It was a very nice weekend on the river to say the least. Overcast skies and balmy february temps caught my attention and forced me to drive to the fish. Saturday was spent in the South Holston, attempting to make an unsuspecting trout rise to the surface with a size 20 BWO pattern. It worked moderately well, but surprisingly, there weren't as many bugs as I had anticipated. Conditions wereperfectfor these beautiful mayflies. Unfortunately, the trout were less than impressed. I did catch a few, but once I went subsurface with an emerger pattern, it was lights out. Every third or fourth cast was a fish for about 2hrs. Again, conditions were perfect.

So, there ya have it sports fans....fishing is pretty darn good. Not great, but certainly better than the honey do list. With no football on TV, you might as well be out there....just check the weather first.