Ray Sugg
The Parachute Hazel Creek
This is my favorite dry fly - it lands right, it floats good, I can see it, it's durable, and trout like it!
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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 4
- 2 min
Tiny Creeks, Nice Fish
This is a slideshow of small creeks in NC and bigger-than-expected trout.
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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
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
July 27 - Jackson County Blue Lines!
I did a little blue line fishing in Jackson County and caught trout in three new creeks to raise my total to 1025,
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Ray Sugg
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
7/20/22 Bee Tree Creek, new creek #1022
I hike the Boone Fork Trail to Bee Tree Creek and catch wild browns on a green weenie.
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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
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
5/21/2022 Alleghany County new creeks
Blue-line fly fishing near Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County NC
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Ray Sugg
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
4/23/22 New Creek #1012
I fish a blue line on Balsam Mountain and get new creek #1012.
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Ray Sugg
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
3/27/22 Three more new creeks!
I did a little blue line fishing in Wilkes County and caught wild rainbows in three new creeks to raise my total to 1011.
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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 30, 2022
- 1 min
NC Bucket List Part 2
This is my bucket list for the eastern half of NC trout water.
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Ray Sugg
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
NC Bucket List, Part 1
Here is the list of NC trout streams in and west of Buncombe County that I plan on fishing as soon as I can.
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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
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
"Man of a Thousand Streams"
The November/December 2021 edition of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine contains writer Jack Horan's story "Man of a Thousand Streams"
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Ray Sugg
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
2021-07-30 Madison County
I did some blue line fishing in Madison County NC and got new creek #1004 - South Fork Big Pine Creek.
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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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