Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Delayed Harvest Areas

In the areas listed below, the harvest or possession of trout is prohibited during the catch-and-release season and only artificial lures are permitted and the use or possession of bait is prohibited.

Hiwassee River:  October 1 through last day of February.  From the Appalachian Powerhouse downstream to L&N Railroad Bridge

Paint Creek:   October 1 through last day of February. From  Paint Creek Campground downstream to mouth at French Broad River.

Piney River:    November 1 through last day of February.  From the Cumberland Trail State Park downstream to Highway 27 Bridge.

Tellico River: October 1 through March 14.  From the mouth of Turkey Creek upstream to the mouth of North River.

Also do not forget about  North Carolina and north Georgia Delayed Harvest trout streams.

Good Fishing

Joe <((((<

Roger Lowe Presents  Smokies Patterns at the Sept Meeting

Newsletter

Our presenter for our Thursday, September 25, 2014, meeting at Calhoun’s in Maryville will be Roger Lowe. Please join us from 6-7pm for dinner and fellowship (dinner not required) followed by a short business meeting then Roger’s presentation. Roger Lowe may not look old enough,but he has been at the forefront of our region’s fly fishing heritage pretty much from its inception with over forty years of fly-tying experience and over twenty-six years of guiding. He has preserved and recreated the fly patterns of the Smoky Mountain flies, has developed his own flies specifically for Western North Carolina, and has even written the definitive Roger Lowe’s Fly Pattern Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains. Before there were fly shops, Roger was tying flies for local hardware stores and fishing stores to meet the demand for his successful patterns. Roger’s program will consist of fly patterns of the Smokies, stream info, fishing techniques, question and answer from people at the meeting and changes he has seen in the sport and business over the years.

See you at Calhoun’s!!!

The September fishing trip to Smokemont camp grounds is planned for the 19th through the 21st of September. The chapter has reserved group site #2.  This is a tent only, nonelectric site and has space for 20 campers.  Check-in time is  scheduled for 1:00 pm Friday September 19 and check-out is required by 12:00 pm Sunday September 21.  If you don’t wish to tent camp, then you will need to make arrangement for a camp site through Recreation.gov.  There is a firewood quarantine in the park so fire wood should not be brought into the park unless it is approved by the park. If you fish outside the park, you will need a NC fishing license or a Cherokee Nation permit if you are on the reservation.  There is some interesting fishing on the reservation.  There will be a Saturday night dinner so plan on bringing your favourite camping covered dish, other meals you will need to provide for your self.

Hope to see you there.

Joe  <((((<