Stalking Trout in Todd



The trout stalkers

Finally, after many months and some false starts, Jim Hatchell and I were able to meet at our place in Todd, North Carolina for a day of fishing with Kelly McCoy of the River Girl Fishing Company in Todd.  I have known Kelly since she opened her shop about 5 years ago but we had never had the opportunity to go fishing together until now.

Jim arrived on Sunday evening and we had a great dinner of burgers & brats on the deck with some micro-brew he brought from Winston.  An evening of good company and conversation.

Monday morning we net Kelly at her shop and the three of us headed to Howard's Creek for some small stream fishing.  I fished a Tan Caddis with a #20 tungsten head nymph about a foot below.  My weapons were a Cortland 7' 3/4 weight rod, 4 wt line and 5x 7 1/2 ft. leader.  Small rainbows were the primary fish of the day with plenty of fish in the 5-8 inch range.  I did manage a 10" rainbow and an 11" brown from a nice hole. 

We fished all morning and then Kelly showed us a couple of access points for future fishing opportunities.  We probably scored a combined total of 25-30 fish in about 2 hours of fishing.

A great morning in the mountains around Todd, NC.  Thanks Jim and Kelly!