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I am very excited to share with all of you a Winter Bucket List trip that I finally got to check off my list. But I’m really sharing it with you to let you know that I would love to advise anyone interested in taking this trip for themselves. The adventure is Fly Fishing for … Add THIS to your Bucket List! Read More » The post Add THIS to your Buc...

We had a wonderful experience working on an article for Waking Up In Boone  a fresh new site featuring awesome photography and stories on area sportsmen artists and a healthy crop of guides to scenic mountain activities and destinations. The author Adam Miller featured Judson and Colter in action in his story Fishing in a Winter Wonderland. Photog...

Fished Sunday night with Colton from C& C Outfitters on Watauga Lake. The target was Walleye. Caught a fish pretty quick to the start of the night, but it was a small Spotted Bass.  There was a full moon, but cloud cover kept it dark. We worked many areas of the lake without success. On the last stop, the moon peaked out of the clouds an...

My dear friend Judson How Pam and I are longing for a trip down the New with you boys….good times. We were just talking about some of our experiences with you over the years to someone the other day. Of all the Teambuilding experiences we had over the years that our trips with ECO were … My dear friend Judson… Read More » The post My dear friend J...

AN EXCERPT FROM THE ANGLING REPORT NOVEMBER 2002 (EDITOR NOTE: If you’re looking for a fun productive float trip that you can enjoy on a quick getaway then subscriber Eric Shea may have found the trip for you. It’s for rainbow trout and smallmouth bass with an outfitter who guides on numerous rivers in Appalachia. … These Appalachian Trips Are Fir...

Folks… Linda and I had the pleasure of floating the Watauga (in Tenn.) this past Friday with guide Mark Gould of www.ecoflyfishing.com. During the day’s trip we caught and released about a dozen rainbows and a few nice browns as pictured. The scenery was outstanding the weather terrific our guide was knowledgeable and PATIENT! We … A Four Star Tri...

My family and I did a float trip on the Watauga river with Judson and Elvis. With me being the only one that had ever fly fished I was rather skeptical how my wife and two sons would do. We put in at the dam and immediately were fishing dry flies to rising trout. With … A Wonderful Day Was Had By All… Read More » The post A Wonderful Day Was Had B...

Thanks for a wonderful time yesterday on the Holston. The trip far exceeded my expectations. That was one of the best day trout fishing I have ever had in the Southern Appalachian mountains. This size of the fish were incredible!  I lived in Missoula MT for approximately 5 years and fished several private streams for … Wonderfully Impressed… Read...

Okay so me and five friends decided to do an overnight on the Nolichucky River that runs through upper East Tennessee and eventually backs up into Douglas Lake near White Pine TN. The buckets of rain that were falling as I departed for Erwin TN that Monday morning in mid May didn’t bode well since … First Class Experience… Read More » The post Fir...

The Greenville News Saturday May 15 2004 By Scott Keepfer In the eyes of many anglers the elusive muskie ranks as the most difficult fish to catch often being referred to as the “fish of 10 000 casts.” If that’s true Andrew Howard will be fishing on credit for years to come. He began amassing his … Weekend gets wild courtesy of hungry muskies Read...