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    4/15/22 Back to the cow pasture creek!
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 16
    • 1 min

    4/15/22 Back to the cow pasture creek!

    I return to an old favorite cow pasture stream for a 20 fish day.
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    10/24/2020 Bald Eagle!
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    10/24/2020 Bald Eagle!

    this bald eagle flew right over our heads and perched on this limb!
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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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    7/14/20 Jonathan Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    7/14/20 Jonathan Creek

    After my Jackson County blue line adventure, I swung by Maggie Valley and fished the Ghost Town stretch of Jonathan Creek.
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    7/8/20 Johnson Branch, new creek #978
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    7/8/20 Johnson Branch, new creek #978

    A new creek, 20+ fish, a big one, and some Swisher Sweets - all adds up to another good day!
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    Jonathan Creek, Maggie Valley NC
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Jonathan Creek, Maggie Valley NC

    My awesome part-time summer job involves leading fishing expeditions for Haywood County Recreation and Parks.
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    4/3/2020 New Creeks #956 and 957, Hurricane Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • May 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    4/3/2020 New Creeks #956 and 957, Hurricane Creek

    I caught wild browns, got two new creeks, and got a little exercise as a bonus - what a good day!
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    New Creek #955 - Wesley Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • May 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Creek #955 - Wesley Creek

    I knew there were trout in Wesley Creek, a tributary of Fines Creek in Haywood County, but I had fished it a few times without catching any.
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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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    2019-09-21 Speckled Trout Blue Line
    Ray Sugg
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-09-21 Speckled Trout Blue Line

    I headed to a speckled trout stream in Haywood County that you can drive to
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    2019-08-09 Jonathan Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • Aug 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-08-09 Jonathan Creek

    Even though I was on the creek from 1:00 to 4:00 on a bright sunny day that hit 87 degrees, I still caught trout!
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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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    2019-07-01 Jonathan Creek
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    2019-07-01 Jonathan Creek

    My "go to" spot when I don't have a lot of time is always Jonathan Creek in Maggie Valley.
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    2018-05-12 My Favorite Cow 
Pasture Stream
    Ray Sugg
    • Sep 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    2018-05-12 My Favorite Cow Pasture Stream

    All you're getting from me on this one is that it is somewhere in Haywood County, it is not recognized by NCWRC as trout water, and it...
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