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@@ChasingDreamsLivingLife flew into Nassau and then took a small charter plane through LeAir. They make trips from Nassau to Andros twice a day

@@tellicooutfitters8989 Awesome. Thanks guys. Enjoyed the video for sure. From there did yall just pretty much drive around the island an fish where ever? I guess everywhere is pretty open to be available to fish?

@ChasingDreamsLivingLife yes once we were there we were able to drive the entire island, but I didn't have to go far to find good flats and spent most of the week no more than a mile or two from our airbnb. We booked a rental car with CNC Rental and they had a car waiting for us at the airport when we landed in Andros Town.

Very cool! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Haha so I've heard 😂

It's definitely a cool place to fish!

@@egomaniac247 I had a lot of fun making that intro 😂

@yakfishin4912 we have quite a few anglers make the drive up to Tellico Plains from ATL. It's a little under 3hrs. The Hiwassee is another good option at about 2 1/2hrs. There are a couple of small trout streams near the Ocoee River which would be a little closer, but the Hiwassee and Tellico Rivers would be the closest large trout streams in Tennessee to ATL

@tellicooutfitters8989 Oh cool. Thank you. I just want a shot at something bigger than these stocker dinks.

@yakfishin4912 the Hiwassee and Tellico Rivers are only a less than an hour apart, so if you have a few days to spend up here you can cover a lot of water

@toddmiller3640 great fish! They fight hard up there!

My friend calls them pellet heads.

@knothead5 my wife and I used to live in Western SD before we moved to TN. Both the towns of Spearfish and Rapid City had awesome little trout streams running right downtown. There's definitely something fun about walking through town fly rod in hand!

@flyfishincrazy the flooding that happened in NE TN and NC was terrible, but thankfully, that did not affect our area or streams in the park.

@@rossbickers8649 it is the rubber mesh net 2.0 that I picked up from the Tactical Fly Fisher website.

@thomaswetherington6683 thanks brother! Let's go sometime!

@@dogsoldier0372 definitely a fun place to fish!

@@roysoutdoors that's a tank! And on a dry fly!?

@ yes it was crazy. We were walking back to the truck and I saw the fish hanging out in a seam downstream from us. I told my dad I was going to throw at it. I messed with it forever and I started to skate the purple haze and it finally ate. My dad had to scale down and net the fish. Meanwhile there were probably 20-25 people standing around cheering lol it was insane

It was a big gnarly stocker hen with a white tank scar on her head. I talked with the guy running the booth for the parking lot again this past weekend and he said the fish is still hanging around. I’m amazed no one has kept it

@roysoutdoors it should hopefully make it through delayed harvest at least. Congrats on that fish! Heck of a fish on a dry fly!

@@tellicooutfitters8989 I hope she does and can’t wait to get back up there again. Thanks man!

@@willgulley1277 they're like giant raccoons in Gatlinburg! I've heard stories of them casually walking down main street and walking into stores!

@neatsurftoo I just talked to a friend who fished up there earlier this week and he said it was on fire. I would have through the same as you with as cold as it's been.

@uni_shadow164 Thanks! You can definitely get spoiled on some big fish in Gatlinburg. I was surprised that I didn't get any sort of interest in the Duracell, that's usually a good pattern to start off with.

@@garrettmooneyham6551 that's right! Conditions may be totally different by the time the tournament rolls around, but it'll be a good time either way!

@@jameshartness1148 it doesn't really mean the flies are 'bad', it's more of a catch-all term used to describe the flies that tend to work by eliciting a reactionary bite as opposed to matching a hatch. Examples are eggs, mop flies, leeches, squirmies, etc.

@qaxte8844 appreciate it! The gopro doesn't take very good up close shots of small things like flies. My phone does take good macro shots, so I'm going to make sure and include good shots of the flies in upcoming videos. Appreciate the good feedback!

@larryhudgins6988 thanks brother!

@grimtidings7325 absolutely! For those reading who may not be aware, there's even a kids-only section that they keep well stocked.

@cruestoddard7614 haha glad you liked it! I had fun with it 😂

@SUflyfshn-YT they can be oddly finicky at times, but once you figure out what they want, it's hard not to rack up some numbers!

@ yeah definitely. Honestly after hearing some other fishermen talk about them not eating any naturals, and catching several in my first hole, I just kept on junk and sight fished a ton up. Glad to see those leaves are starting to move out, some of the piles were up past my waist in The water.

Haha love the enthusiasm! Hope you enjoy the video!

@thomastero4662 very muddy in that spot, sinking knee deep on every step. But, there was a strong wind from the east and a cold front a few days prior that pushed the fish into the mud seeking warmer water. Tough wading but that's where the fish wanted to be and provided a nice break from the wind.

@@tellicooutfitters8989 thanks, I've often eyed it driving by and on Google Maps. I'll keep it in reserve for windy days

@@uni_shadow164 we're being told Spring 2025 but no solid date yet

@@scotthill9648 appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching!

@harleyjetdriver1957 not as delicate as you think! Have a great day and thanks for watching!

@harleyjetdriver1957 since you edited your comment, let me address the second part. I use barbless hooks. Trout aren't squeezed or in any way mishandled. I make sure hands are wet and trout aren't held out of the water for any longer than 10 seconds if at all. I'm really not sure what you're referring to as far as hook removal. Anyway, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to make your opinions known. You're welcome to your opinions, don't let me be the one that changes them!

That's a great question and one that we think about often. Stocking on the Tellico River began many decades ago after the logging industry left the area when the river was not what it is now, and wasn't able to support the wild trout numbers that is does today. The Tellico River still has a robust stocking program and is probably the most popular stocked river in the state, so it's highly unlikely that the stocking program will ever be cut because of its popularity and the revenue it produces for the area. All of the wild trout populations in the Tellico are descendants of these stocked fish, so it's not likely that genetics are being diluted by the stocked fish which share the same lineage. Most likely the stocked fish do compete with the existing wild fish for food, but the impact of this competition isn't clear, since the Tellico seems to have the same population densities and size profiles of wild trout as other streams in the area that do not receive stocking.

Also just to clarify, we do have native brook trout in headwater streams and tributaries that feed the Tellico River, and twra does not stock these streams in order to protect the native trout populations.

Merry Christmas!

@HTen-gl5di I'd love to know what strain the hatchery stocks, they definitely have that distinctive red band!

@georgia_flyfisher2200 thanks for watching, Jim!

13-14" is a great wild bow!

@ it was an Appalachian beaut!

Appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it.

@qaxte8844 appreciate the feedback! I prefer the longer videos as well. I think I'll keep shooting for that 45min to 1hr length for future videos. Thanks for watching!

@larryhudgins6988 good to be back up there after not fishing it for so long. It was in fine shape and fish were healthy! Hope you have a Merry Christmas, friend!

You as well brother.

@stevemartin6592 appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video!