Wonder why my post was deleted
Can't stand that someone knows exactly where you were?
Holston for the trout, put in at the dam and take out at Tampico. Nice picture of the fake cliff left over from the dynamite plant.
Big Pigeon on the smallies, once again I am impressed now about the HI boat if it could handle that stretch. That is more of a soft boat float IMO. I am guessing you put in at Greasy Cove at the new launch below the bridge and either took out in Edwina or went all the way to Newport. You should have seen Greasy Cove before they made the ramp fancy, it was a mud slide with burned out cars lining the bank.
I could offer some help if you were interested on catching smallies on high water on the Big P. Just in case you would like some, intermediate line to start with rather then a floater or a sink tip which is far too heavy. Fish a conehead zuddler in white along the tailouts and in the eddy's. Works like a charm, but you better have clients who can cast like a champ or wear a helmet.
The left willow grass mounds below where Cosby Creek come in always have big fish laying in shallow water along the grass. Tendency is too fish the fast water under the trees but it is about 8 feet deep and the active fish will be holding where the boat is, so cast directly down stream.
I can be mean or nice, take your pick. I fished the Big Pigeon for 10 years before anyone knew it had smallies other then people in Newport and have a wealth of knowledge in my pea head which you might find useful or maybe not. It is your choice. And on the Holston, not that it is any challenge to catch fish there, but I was lucky enough to dip an oar in it when no one else knew they had started stocking trout there, or 2 years before they made it public knowledge.
Best of luck, and choose from here how you want this to go...
