do move around on the bottom when they are feeding and that is when they are most likely to be eaten by a trout. The nature of...

Brown Trout Jumping A Dam On Trout Run Creek In Minnesota

Trout Waters

Here is a cool video shot by Dan of some of his home waters in Minnesota, showing some brown trout trying to jump a waterfall created by a dam on the Trout Run Creek in...