Visited an old friend today,The Caney

[tcintn]

Decided to take a couple of hours and drive to the Caney and see if there were any trout left over from last year. It was a great day and it was so nice to be on the Caney. I decided to try some new colors which we have at TM and different jig heads.Nothing over the first 15 -30 minutes with new colors.I then went back to the colors I use most of the time and i have the best results.I then caught 20 over the next hour and then I headed to some deep holes I know of to see if I could pull some bigger fish out of them. Over the next two hours I was only able to catch 10.However,5 of them were very nice,drag pulling rainbows. So,in 3 1/2 hours of wading I was able to get 30 in.If the wind had not been so wild,I feel I could have gotten another 5-6 in.Mr Slack kept jumping up and getting my 2 lb. SOS line.
Saw some hawks and I believe a Golden Eagle. Love it.

[tkwalker]

Isn't it nice to go out on occassion and catch a few fish ... <'TK><

[old sailor]

Originally Posted by tcintn

Decided to take a couple of hours and drive to the Caney and see if there were any trout left over from last year. It was a great day and it was so nice to be on the Caney. I decided to try some new colors which we have at TM and different jig heads.Nothing over the first 15 -30 minutes with new colors.I then went back to the colors I use most of the time and i have the best results.I then caught 20 over the next hour and then I headed to some deep holes I know of to see if I could pull some bigger fish out of them. Over the next two hours I was only able to catch 10.However,5 of them were very nice,drag pulling rainbows. So,in 3 1/2 hours of wading I was able to get 30 in.If the wind had not been so wild,I feel I could have gotten another 5-6 in.Mr Slack kept jumping up and getting my 2 lb. SOS line.
Saw some hawks and I believe a Golden Eagle. Love it.

Nice work , lovely post. There are definitely some Goldens up there.

Regards

[Travis C.]

Nice trip report. I have that same urge to get there on the Caney but don't know if I can drive past Old Hick another time without really fishing it once. Since picking up the fly rod that home away from home has been pushed aside too many times.

[MNfisher]

Nice work! I need to try your tactics on those deep hole biggins!

[jad2t]

Good to see the TM is still catching trout in there. If the generation schedule cooperates, I'm headed there on Thursday equipped with TMs. My plan is to catch 5 to take home, which usually doesn't take too long, then focus only on deep holes and try to pull a larger one out for some nice pictures.

Looks like lately TVA has cut off the generators at 10am and I certainly want to be in the water earlier than that.

[Alphahawk]

Sounds like a good day Ed. For those of you who want to learn to fish the TM under a float....tcintn is the best there is at it for catching trout. If you see him on the river I am sure he will give you some tips if so desired. I want some of those new colors for crappie!


Regards

[Reel Tune]

Nice report Ed.

Jeremy