Fly Fishing the Hiwassee
Well, while I’m sitting here on a Saturday morning and Sunette’s at work, I might as well post about our fly-fishing trip a few weeks ago. I was hoping to do this earlier, but I’ve been swamped for the past few weeks. Anyway, for those of you that don’t know me, other than being a banker, I’m a fly-fishing guide for Callaway Gardens. I actually did this full-time while playing music for a couple years. Problem is…you’re living your retirement. While I was working there and through my continued work there, I’ve gotten to be great friends with Carl, the manager of Kingfisher Outfitters at Callaway Gardens. I love this guy. We don’t get a chance to fish together a lot, but it’s always memorable when we do and they are prized moments for me.
Carl used to guide on the Hiwassee River in Tennessee and he knows that river backwards and forwards. I’ve fished it with him a few times and Sunette and I borrowed his drift boat to hit the river a couple weeks ago. So we loaded up and headed to the steaming metropolis of Reliance, TN. We camped out and fished the river Friday, Saturday and some Sunday morning. We caught several fish Friday night on dry flies, as the sun was setting and some Sulphurs (type of mayfly) were hatching. Saturday the fishing was slower, but we caught a few. Here are some pics from the trip.
I’m ready for a new camera. This thing pales in comparison to our friend’s camera we used last week. Oh well, here are the shots.
