The Usual for me. What little interaction I had with him convinced me of the worth of snowshoe. I turned a few of my friends that guide on the tailwaters in the south on to it. A lot cheaper than CDC for emergers and just as effective.  Gerry, I can't make the 20th, but I wouldn't mind splitting  a trip on the OZ later.  I've wanted to see what it's ll about, other than walking the wall  Best of luck.

Black thread and a puff of snowshoe on the South Holston in E. Tenn., doesn't get any better (pun intended). Those southeastern  tail waters are midge factories and I did VERY well on them with my dumb Yankee tactics. A material that retains buoyancy by some false casting is pretty dope in my book. One of the hardest things to do with  fooling educated trout is fishing a fly right in the film or slightly below. A parachute of snowshoe will float low and suspend the body of a fly just below the surface like an emerging midge,  if you don't make more than one false cast. Like many, I profited off of just a glancing blow off of Mr. Betters, even if he was pretty well into his cups when I did.

They are all headed to your secret spot Jack. They'll be waiting. I'm going to try to do a little recon mission over the weekend to see for myself.

I was thinking the same thing that's why I plan on targeting chubs when I go out. Tying some good flies for them now I know they like shells of sun flower seeds having trouble tying that pattern though.

I'll more than likely be up river. I hope to do a few hours before the lacrosse games Sunday or Monday. But will be up next Wednesday through Friday also.

If I could get up there, I might be inclined to be back there, as that is some of my favorite water on the river!  And the ball park will be a zoo of yanking and chasing (or chasing and yanking!)

Shoulda hit em back with your 1/0 estaz fly . 

Yinz guys can go elbow to elbow trying to catch them trouts.  I on the other hand appreciate a little open water where a guy can be close but still have some room to catch the real Silver Bullets.  Check out the real action on this video....... 10-4!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjvcfw1a8R8
 

Yeah, that's OK, and i have caught bones. They don't jump .Landing ratio is  higher on bones than steel.  I also don't like palm trees. I've never seen a patch of flat as pretty as a salmon or steel  river anywhere, but that's just me and why I post on this forum.

Yeah, bone fishing is way too elitist for me, I'll hang with the scum line on the SR.

Not a bad day I'll that that next week on my trip up. Wife wasn't too happy that I brought the gear on our family weekend but hey got to do what you got to do

That's a beautiful area... Fond memories from that neck of the woods. Sounds like a great day

Was down in the Genny on Saturday, ZILCH, for everyone down there. They still have not made a push there, and this is getting to be late for that river, too.
 
 

And the rain is suppose to be on the way. Getting the gear ready for another trip tomorrow night

Got in later Tuesday to poor reports  from fishermen. Rained HARD at night- likely an inch or more.
Wednesday awoke to showers in the AM and higher dirty water-fished a few hours bouncing around lower mid and saw ONE fish -a King.
Went lower upper Thursday to lower clearer waters and a nice day, finally caught up to the Hos. Two head shakes but none landed or played. Saw a few as they came busting by FAST in ones and twos every fifteen minutes or so for quite a while.  Saw ONE more King.
Friday got out in AM to the same area and stayed too long never even seeing a single fish.
Generally lousy fishing and the Circus started to really show up on Thurs PM.
Oh- yea--saw two dead fish- one king and one so far gone couldn't tell what it was. Generally far more deads due to stress by this time even in poor years.
For all the reports think the Ho numbers have been better in the past and the King numbers stink- no Steel seen either.
 Oh yea--- the slash and burn guys were ''catching' some as they buzzed by and in large holding areas like Tressel.
It can only get better-I hope.