The worst thing a trout fisherman sees when he wakes up in the morning is the bright sun. It's a double edge sword though. Nice sunny skies make for a comfortable and beautiful day on the river, but frankly, I'd rather save the sun for yard work. Give me overcast skies for fishing. Unforunately, mother nature didn't recieve our request this weekend. It made for a tough day of fishingSaturday on the Holston. On Sunday, we opted for the watauga. We knew the weather would remain the same and it even topped 65 degrees on Sunday. The Watauga has deep, fast runs that fish far better on sunny days than the Holston. We a "string of pearls" but with 3-4 BB split shot, our favorite 4wt, and two good nymph patterns, we had a heck of a good day for this time of year. Three of us put about 50 fish to hand and we had about 10 that were 16" plus, on reaching 19" and about 3lbs. These fatty rainbows made us smile despite fishing deep with shot. We preferred pulling on their lips with nymph rigs than waving a dry fly through the air and not catching much to speak of. To sum it all up, we had a great time, caught lots of fish and weekend was a success.

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