Rainy Days on the SoHo

Floated the South Holston this week to check out a fellow guides new Clacka. Rowed nice and maneuvered easily through the runs and riffles.

It was cold and rainy most of the day. We were able to get them on deep nymphs, dry flies in a lighter shower, but the higher percentage was on streamers. Olive and grey Double Bunny was best for me, tried all black but didn't get any follows.

For those of you in the Louisville Kentucky area, mark Saturday January 30th on your calendars and try to attend the Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show, being put on by the Derby City Fly Fishers. It is a great show and I will be doing two presentations. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Birthday on the Clinch 1/18/2009

Got out with a few friends on the Clinch to celebrate a buddies birthday. The weather was amazing and the fish cooperated fairly well. We caught fish on zebras and pheasant tails sized 14 to 16.

Clinch Repeat

Generation is getting better and better every day. Mother nature also decided to ease up a bit on the weather. It ended up being an absolutely beautiful day. The original plan had been to float with a buddy, but that changed. He works nights and got in very late so it didn't work out. I guess I won't hold it against him this time. So instead I ended up driving around, looking at some new spots and hanging out at CROutfitters until the water dropped out enough to wade fish. Cal just started carrying Simms waders plus he got in a bunch of other stuff, it's worth the stop. I like his shop a lot and he's also got some great stories to boot.

The fishing was pretty good and the fish were all super healthy. I didn't catch anything that big, but they were all great fish that pulled really hard. I've got my fingers crossed. This year could be the year to be on the Clinch.

The South Holston Tailwater near Bristol, Tennessee fished very well today while wading. There were size 20 BWO's, size 30 grey Midges, size 26 Black Flies coming off as long as the sun was out. We had a brief cloudy spell just after lunch and the fish and bugs turned off, then around 2:00pm the sun came back out and the action was hot.
There were more of those beautiful South Holston browns caught than rainbows, probably a 66 2/3 to 33 1/3 ratio.
There was still some snow on the ground and ice around the edges of the river when we got there.
A couple of the flies used today



Thanks for reading
Randy Ratliff
Troutfishers Guide Service

What happened to 33 degrees!

Wow it was a frigid day on the Clinch. However we caught some fish and had a blast despite the cold temperatures. I don't think it got above 30 degrees all day. Here is a few fish that fell for Pheasant Tails and Red Zebra Midges.

Holidays and Fishing

Working retail during the holidays is extremely busy. When I finally got some days off to visit with family and do a little fishing it was long awaited. I was able to get on the river with an old friend and do some fishing. It was a great day on the water.




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