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The Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Foundation and there website (Brook Trout Happenings), Has a three part series on the decline of the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout from the 1880 to present.   Part I  cover the time from 1880 to the … Continue reading →

President’s Corner Mike Bryant (mjbryant1954@hotmail.com)       (June Newsletter) A break in the rain in late May enabled river levels in the Park to return to normal flows. Warming waters helped increased the insect activity. All of which led to happy trout, … Continue reading →

This Article was in the Knoxville News Sentinel RELIANCE, Tenn. — The Hiwassee River has a reputation as one of the finest trout fisheries in the Southeast, but that’s not why Jeremy Monroe and David Herasimtschuk came here last week … Continue reading →