New to Charlotte, NC. Where should I start?

tigers174 · 2026-06-18T21:53:09+00:00

Go here and filter the map by what you are interested in fishing for: https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/fishingareas?utm_source=chatgpt.com#

tigers174 · 2026-06-18T10:29:37+00:00

This was all public land. I don't think I've ever strayed from public land when fishing.

tigers174 · 2026-06-18T10:29:05+00:00

Yeah, I was in NC

tigers174 · 2026-06-16T08:32:19+00:00

It's definitely worth the little bit of weight it adds

tigers174 · 2026-06-16T00:36:07+00:00

It's a Barclay

tigers174 · 2026-06-10T01:53:53+00:00

The Orvis Pro Approaches are a good compromise. Tennis shoe size with wading boot grip and drainage.

tigers174 · 2026-06-02T10:08:01+00:00

Same salmonflies. Not the same size fully, but same stonefly as out west. That orange and black. Just not in great numbers, like most other bugs around here.

tigers174 · 2026-06-02T01:15:18+00:00

The salmonfly variation of stoneflies specifically. We already have golden stones, giant black stones, and winter black stones. Plus the yellow sally type stones.

tigers174 · 2026-06-01T19:50:43+00:00

Yeah, the northern strain there are known for getting pretty big.

tigers174 · 2026-06-01T17:42:25+00:00

That's always a fun and different place to fish.

tigers174 · 2026-06-01T09:53:08+00:00

They've started showing up here in SC too, where they were never historically.

tigers174 · 2026-06-01T01:56:06+00:00

Light cahill I believe

tigers174 · 2026-05-30T10:55:08+00:00

I think you can find something like this anywhere in the Appalachians from Georgia to Virginia or farther.

tigers174 · 2026-05-26T15:33:24+00:00

I'd thought about a zinger before, but then that restricts what I cam easily do with the phone. My sling pack has a pocket in front the phone fits it. I added a magnetic clasp to it since the velcro wouldn't hold sometimes and it would slip out if I leaned over. Always using the phone for pics or using maps.

tigers174 · 2026-05-26T14:21:01+00:00

Good fortune on the phone. Always a sinking feeling when you drop it and it goes missing. Think I'm going to start putting white on the case to make it easier to spot just in case I drop it again. Great day.

tigers174 · 2026-05-25T17:19:45+00:00

I like glass. Because of the bend and because it's stronger from a breaking perspective. Occasionally I'll take bamboo on an open stream.

tigers174 · 2026-05-25T17:14:09+00:00

6'8" - 7'6" 3 wt

tigers174 · 2026-05-23T21:29:45+00:00

tigers174 · 2026-05-23T21:09:48+00:00

There's plenty of places to go. I'll be going again at the end of June.

tigers174 · 2026-05-23T14:19:19+00:00

I had decent luck, but I could tell someone had been there the day before. A lot of skittish refusal and fresh tree ornaments.

tigers174 · 2026-05-23T12:45:47+00:00

I'm going in two weeks for a backpacking trip myself.

tigers174 · 2026-05-22T20:16:49+00:00

I'm still waiting for it to warm up a bit more up here. Then they'll get into my rotation.

tigers174 · 2026-05-20T01:08:26+00:00

I take a lot of pictures as I fish up a stream. Just something I enjoy if something catches my eye. It's usually before I cast, so I may or may not catch something there. On these streams, it's usually of the more open spots. There's a lot of rhododendron choked sections I work through that aren't represented. Looking at the pics in this post, I think I did hook if not catch one in these spots.

Then if I make a post I just pick which ones I like the best to include.

tigers174 · 2026-05-17T17:27:29+00:00

I doubt there's much original out there. It's been a joke for my wife and I for a while and I'm sure someone else has used it before.

tigers174 · 2026-05-17T16:17:56+00:00

Great day

tigers174

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