FLY FISHING A perfect summer pastime in the High Country

BY PATRICK MCCORMACK

When it comes to the beloved sport of fly fishing in the Boone region, technique is more important than anything else. Depending on the type of person you are, fly fishing is a pastime that participants will find to be either challenging or soothing. Anglers looking for trout and other species are drawn to Boone, with the region around us packed with a seemingly endless number of picturesque rivers and streams. The Boone area is known for its babbling brooks and meandering streams, but it also has beautiful lakes, including some along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Any angler can be guided by one of the many knowledgeable professionals from Boone-area outfitters to the hidden creeks and streams for a perfect day of casting. With a slew of impressive mountains surrounding us, including some of the highest peaks found east of the Rockies, many rivers, streams and creeks originate and flow off of these summits

As a result, due to the natural condi- tions found in our waterways, trout fishing is of a very high quality here in the High Country. In fact, the trout fishing sport and industry has become one of the biggest businesses in the area.

Compared to the typical rod, reel, and can of worms form of angling that many of us learned to do as children, fly fishing has distinct differences. Depending on the species and fishing conditions, a spinning reel or bait caster reel is used to cast live bait or artificial lures to trick, catch, and bring in a variety of freshwater fish breeds, including bass, bluegrass, crappie, catfish, and more.

Fly fishing, however, is not necessarily a more refined approach to fishing, yet can be considered more precise due to the behavioral nature of trout. As a result, trout fishing requires a different kind of fishing system that is both easy to learn and fascinating to experience.

The trout found in this region are a variety of fish that require certain environmental conditions to survive. First of all, trout are fish that prefer colder waters to dwell in. They belong to a species that struggles in midsummer water

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