eric_welch | January 31, 2012 Read This Post...
Despite all the much needed rain that we have been getting the past two months. The lake temps are staying 49-53 degrees and it is keeping the fish biting, even the largemouths have been moving up feeding. We’ve been catching fish on Blue Ridge, Carters, Hiwassee, Parksville and Lanier the past couple of weeks. The lures [...]
eric_welch | December 21, 2011 Read This Post...
We’ve been busy the past week, putting fish in the boat. Some days it’s numbers and then some days it’s the big ones. That’s what I love about fall and winter fishing. Im catching fish on tubes, dropshot, and float-n-fly. Alot of people think once it’s winter time and the water temp gets cold that it’s harder to catch [...]
eric_welch | November 26, 2011 Read This Post...
While most people was getting up early to go save on there shopping. I woke up this morning needing a smallmouth fix. So where better to head then Lake Nantahala. The water temp is 56 degree and the water is so clear you can see 12 feet under the boat. Today we caught 28 fish, 8 [...]
eric_welch | November 23, 2011 Read This Post...
I had the opportunity of guiding Todd Whittler and his father in law this morning for a 1/2 day trip on Blue Ridge. Besides the 20 mph winds, these guys got to see how great fall fishing can be in the mountains. The wind kept us off most of our good areas to fish, so [...]
eric_welch | October 12, 2011 Read This Post...
For you bass fisherman that think when the weather gets cold its time to put the boat and fishing gear in storage, I suggest you do a little research about the float-n-fly rig. We catch some trophy fish in the winter, when the water temperatures reach 65 degrees all the way down to 40 degrees. If you’re [...]
eric_welch | October 4, 2011 Read This Post...
I had the opportunity to get out today on Lake Parksville with my fishing buddy Mike. All I can say is the fall bass bite and pattern has started, and it’s only going to get better as we move toward the months of November and December. Lake Parksville water temperatures were 71-72 degrees and the lake [...]
Kent Klewein | September 26, 2011 Read This Post...
RJF guide, Eric Welch had an exceptional day of guiding on Lake Chickamauga 9/23/11. Garth Snider booked a 1/2 day trip with his 11 year old son, Landon. Landon caught his largest bass ever, a 4lb. 6 oz. smallmouth bass. What a catch! For those of you who smallmouth bass fish, you probably understand what [...]
Kent Klewein | September 21, 2011 Read This Post...
Eric Welch took out Eric Lammons and Father on Lake Burton Monday. They had a great time and caught some nice bass for this time of year. Lake Burton primarily is a fall and spring fishery because of its small size and the heavy boat traffic it receives during the warmer months. But look out [...]
