Music City Migration

[Jay Hake]

After nearly 2 decades in Colorado, I have suddenly found myself relocated to Nashville, TN.

[Scott K.]

Nashville is an awesome city.

[Jay Hake]

Thanks Scott.

[David L. Darnell]

Jay,

Welcome to Tennessee.

I live 90 ish miles southeast of Nashville on the Elk River, tailwater of Tims Ford Lake.

I work weekends, lots of people never see me, I fish when most work  😀 I do make it Nashville way to often. Sister in law and two fly shops get most of my time.

FlySouth (http://flysouth.net/) owned by Jim Mauries, a transplanted Colorado boy since the mid 80’s. Great shop, if they don’t have it you probably don’t need it.

Cumberland Transit, total outdoor shop, hiking/biking/kayak, fly fishing.  (http://www.cumberlandtransit.com/) Grumpy & Leo will take care of you.

Love to meet up with you and talk, take you fishing. Can’t this coming week, be busy finishing up tying and packing for 8 days on the White River in Arkansas, FFF club goes twice a year, excited more than normal that my 11 year old gets to go, putting him on Dry Run Creek until either he tires of catching large fish or we run out of boat nets  😉

Plus I need to pick your brain, been to Colorado many times, but never fished there, I want that to change in 2013.

Two other avenues to meet like minded people

http://www.mtff.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hendersonville-Fly-Fishing-Club/348232345217882

DD

[Jay Hake]

Thanks David, appreciate it.

[dan bryan]

I lived in Nashville for two years and loved it.

[Mike Livingstone]

Jay,

[Mike Anderson]

Welcome to Mid TN Jay. We are blessed with lots of awesome fly fishing opportunities, maybe not what your used to but good fishing none the less. Hop on my board sometime and ask around. There are some great guys that frequent there.

[Jay Hake]

Thanks all, appreciate your thoughts.

[Chad Simcox]

Cumberland Transit is my favorite shop in Nashville. Grumpy is the best! He’ll give you some good insight on the local options.

TN has more species of freshwater fish than any other state so you’ve got tons of opportunities. The Caney Fork is the best option for trout near Nashville. Make sure you listen to the older podcast episode about the Caney. The TWRA implemented brown trout regulations to turn it into a trophy tailwater. Unfortunately this happened just after I moved away (to Colorado), so I don’t have any personal insight on how it’s doing but I’ve heard good things.
Mike listed some good rivers in E. TN, but don’t think you have to go there for trout. In addition to the Caney, you have the Elk below Tim’s Ford, the Duck River below Normandy, the tailwater below Dale Hollow Dam. Not to mention some of the streams near Fall Creek Falls SP that are stocked. In the winter, Stones River below Percy Priest and up stream near Smyrna are stocked with trout.
In addition to the Buffalo for small mouth, the Smith Fork (east of Nashville) is supposed to be good for them. Plus there’s great bass and stripe bass fishing on the reservoirs.

If I still lived there, I’d definitely have a kayak to best hit many of the fishing opportunities in the region.

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[Jay Hake]

Thanks Chad, much appreciated.

[Chad Simcox]

Recommended books.

Tennessee Trout Waters

Tailwater Trout in the South

Trout Streams of Southern Appalacia

Check TWRA’s info on trout stocking in the region. They used to distribute a great promotional map of all the waters. Also be aware that TN’s license cycle starts March 1st instead of January 1st like Colorado.

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http://grainfarmer.vsco.co/ iPhone photos
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[Zach Matthews]

Mike’s board really is going to be your best resource for Middle Tennessee.

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