Summer Almost Here !

After being away on vacation for two weeks, I find that the fishing is about how I left it. Summer heat is starting to move in, but we are still enjoying late spring fishing. Mountain streams are in great shape. Fish stone flies, yellow sallies yellow caddis flies prince nymphs and hare's ear nymphs. Summer patterns prevail on the tail waters. Black midges upstream and sulfur dry flies and number 18 dark colored nymphs downstream in the Watauga and South Holston tailwaters. The lakes are pretty active.That new 15 inch small mouth bass size limits go back into effect on South Holston Lake on June 26. Meanwhile they're catching a few top water bass on Zara Spooks and Pop R in the early mornings, then try green pumpkin finesse worms later in the day and night and some action on DD 22 and Deep Little N crank baits. Watauga has a few bass on buzz baits and Pop R in the early morning and then like South Holston green pumpkin finesse worms later in the day and night and some action DD 22 and Deep Little N crank baits. Boone Lake is seeing some great early morning top water action on Pop R and Spittin Image lures. Pretty good night time action on black and chartreuse or black and blue spinner bait with a big Colorado blade. Green pumpkin tube lures on a jig head. Cherokee Lake is pretty good on buzz baits and stanley Ribbit top water early mornings, carolina rig watermelon gold brush hogs daytime. Try root beer pig and jig or black and purple, black and red, or purple and chartreuse spinner baits at night. Douglas seeing some big fish really deep on jigging spoons, three quarter Hot Lips crank baits, Carolina rig watermelon chartreuse brush hogs or lizards. Try Buzz baits or flipping tube lures up in the river area. You never forget your first fish. Here's a shot for the mememory book for three year old Luke Carico and his folks. What a cute youngster and look at that nice bluegill that Luke caught. Even old guys can catch a fish now and then. I finally got lucky on vacation and caught the weather conditions just right. This 20 pound King Mackerel ran me all over the end of that pier.