Since the fishing weather has not totally cooperated for the winter trout fishing with rain and high rivers, we finally expected a good day for fair conditions the 2nd weekend in March. Even this day was overcast and a reported high of 60 at the Tuckaseegee River in North Carolina. The morning about 8:30 found the temperature around 32 degrees, hoping for the sun to rise for the warm up. The dam release reports were for one dam flow later in the day, so we started our fishing in lower water. There was a slight stain in the water so we will start the day with a black wooly bugger and a Purdy"Want-a-be Prince". Good choice!!
The Tuck most recent stocking had been a few weeks before so we expected a good day. Well a good day it was for sure. The NC stocking must have been a spring brookie release. A you can see from the pictures it was a banner catch. We each landed multiple 15"- 18+" brookies. The one I am holding was a female full of eggs and hard to take a quick photo. She was a brute.
So the fishing was great on marginal day, never warming to 60 as reported with no sun. Very few people were fishing so it left the river to us brave ones.
Thanks North Carolina.
