Smokies April 2012

I had some vacation coming and I had been wanting to head up to the Smokies to do a little fly fishing, so after a few days of careful planning and packing I took off.  The weather changed within a day and he next three days were cold and wet.  The fishing was off but I kept at it.  I managed to get a few bows to hand on the smaller side. 

A bow at Elkmont

A little bow at Elkmont

I went up high to look for brookies but only ran into little bows

I went lower on the river and started getting into bigger fish...an 11" bow:

A nice brown:

This brown measured out at 12"

Releasing a brown:

Releasing a bow:

Sulfur hatch:

A brown:

A deer crossing the Little River: