Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Just the place to spend a hot summer day.  The deep water from Fontana lake keep Cheoah, Calderwood and Chillhowee lake cold thought out the summer,  making them a great place to beat the heat doing the hot days. Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower manges the lakes and has done some improvements by adding  five Canoe Campsite on Calderwood lake and Canoe Portages on all three of the lakes. Calderwood lake is stocked with 7,015 Rainbow Trout from Tennessee and another 7,000 Rainbow Trout from North Carolina.  You can fish for Trout with licenses by either state in the entire reservoir as long as you are in a boat.  So get out your Kayak or Canoe and spend a great day fishing.  I have added some links below to some maps to help you get around and the article Dixie’s Fabulous Finger Lakes that was in South Trout Magazine.

Canoe Portage and Campsite Locations

Recreation sites – Calderwood and Chilhowee Reservoirs map

Dixie’s Fabulous Finger Lakes

Good Fishing <((((<

Joe

Plan to be a part of our annual Little River Clean-up on Saturday, May 3. This is an important part of our mission to preserve and protect watersheds in the Park.  All are invited. We will meet at the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area.  Plan to be there by 9:00 am.  Matt Kulp and Charlie Chmielewski will lead the cleanup efforts.  After the clean-up, we’ll provide lunch around 12:00. There will be plenty of fishing opportunities and fellowship in the afternoon.

We hope to see you there.

Joe   <((((<

Over the next week we will be highlighting the Live Auction Items with a couple items being added each day. Besides the live Auction we will have  lots of great Silent Auction Items and many Bucket Items also.  The Banquet is promising to be a great time and we hope to see you there.

Orvis Sevierville – Orvis 4wt. Access Outfit: 10ft. Rod (4 Piece Tip Flex), Reel (Access, Mid-Arbor III), Line (Access Trout 4wt. Mist Green) www.orvis.com

Walter Babb’s Favorite Hand Tied Flies – (12) Dozen, Nymphs & Wet Flies

Buckberry Creek Lodge – Two Nights Stay in a Lodge Suite   www.buckberrylodge.com

 Little River Outfitters – $500.00 Gift Card

www.littleriveroutfitters.com

Frontier Anglers (Josh Pfeiffer) – Guided Float Trip for Two    www.frontieranglerstn.com

 Orvis Helios-2  –   9ft., 5wt.,  4 Piece Rod

www orvis.com

R & R Fly Fishing (Ian & Charity Rutter) – Full Day Guided Trip for Two Anglers, Float or Wade  www.randrflyfishing.com

Walter Babb – ‘Sycamore Creek‘,  7’-3″  4-5 Weight Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rod

Mike Adams Fly Fishing Outfitters  –  One Day Float Trip For Two Including Lunch and Equipment: South Holston and Area Streams . www.adamsflyfishing.com

Henry’s Fork Cabin Located in Island Park, Idaho On The World Famous Henry’s Fork River – Two Week’s Stay (Winner must pay $100 for Clean-up).  Tentative Availability: (July  12-Aug 9),(Aug 23-Aug 30),(Sept 6- Sept 20), (Oct 18- Nov 1, 2014); Sleeps Up To Six.

3 River Anglers – Float Trip for Two with Allen Gillespie.  Guides Choice –  Holston, Clinch or French Broad. Reservations Two Weeks in Advance.  Good for 6 Months.    www.3riversangler.com