South Holston/Tuckasegee Rivers
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:10 pm
ANY INFORMATION would be very very very helpful, thanks !!!
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Thats a hell of a fish count!! 7000 fish per mile would also be 1.3 fish per FOOT!Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:15 pmThe South Holston holds 5,000 to 7,000 trout per mile, so great fishing. It's a honey hole in winter when our rivers are frozen over largely. I have three buddies that guide there and they are always trying to get me down there.
Yes, if the river were only 3" wide and the fish were stacked end to end. But we are talking about a river nearly as large as the West Branch, so they are spread out. It rivals rivers like the San Juan in total trout numbers.Twism86 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:11 amThats a hell of a fish count!! 7000 fish per mile would also be 1.3 fish per FOOT!Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:15 pmThe South Holston holds 5,000 to 7,000 trout per mile, so great fishing. It's a honey hole in winter when our rivers are frozen over largely. I have three buddies that guide there and they are always trying to get me down there.
I know, its just an impressive fish count!Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:42 pmYes, if the river were only 3" wide and the fish were stacked end to end. But we are talking about a river nearly as large as the West Branch, so they are spread out. It rivals rivers like the San Juan in total trout numbers.Twism86 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:11 amThats a hell of a fish count!! 7000 fish per mile would also be 1.3 fish per FOOT!Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:15 pmThe South Holston holds 5,000 to 7,000 trout per mile, so great fishing. It's a honey hole in winter when our rivers are frozen over largely. I have three buddies that guide there and they are always trying to get me down there.
Do they also count small fish and are they all trout? I am not knowledgeable how the count is taken and size and species could account for large numbers (as well as size of river as you indicated).Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:42 pmYes, if the river were only 3" wide and the fish were stacked end to end. But we are talking about a river nearly as large as the West Branch, so they are spread out. It rivals rivers like the San Juan in total trout numbers.Twism86 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:11 amThats a hell of a fish count!! 7000 fish per mile would also be 1.3 fish per FOOT!Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:15 pmThe South Holston holds 5,000 to 7,000 trout per mile, so great fishing. It's a honey hole in winter when our rivers are frozen over largely. I have three buddies that guide there and they are always trying to get me down there.