Fly Fishing for Big Browns: South Holston River Tennessee 

I just had me some supper of 2 small potatoes fried, then a 17 inch rainbow trout, had to cut the body in half cause it was so big for my pan. Absolutely stuffed. I thank the Lord!!! Thank you lord that I was able to catch and keep such an amazing rainbow trout to eat right here in east TN. Amen.

I remember when I was young and eager and would go trout fishing in weather like this. Some of my best fishing in Virginia and then Colorado was on days like this. Now I'm old and I won't go fishing unless it's a beautiful day because now it's not about catching a lot of fish. It's about enjoying the experience.

I love my TN rivers...south holston and clinch

Glad you liked my comment, we live in the inter-mountain west, my wife and I guided for years and tried to teach a method of fly fishing that is used in big fish fly fishing from the slip strike to handling fish quickly by using the right pressure with a low rod angle to give bigger fish a good chance of survival, hate to see someone with larger fish and their rod pointed straight up in the air, which puts zero pressure on that fish..

Wonderful job on this video. The channel name caught my eye...Great minds think a like.

The Coloration on Native Browns is Stunning!! Nice Finns!!

Awesome video guys!! One of my dreams is to get a big brown!! One day I'll get there!!

Fished it my whole life live next to darters only a couple miles away. If you go about 3 miles down river near hickory tree it’s absolutely amazing fishing no one around. Local spot!

Wow, on a 4wt, Great Job! 13:02 great picture. I love that you are using such a light wt rod. I have a 2wt that I enjoy fishing. I also have 1/8 of a pound leader that makes a great challenge for even the smallest trout.

Very cool! Really enjoyed watching this. Very nice fights and Fish handling. Next time you all make it down give me a shout, I have a few hidden holes. ☺

BlueLineAngler Awesome video man I’m lucky enough to live in Johnson City and have that location 30 minuets from my house. Next time you’re in the area I’d definitely try the Watauga river in Elizabethton, only a 45 minute drive from the SoHo. Keep up the awesome work!

browns are awesome!

Im from Kingsport, Tn, I have fished North Holston and South Holston and try both run together there to. South Holston has been crazy for me, i have caught one trout it was above Eastman chemical plant. most of the time i fished below the plant and i have never seen one person catch a trout, i have caught small mouth, large mouth, mud cat, carp and so on and they all have sores on them. I just fished the north fork most of my life because of the south fork you might catch a 2 headed fish. lol

Nice, wide, clear river. Nice trout as well.

Up here when the Trout are Spawning we shut down fishing.. I like it that way..

Oh I know exactly where that is, and about 30 minutes away too, I'll have to swing by

Very nice. I need to get down there. Thanks for sharing.

WOW Awesome bro ...Awesome .

Good video,beautiful fish!

Spinning reel with power bait , works every time . Yum Yum.

Always best to use your rod to put pressure on by pointing your rod towards the slack water by the bank, keeping your rod pointed towards the sky will never put the needed pressure on in order to land a bigger fish quickly, a fish will yield to the pressure if you keep your rod tip low, which will exert maximum pressure.

I have only lived on the south holston since January but really want to hook some trout

man, I have to go there. only 3 hours from my house....sigh..

Jon have you ever fished the Holston River in Tennessee.It has some big Brownies and Rainbows.

Hey can u use your boat and search summer wells in a barrel mb

Going up there the week of Christmas, what bridge is that where you guys were at,

Do you consider leaving them alone during spawning? Seems more sporting/advisable in the long run. Then again, i guess they are just fish.

Great vid. Did anyone get a water temp? Thanks guys.

What part of South Holston were you guys on? Kingsport Area, Rogersville? I’ve been trying to locate this part of the river

Love to see the rigging you are talking about, trout crack? NM I googled it and found it, Zach Matthews on RU-vid shows how to make it, is that the type you are fishing here? I spent 20+ years fishing the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and my biggest Brown was 28" 12lbs on 6wt. What a fight, 23 minutes in late fall. The lake was Lake Sabrina out of Bishop,CA. I miss those days!

Beautiful video, might I suggest a 6wt next time?

Just getting started, what brand of waders were you all wearing? Boots? Or could someone give me a recommendation?

Great video! My college's fly fishing club will be down there at the end of February. I was wondering if you could give any more details about the flies and size leader/tippet you were using? We have some new guys coming on the trip with us and would love to help them get on some big browns! Great video, keep 'em coming.

Where’s this located there’s no where I know of to go into the south Holsten river it’s too deep

Greeting from the Antipodes. Nice video mate. I love fishing in the snow, everything seems so much quieter. All those people in the water reminded me of the bridge pool on the Tongariro river in New Zealand (look it up). Subbed and looking forward to more. Check out my stuff if you get a chance or are interested in southern hemisphere fishing. Cheers Craig

1:17 into the video and already commercials? sheesh!

Fishing at the grates is about as close to cheating as anyone should get. Move up stream and prove you can catch fish that aren’t on their redds.