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Adventures of a Trout Bum
The 1,000 Creek Angling Odyssey of Ray Sugg
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Ray Sugg
Dec 22, 20244 min read
Last fishing trips of 2024
I got five new creeks and fished some old favorites in the last trips of 2024.
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Ray Sugg
Nov 27, 20243 min read
I'm Thankful for Jonathan Creek!
the stream is beautiful, and it consistently has the best late-summer water-levels and fishing in WNC.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip 2024
We had our annual camping trip at Snowbird Creek in June. I got six new creeks and it didn't rain all week!
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Ray Sugg
Jun 5, 20242 min read
New Creeks and the cow pasture!
Jason Jefferies and I fished Laurel Creek and it's two headwater tributaries back in May.
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Ray Sugg
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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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Ray Sugg
Jan 4, 20242 min read
Last Fishing Trips of 2023
I finished up the year getting two new bucket list creeks, Pulliam Creek and the French Broad River.
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Ray Sugg
Nov 15, 20231 min read
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
Sep 18, 20233 min read
A Speckled Trout August!
I had three great days fly-fishing for Southern Appalachian brookies (speckled trout) and got two new creeks.
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Ray Sugg
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip, 5 New Creeks, and Cataloochee
I post pictures of my annual Snowbird Creek camping trip and a fishing trip to Cataloochee Valley.
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Ray Sugg
Jun 15, 20232 min read
May 2023 - Dry Creek, Big Creek and the cow pasture
I fish a bucket list creek, an old favorite, and take my son-in-law to the cow pasture creek.
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Ray Sugg
May 9, 20231 min read
Springtime in Maggie Valley!
Fly fishing for wild rainbow trout in Jonathan Creek, Maggie Valley NC.
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Ray Sugg
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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, 20222 min read
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
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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 17, 20221 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip 2022!
This is a recap of our annual Snowbird camping and fishing trip.
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Ray Sugg
Apr 16, 20221 min read
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
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Snowbird Camping Trip 2021
Another great week of camping at Snowbird!
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Ray Sugg
Dec 5, 20202 min read
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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