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    3/26/22 Mark one off the bucket list!
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min

    3/26/22 Mark one off the bucket list!

    Fly Fishing in Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Wilkes County.
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    New Year's Day, 2022
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    New Year's Day, 2022

    New Year's Day blue line fishing - I get new creek #1006 and Bobby Kilby extends his streak to 363 consecutive months catching trout
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    Goodbye 2021!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    Goodbye 2021!

    I accomplished my goal of catching trout in 1,000 NC creeks in 2021. What's next?
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    "Dads on the Fly" podcast
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    "Dads on the Fly" podcast

    I get to be a guest speaker on the "Dads on the Fly" podcast!
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    June 26 - More New Creeks!
    Ray Sugg
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    June 26 - More New Creeks!

    After catching trout in creek #1000, there was still plenty of daylight left, so why not find some more new creeks? We all drove up to a...
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    June 26, 2021  #1,000 CREEKS!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    June 26, 2021 #1,000 CREEKS!

    I accomplish my goal of catching trout on a fly in 1000 NC trout streams!
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    Snowbird Camping Trip 2021
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Snowbird Camping Trip 2021

    Another great week of camping at Snowbird!
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    November 3, Watauga County, 990 Creeks!
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    November 3, Watauga County, 990 Creeks!

    I met Bobby Kilby in Boone for some blue line fishing and got three new creeks to raise my total to 990!
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    Good Day in Maggie Valley! 8/26/20
    Ray Sugg
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Good Day in Maggie Valley! 8/26/20

    I caught all three species of stockers and wild rainbows and browns in Jonathan Creek, and before the day was done, specs in a tributary!
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    July 21, 2020 - Fork Creek, new creek #981
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    July 21, 2020 - Fork Creek, new creek #981

    Bobby Kilby and I stayed at the Davidson River Campground for two nights - we did more scouting for new creeks than actually fishing them.
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    Tiger Trout!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tiger Trout!

    Brent Turner, a former student of mine, caught this tiger trout in Little East Fork Pigeon River last week. They are a hybrid, sterile...
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    6/24/20 New Creeks 974-976!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    6/24/20 New Creeks 974-976!

    I met up with Bobby Kilby for a day of exploring blue lines in Transylvania County.
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    Happy Fathers' Day, Pop!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Happy Fathers' Day, Pop!

    Happy Fathers' Day to my favorite fishing buddy - Ray Sugg, Sr.!
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    Snowbird Camping Trip 2020
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Snowbird Camping Trip 2020

    Another great camping trip has come and gone. . .
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    6/13/20 Blue Line Specs
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    6/13/20 Blue Line Specs

    "Take me to a creek where I can catch some wild trout" (Reid Warren)
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    4/28/2020 Four New Creeks in Buncombe!
    Ray Sugg
    • May 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    4/28/2020 Four New Creeks in Buncombe!

    There are wild rainbows in the Broad and virtually every one of it's headwater tributaries, but none of them are on public land.
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    2019-12-07 West Fork Pigeon DH
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-12-07 West Fork Pigeon DH

    I had a couple hours free between college football games that I cared about so I made the 15 minute run to the steel bridge hole.
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    2019-08-07 Bobby Kilby gets three new creeks!
    Ray Sugg
    • Aug 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    2019-08-07 Bobby Kilby gets three new creeks!

    All of the creeks we fished on Wednesday, August 7 would be considered "blue lines".
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    2019-07-09 New Creeks #944 and 945!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    2019-07-09 New Creeks #944 and 945!

    I caught trout on flies in Fowler Creek and Nicholson Licklog Creek, bringing my total for NC streams to 945.
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    2019-07-03    Jonathan Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-07-03 Jonathan Creek

    My dad, who has never met a trout he wouldn't eat, really enjoys a newly stocked creek.
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