Caney Report 2.16.09

The first outing of 2009 was a successful one; that means I caught at least one fish today on the Caney. I gambled on the generation schedule since it was in the low thirties yesterday....turned out to be a nice day to be out on the water, and not too many people around on this President's Day.

I started out below the dam and wasn't seeing much anything other than 4 spin-reelmen chucking spoons for distance. It never ceases to amaze me...but I'll save my negativity for next month.

Down at Happy Hollow, I got three stocker-bows and one nice Brook maybe 12 inches. I actually had a couple rise to a #16 Parachute Adams but of the four I landed, I got with a #14 Prince nymph. That's a shot of the Brook Trout at the top...

New Gadgets

Soon I'll be adding some new "gadgets" like the current radar picture for eastern Tennessee, as seen below, to enhance the usability of this blog. I'm a big fan of practicality. Also, check out the new fly pattern Index, courtesy of Fly Tyer.....

Now hear this.....Amelia is Mad!

Amelia is mad because she's tired of seeing so much litter along our stream banks and other natural areas. However, if you see any litterbugs, The State of Tennessee offers a service where the offenders will be contacted. ...pointless, some would argue, but Amelia disagrees. She thinks people casually discard their gum wrappers and drink cans because they don't think anyone is watching. If they get something in the mail letting them know they were caught, then maybe, just maybe they will be sorry for committing such a terrible act. It's better than doing nothing. You can report litterbugs by following this link and supplying the appropriate information.

There's still hope. If you're not a fan of Tennessee's Stop Litter campaign, then you'll be relieved to know that Amelia has devised a brilliant scheme to stop Tennessee Trash and I am already on the bandwagon. Check it out: