Ray Sugg
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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Adventures of a Trout Bum
The 1,000 Creek Angling Odyssey of Ray Sugg
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Ray Sugg
- Nov 15, 2023
- 1 min
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
- Jan 1, 2023
- 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
- Apr 16, 2022
- 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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