Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited

The Park Service will be conducting a large stream sampling of the Middle Prong of Little River on Tuesday, August 14.  The Park Service can use up to 7 volunteers to help.  We have two volunteers already, so we need up to five more.

The sampling will take place a short distance below the parking area at the upper end of Tremont Road.  We will meet at the parking area between 8:30 – 8:45 AM.   You will need to bring waders that are at least waist high, lunch, water or any other drinks you may want.

If you want to help, please let me know.  If you need waders, there is a good chance we can arrange to have some provided by the Park Service.  I will prepare and distribute a list of volunteers that includes phone numbers so you can be contacted if changes due to weather have to be made.

Thanks.
Charlie Chmielewski
cell 865-661-7325

Dakota Angler & Outfitter  has a bunch of online fly tying videos that you may want to checkout.  If you fish the Clinch River or other tailwaters you will need to take a look at the Ray Charles Sow bug,  Deep Purple Nymph, Firebead Sowbug and the Sipper Midge.  But now that we are in midsummer. Terrestrials are the main source of food for Trout and the Chernobyl Ant is a great all around summer attractor and hopper imitation.  This pattern uses Brown and Black foam which I think matches a lot of the Hopper and Crickets that are in and around the GSMNP.  Dakota Angler has 72 videos posted online and you are sure to find a new pattern to help you catch more fish.

Materials:
Hook: Daiichi 1280
Thread: Ultra Thread 140
Body: 2 mm Black foam over brown foam
Legs: Round rubber legs
Indicator/Sighter: 2 mm Orange foam

Joe

Looking on the Midcurrent website, I came across some well done fly tying videos.  Practical Patterns by Tightline Productions has 59 videos that cover every type of fly and technique that you will need to know to start to tying your own flies.  Most importance is a lot of the flies are the ones that you can use during the fishing season here in east Tennessee.

Make sure to take a look at the “Like a Surgeon” video

Joe