Elk River #2

I got up this morning, fed the dogs and then let them outside for the day. How beautiful a morning it was. I had to make a decision-do stuff in the yard or go fishing. Duh. An hour and a half later I was at the Elk River, spot #2. After gearing up, I walked upstream a little ways and started throwing a lite colored midge. Why, you might ask. Cause I wanted to I answered. The water was flowing at a pretty good clip,the midge I had tied on was one I had tied after fishing here Saturday with Wayne. I added a bead head to keep it close to the bottom in the current. After getting the jetstream figured out I caught a 12 in. rainbow. A little while later I had caught 2 more smaller fish. One more and then it was lunch time. While I was munching on a tunyfish samich and warshing it down with a DP, two guys from Brentwood drove on their lunch break to try some fishing. By the end of their break,4:30, they had caught a total of 7 between them. I added 3 more to my kreel,all in all a good day. As a matter of fact, a great day. Until next time Pappy P

Scouting New Waters

Late this afternoon, Buddy and I went in search of some new (to us) fishable waters. There is a small river here in Franklin that is stocked monthly thru March at the Harpeth River Dam, more a spillway than a dam. We decided to take a look and found it to be unwadable? at the present time due to the amount of rain we've had over the weekend. I will check back Tuesday afternoon to see if the waters have receded at all. This place is only 15 minutes from my house and if it has any fish at all, well, a caught fish is a fish caught. There has been some fisherman there based on the evidence left in the tree limb- a couple of floats and a used can of corn left on the bank. I will let all of my followers know the outcome of my new waters as soon as I know. Thanks again Pappy P

Two Days in a Row

The weather and generation schedules are finally in line for 2 days of fishing. Friday at Caney was a beautiful day. I started at the dam right after generation ended and was able to catch two rainbows within the first thirty minutes and I felt my time had arrived. It had-that thirty minutes was the only time I caught any fish for the rest of the day. Even after moving to Happy Hollow and meeting up with Bill Bird we fished the rest of the afternoon with very little action. No one on the water had any better luck than we did. Saturday, I met up with Wayne and we traveled to the Elk below Lynchburg. We had a little better results overall. We fished a new spot for me and maybe the second time for Wayne. We caught maybe 10 or 12 fish between us with Wayne having the bigger part of the between. I fished next to a couple of locals that had a honey hole that I will surely remember. I only hope I can find a fly that the trout like as much as they like worms and corn. All in all, the fact that I was able to get out in nature with friends and be able to fish makes the lack of catching more tolerable. Thanks guys. Until next time Pappy P

What a day!

Another beautiful day to fish. I visited the Caney today and fished with 3 of the finest fishermen and friends a person of my caliber could expect to have: Buddy H., his older and quite a bit more nobler brother Tom, and my old friend Wayne S. We started around 2:30 after the threat of rain had subsided. We caught several small fish using midges,small streamers,and various homemade flies with unforgetable names that I can't recall right now. We were also able to witness the reconfirmation of Buddy to the trout spirits as he rededicated himself in the act of baptism,well almost,his head didn't go under,brought on by a rock ledge and a broken kneecap kept in place by a leg brace. I think the 44 degree water was a little more than he had bargained for. I did have some dry clothes in the truck just in case this might ever happen,after a change of attire he continued to fish with much more zeal after his reawakening. We left a few minutes before 5 due to the generation schedule after a memorable day on the water. Until next time. Pappy P

Finally Fishing

Low water and no generation would make for a great day to be fishing. The cloudy skies made it even better. I didn't catch a whole lot of fish but I did get to use some of the flies I had tied myself. I probably changed flies more than I should have but I wanted to see how they would hold up. They did fine even though I did drop 3 in the water while I was tying on. Two midges and a Pappy's Poison. I talked to a couple of guys as they were leaving. Each one was carrying a limit of Brown's and Rainbow's to the car; it would have been nice to have had the oppurtunity to catch them some other day. Maybe they had lost their jobs and needed these fish for their only means of food. So much for that. I'm looking forward to getting back out again. Until next time. Pappy P

Finally Fishing

Today was a great day to fish. The water was down and no generation which made for me a perfect situation. I got to try several of my home tied flies. I probably changed flies more than I should have just to be able to use my own flies to see how they stood up under pressure. The water didn't bother the flies at all and what few fish I caught didn't tear them up either. I talked to a couple of guys as they were leaving that we carrying out limits of brown's and rainbows,I think. I sure hate to see that. Maybe they had lost their jobs and were hungry. I'm not sure when the stocking happens;when it does I want to be there and then maybe have a real good day. Until next time. Pappy P

Almost There

It's a beautiful Saturday morning,no rain and plenty of sunshing. Must be getting close to fishing time. My last post was Feb. 7th and then I predicted 3 weeks before fish time for me,so I missed it by a week. If things go well, I hope to go to the Caney Fork on Tuesday if the generation schedule works out. I will let you know how things go.