Over the past 3 weeks, almost every other customer that walks through the doors asks, “When is the bass season going to crank up?” Last year was a great year for smallmouth fishing on the fly. 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. 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.

With that in mind, 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 day after day, 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 rain is still in the forecast, we are getting out and making the best of the situation. Several clients have had catches in the 4lbs range, and yet some days we 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.