PHOTO GALLERY
SUMMER PICNIC
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SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST ENTRIES
July 2021 Entries
Tom Jackson - Large Mouth Bass near Pinehurst
Barry Parks with 19" trout Middle Prong of Roaring River
Jon Bowman - Rainbow Trout from Mitchell River
Barry Park - East and Middle Prong of Roaring River
Wesley Parks with a big bass
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Barry Park - East and Middle Prong of Roaring River
Kris Scheponik - Rainbow Trout East Fork of French Broad
Wesley Parks with a bass
Chuck Powell - Wild Brown Trout caught in Deep Creek in GSMNP.
Tom Jackson Brookie caught somewhere in WNC.
Luke Jones age 12 the day of photo. Large mouth bass.
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Barry Park - East and Middle Prong of Roaring River
Barry Park - East and Middle Prong of Roaring River
Colby Parks with a bass
Kris Scheponik - Brown Trout East Fork of French Broad
Tom Jackson - Rock Bass from Lower Mitchell
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May / June 2021 Entries
Barry Parks - May DH Fish #1
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
Jon Bowman, Brook Trout Ararat River, May 17, 2021
Tom Jackson, Bluegill on the fly, May 12, 2021
Fred Frank - Rainbow Trout
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Barry Park DH Fish #2
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
Tom Jackson, Caught on a stealth bomber, May 12, 2021
Jon Bowman, Blue Heron, Ararat River, May 17, 2021
Rickie Woodson - Rainbow Trout
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Robby Abou-Rizk Courthouse Creek #4
Barry Parks DH Fish #3
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
Garry Kaufman, taken at Stone Mountain, NC
May 1, 2021
Garry Kaufman, Stone Mountain, May 1 2021
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Community Fly Fishing Classes
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BRTU Fishing on Private Water
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Member Fred Frank with a 24" rainbow caught in Laurel Creek near Asheville. |
Member Valerie Nieman caught a 2.5 lb rainbow on a Tenkara rig. |
BRTU Fishing on Private Water
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Mitchell River Bank Restoration Workshop
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Reddies River Clean Up
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Images from Virtual Fishing Contest
Two-Fly Fishing Competition...
• South Mountain State Park
Catch of the day...
Paul Scheponik of Winston-Salem caught this great rainbow trout during an April trip to the special trophy trout section of the Ravens Fork. (Photo courtesy of Paul Scheponik)
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Fresh out of TU River Course, Paul Scheponik's Grandson, Jacob, puts what he learned into practice with a nice Brown Trout on Raven's Fork (Trophy Section) in Cherokee.
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Another Paul Scheponik catch from Helton, NC.
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Wild Trout in South Mountain State Park. (Photo courtesy of Matt O'Bryant)
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Brush Creek in Allegany County.
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Wild trout in Stone Mountain State Park. (Photo courtesy of Matt O'Bryant)
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Had great day in the Boone area fishing for Native Brookies with Rusty Berrier & Jon Hulcer. (Photo courtesy of Greg Waite)
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Activities & Programs...
Project Healing Waters...
• Fly Tying Workshops
Project Healing Waters...
• Frank Armstrong's Little Reed Island Creek, VA
Project Healing Waters...
• South Holston Fly Fishing Outing
Trout in the Classroom...
• Release Day
Blue Ridge Sponsors Eight Schools in our community. Each fall classrooms receive trout eggs to raise and release each spring.
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Trout in the Classroom...
• Release Day
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• Water Testing and Feeding the Fish
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• Water Testing and Electro Fishing
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Trips...
Rivers and Streams...
Matt O'Bryant at South Mountain State Park
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Matt O'Bryant on the Pigeon during the Balsam Lodge spring trip.
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Paul Scheponik on Wilson Creek.
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A day of practice at a local creek.
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Paul Scheponik at Riverside Park, Spruce Pine
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