NcHippie

One of my favorite places to fish in North Carolina has to be stone mountain. Stone Mountain is located just west of Pilot Mountain. With its towering stone dome and plentiful fishing environment it is the perfect place to take a weekend trip to. Stone Mountain has both a delayed harvest and stocked stream. The stocked stream starts at the bottom of Stone Mountain park just by the entrance. From there on up it is almost all delayed harvest there is another section near the top of the park that is stocked. When I say stocked stream I really do mean STOCKED. Theses water both delayed harvest and stocked are filled to the brim with rainbow and brown trout. If you’ve read my earlier post  about casting you might have seen that i said there was no need for any fancy casts due to the lack of room on the streams. Stone mountain is one of the few exceptions. This stream is wide enough at some points to execute a switch-T cast. So, feel free to open up and have fun with your casting...

Tired of Leaky waders? Lets remedy that problem In our modern world there are hundreds of different types and brands of waders to choose from. Some waders offer camouflage, some are meant for the cold, and some have so many pockets you don't even need a gear bag. Out of all these type of waders there is one common problem, LEAKAGE. We've almost all experienced it. Its early in the morning and the water is below freezing, but you don't mind. Your waders are insulated so the cold isn't a problem. Well that is till you get balls deep and realize you have a leak. Let me say, I have never gotten out of the water faster than when I realized water was flowing over my unmentionables. An experience such as this can ruin any fishermans day. The thing about waders is, you get what you pay for. If you decide to buy a 50 dollar pair of waders that are equivalent to wearing trash bags you can expect them to have a short life. If you buy waders expecting this then it's al...