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    5/21/2022 Alleghany County new creeks
    Ray Sugg
    • 12 hours ago
    • 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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    4/23/22 New Creek #1012
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 25
    • 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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    3/27/22 Three more new creeks!
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 12
    • 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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    3/26/22 Mark one off the bucket list!
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 5
    • 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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    NC Bucket List Part 2
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 30
    • 1 min

    NC Bucket List Part 2

    This is my bucket list for the eastern half of NC trout water.
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    NC Bucket List, Part 1
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 18
    • 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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    New Year's Day, 2022
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 10
    • 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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    Goodbye 2021!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 3
    • 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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    "Man of a Thousand Streams"
    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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    2021-07-30 Madison County
    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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    June 26 - More New Creeks!
    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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    June 26, 2021  #1,000 CREEKS!
    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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    NEW CREEK #999!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    NEW CREEK #999!

    I caught wild rainbows in Horse Cove Branch in Graham County, raising my total to 999 NC creeks!
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    New Creeks #995-998!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    New Creeks #995-998!

    April 6, 2021 I fished Buffalo Creek, a Rutherford County tributary of Lake Lure that at some time in the past was a stocked trout...
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    April 5, 2021 New Creek #994!
    Ray Sugg
    • May 30, 2021
    • 0 min

    April 5, 2021 New Creek #994!

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    March 13, 2021 New Creek #993
    Ray Sugg
    • May 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    March 13, 2021 New Creek #993

    I had a good day fishing for small wild trout in Cove Creek, and got Caney Bottom Creek, new creek #993.
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    February 24, 2021   New Creeks 991 and 992 in Swain County
    Ray Sugg
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 0 min

    February 24, 2021 New Creeks 991 and 992 in Swain County

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    12/31/20 Goodbye 2020!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    12/31/20 Goodbye 2020!

    This year, I caught trout on flies in 38 new creeks in nine different WNC counties. Yancey County tops this year's list with nine creeks
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    November 3, Watauga County, 990 Creeks!
    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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    10-19-2020 New Creeks in Madison County
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    10-19-2020 New Creeks in Madison County

    I got the urge to catch some wild trout on dry flies and headed up to Little Laurel Creek.
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