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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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    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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    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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    Snowbird Camping Trip 2021
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Snowbird Camping Trip 2021

    Another great week of camping at Snowbird!
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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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    July 21, 2020 - Fork Creek, new creek #981
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    July 21, 2020 - Fork Creek, new creek #981

    Bobby Kilby and I stayed at the Davidson River Campground for two nights - we did more scouting for new creeks than actually fishing them.
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    Good Day in Mitchell and Yancey! 7/2/20
    Ray Sugg
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Good Day in Mitchell and Yancey! 7/2/20

    What a good day - a new creek, an old favorite, a new favorite, a wild trout hat trick (rainbows, browns, and brookies), 40+ trout, and I we
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    Snowbird Camping Trip 2020
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Snowbird Camping Trip 2020

    Another great camping trip has come and gone. . .
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    6/13/20 Blue Line Specs
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    6/13/20 Blue Line Specs

    "Take me to a creek where I can catch some wild trout" (Reid Warren)
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    6/3/20 Back to Yancey County for 7 New Creeks!
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    6/3/20 Back to Yancey County for 7 New Creeks!

    I headed over to Celo NC to fish some new creeks, and then fished an old favorite in Madison County on the way home. Seven new creeks!
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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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    2019-10-13     It's Laurel River!
    Ray Sugg
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    2019-10-13 It's Laurel River!

    Here is the gospel - Laurel River begins at Belva, the junction of 208 and 212.
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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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    2019-06-19 Long Creek, Robbinsville
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-06-19 Long Creek, Robbinsville

    Long Creek is a hatchery supported stream on the lower end and a wild trout/natural bait stream on game lands.
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    Snowbird Camping Trip 2019
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Snowbird Camping Trip 2019

    The annual Snowbird camping trip went on without founder Doug Brooks, who was on a cruise in Alaska.
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    2019-06-08  New Videos
    Ray Sugg
    • Jun 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019-06-08 New Videos

    New Video - "Adventures of a Trout Bum 2017
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