A Surprise Waterfall

Sometimes, we find great surprises while looking for something else.  Tuesday found Jim and I looking for some more unsuspecting trout and a rumor of monsters in Dupont State Forest set our casting arms to twitching. We drove the 20 … Continue reading

Tristan’s first catch

Tristan's fish!

In late June, we had our 10-year-old grandson Tristan over to Tellico for a week of sailing and fishing.

Tristan took to the fishing more than sailing so we spent some time looking for panfish in the lake.  Though he hadn’t fished before, the showed the wonderful traits of patience, perseverance and a real desire to learn how to do it well. This is Tristan’s very first fish; one of many fish caught that week.

Hopefully we can get him back next year for an introduction to the fly rod!