Dixie Trout

[Fish Junkie]

One of the voids I have been longing to fill in my angling career has been a trip to the mystical Smoky Mountains in search of wild and native trout. I was truly fortunate to have visited Smoky Mountains National Park this past week. While it was a family oriented trip that my wife and I took with my brother, his wife, my brother-in-law and his girl friend, I was able to escape a little while onto a couple streams armed with a 3 wt. pack rod and a box full of flies. I am still flushed with awe as to the beauty and surrealism of this wonderful ecosystem. Rhododendron and mountain laurel woodlands and clear mountain streams choked with moss covered boulders. Upon close inspection the forest floor reveals a multitude of almost alien-like fungi in a multitude of colors and shapes. Early mornings and evenings in the park also awaken the fauna of the area leaving anticipation and surprise around every corner. The trout are just a bonus.....

[Cheers]

Nice calendar shots!

[woody 184]

Sweet pics.....

[Yankee Troller]

Beautiful pictures

[mschott]

awesome pictures thanks for sharing

[REELJERKS]

WOW GREAT PICTURES.

Thanks for sharing.

Mark

[evgrin]

That one next to your rod is a fat little porker.. Awesome!

[ray koziatek]

Those pics are a reminder how much we need to THANK or miltary boys and girls for their service ,,

Those mushrooms are very tasty deep fried..bet those fish are too..

I hope that pics like these can keep at least 1 kid outa drugs (alcahol too)

Thanks for the Insparation.

[skipper19]

A beautiful place! I was there many years ago. Thanks for the reminder and the awesome shots that capture all the little and big details.

Mark

[Fish Junkie]

Those pics are a reminder how much we need to THANK or miltary boys and girls for their service ,,

Ditto that...Land of the free!

It is an awesome part of the country to spend some time at if anybody has never been.

Thanks for the compliments guys. Just starting to learn the camera.

[33canuck]

Awesome bro

[BlueEye]

Skills with a rod and camera GREAT photos and thank you for sharing!