Ray Sugg
Spring Break New Creeks!
Good weather and a week off equals a new fishing buddy, a trip with Bobby Kilby, and 12 new creeks!
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Adventures of a Trout Bum
The 1,000 Creek Angling Odyssey of Ray Sugg
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Ray Sugg
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Henry Fork, New Creek #1026
I fish Henry Fork in South Mountains State Park and get new creek #1026!
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Ray Sugg
- Jan 1
- 1 min
2022 - The Year in Review
This is a summary of my fly fishing trips for trout in NC in 2022, including a link to my "Adventures of a Troutbum 2022" Youtube video.
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Ray Sugg
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
A New Fishing Buddy!
My son-in-law Tristan Caldwell has become a fly fisherman.
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Ray Sugg
- Jul 13, 2022
- 3 min
6/18/22 Blue Line Fishing in the High Country!
Bobby Kilby and I fish some blue lines in the High Country. I get a wild trout slam on two consecutive days, and five new creeks!
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Ray Sugg
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
6/14/22 Slickrock Creek!
I hike in to Slickrock Creek with Bryan Craig to fish for wild brown trout. I can now mark it off the bucket list!
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Ray Sugg
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
Snowbird Camping Trip 2022!
This is a recap of our annual Snowbird camping and fishing trip.
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Ray Sugg
- Apr 5, 2022
- 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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Ray Sugg
- Jan 10, 2022
- 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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Ray Sugg
- Jan 3, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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Ray Sugg
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Snowbird Camping Trip 2021
Another great week of camping at Snowbird!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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