Congratulation to Pauletta Thompson for winning the June Fish Challenge!

Paul was fishing the French Broad in Asheville and landed this 5 lbs Smallmouth on Popper. Paul will receive a dozen free guide choice flies for his savy angling skills. There were several great photos submitted this month so keep up the good work. We will be posting some of the runner ups on the photo sections of the blog.

Think you have caught the best fish of the month? Well take a photo of it, and submit it for us to see! From May 2009 to December 2009, we want to challenge you for the best catch each month. To enter, submit the following: a photo of your catch, its species, the lake or stream in which you were fishing, the date of the catch, and an email address. Each photo will be judged by 4 of our top guides, and a winner will be announced each month on our website. The winner will also receive 1 dozen guide choice flies free. All photographs will be judged on quality of fish, clarity of photo, particular species caught, and creativity of photo. Strut your stuff, and submit your photo today. ONLY ONE PHOTO CAN BE SUBMITTED PER ANGLER EACH MONTH.

Submit your photos and information to bstrickland@davidsonflyfishing.com!

Congratulations to Grayson Patton for winning the “Fish of the Month Challenge” for May!

Grayson was flyfishing the New River in Virginia and landed this 25 lbs carp! He will receive a dozen free guide choice flies for his savy angling skills. There were several great photos submitted this month so keep up the good work! We will be posting some of the runner ups on the photo sections of the blog.

Almost every other customer that has come in the last three weeks asks, “When is the bass season going to crank up?” Last year was a great year for smallmouth flyfishing. With water levels at a historic low, many anglers found themselves pulling off their favorite trout stream and trying their luck with the hard fighting smallmouth bass. The lack of rain had fish balled up in pods, feeding on a 7 year cicada hatch and attacking just about anything else that was in the water. This aggressive behavior fueled enough attention that left even the greenest angler anxious for another great season for bass fishing!

This year, the guides at DRO have been in hot pursuit finding bass holding in a river that seems to get wider every week. With rain falling almost everyday, the French Broad is blown out more often than not. Last week, we saw water levels above 7,000CFS and color that makes fishing seem like a thing of the past. Although we still see rain in the forecast, we are getting out and making the best of the situation. Several clients have had catches in the 4lbs range, and others are just catching solid numbers of fish.

If you want to get out and experience the action, then give us a call, and we will get you hooked up! If you are fishing on your own, check out Kevin’s hot flies of the week at www.davidsonflyfishing.com/Fishing-Reports-Hatch-Charts.html.

Kevin is back with stories you would not believe unless we had the pictures to back it up. Argentina 2009 was another success both in numbers and in size. This year, 5 anglers traveled across the remote stretches of Argentina, floating and wading 4 different rivers in 10 days. While some fish were caught on the usual assortment of dries, the minnow hatch proved to be the most productive of all. Several fish were landed that surpassed the double digit mark— not in inches but in pounds! If you are looking for some amazing fishing, scenery, and cultural food, then check out our destination page at www.davidsonflyfishing.com and give us a call. This trip is usually limited to 8 anglers so don’t miss out on the action because deposits from this year’s group have already been processed.