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Adventures of a Trout Bum
The 1,000 Creek Angling Odyssey of Ray Sugg
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Ray Sugg
Feb 22 min read
2024 The Year in Review
I caught trout in 37 new creeks in NC (13 different counties) in 2024 to raise my total to 1086! Ten of them came off my bucket list!
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Ray Sugg
Dec 22, 20244 min read
Last fishing trips of 2024
I got five new creeks and fished some old favorites in the last trips of 2024.
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Ray Sugg
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Rest in Peace, Ronnie Craig
A landslide in eastern Buncombe County killed 11 members of the Craig family, including one of my favorite campfire buddies, Ronnie Craig.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 30, 20244 min read
Waterfalls and New Blue Lines!
I caught trout in eleven new creeks, including four from my bucket list, and in the process got to see some beautiful waterfalls.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip 2024
We had our annual camping trip at Snowbird Creek in June. I got six new creeks and it didn't rain all week!
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Ray Sugg
Jun 5, 20242 min read
New Creeks and the cow pasture!
Jason Jefferies and I fished Laurel Creek and it's two headwater tributaries back in May.
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Ray Sugg
Apr 19, 20241 min read
12 New Creeks and another Dads on the Fly podcast
I have caught trout in twelve new creeks so far in 2024, and was a guest on another episode of Dads on the Fly.
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Ray Sugg
Feb 26, 20242 min read
2023 The Year In Review
I caught trout in 24 new creeks in NC (12 different counties) in 2023 to raise my total to 1049! Ten of them (those in bold print) came...
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Ray Sugg
Jan 4, 20242 min read
Last Fishing Trips of 2023
I finished up the year getting two new bucket list creeks, Pulliam Creek and the French Broad River.
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Ray Sugg
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Henderson County Blue Line, Maggie Valley browns
My son-in-law had his first 25-fish day on flies, and I caught some nice browns on streamers.
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Ray Sugg
Sep 18, 20233 min read
A Speckled Trout August!
I had three great days fly-fishing for Southern Appalachian brookies (speckled trout) and got two new creeks.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip, 5 New Creeks, and Cataloochee
I post pictures of my annual Snowbird Creek camping trip and a fishing trip to Cataloochee Valley.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 7, 20232 min read
New Adventures and a New Creek
In the first half of June, I fished the Davidson, Henry Fork above the lake, and Rock Creek became new creek #1040.
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Ray Sugg
Jun 15, 20232 min read
May 2023 - Dry Creek, Big Creek and the cow pasture
I fish a bucket list creek, an old favorite, and take my son-in-law to the cow pasture creek.
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Ray Sugg
Apr 19, 20234 min read
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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Ray Sugg
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20221 min read
A New Fishing Buddy!
My son-in-law Tristan Caldwell has become a fly fisherman.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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