On 5/18/2025 at 1:27 PM, TnRiver46 said:

You’re right , it was Friday night not Saturday 

Down here at the ole Roddy branch from the bank.. let’s see if I can catch one

I once fished what they call the Holston "proper" in East Tennessee, it was a warmwater section of river, was not the Trout water portion of the Holston. 

 

I will never forget running back up river in my power drifter, and having to stop as standing in the river, making it impossible to continue upstream were all these cows. LOL 

 

Was a boney section of river, not very easy to get around in a jet, but doable if you didn't mind a little rub here and there. I had to hop out of the boat and walk it up river through the Cows to get back to the ramp LOL

 

Was a cool fishery, don't remember exactly where I was, a buddy that owns a fly shop in North Carolina gave me the directions and told me where to go... Was many years ago, would love to get back down there someday sooner than later and float a river or two.

4 hours ago, Goby said:

I once fished what they call the Holston "proper" in East Tennessee, it was a warmwater section of river, was not the Trout water portion of the Holston. 

 

I will never forget running back up river in my power drifter, and having to stop as standing in the river, making it impossible to continue upstream were all these cows. LOL 

 

Was a boney section of river, not very easy to get around in a jet, but doable if you didn't mind a little rub here and there. I had to hop out of the boat and walk it up river through the Cows to get back to the ramp LOL

 

Was a cool fishery, don't remember exactly where I was, a buddy that owns a fly shop in North Carolina gave me the directions and told me where to go... Was many years ago, would love to get back down there someday sooner than later and float a river or two.

I fish a section of river right next to some farmland down off sevierville road.  The owner has a ton of cows that just get out in the river throughout the day to cool off.  I can remember growing up it used to tick my papaw off so bad because we own a piece of land about 100 yards away downstream from where they would get in and I can still hear him to this day cussing about them shitting all in the river 🤣 we were just kids we didn’t care but now I get it.  But I walk the guys property line to get to where I fish sometimes and I’m always having to navigate through them.. had a couple of sketchy moments with the males when calves were around.. got pretty tense at times, let’s just say I didn’t turn my back.

6 hours ago, Goby said:

I once fished what they call the Holston "proper" in East Tennessee, it was a warmwater section of river, was not the Trout water portion of the Holston. 

 

I will never forget running back up river in my power drifter, and having to stop as standing in the river, making it impossible to continue upstream were all these cows. LOL 

 

Was a boney section of river, not very easy to get around in a jet, but doable if you didn't mind a little rub here and there. I had to hop out of the boat and walk it up river through the Cows to get back to the ramp LOL

 

Was a cool fishery, don't remember exactly where I was, a buddy that owns a fly shop in North Carolina gave me the directions and told me where to go... Was many years ago, would love to get back down there someday sooner than later and float a river or two.

I’m there all the time, just holler 

17 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’m there all the time, just holler 

 

I am going to take you up on that, I have a Clackacraft Skiff these days, much better boat for that water than the big jet I took down there before. I have tried and tried to get Friends to go down there and they all have young Families, etc... can't get away. 

 

Talk soon!