In this virtual seminar for the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) Pechmann Fishing Education Center, Asheville Fly Fishing Co. musky guide, Ryan Bednar provides a helpful introduction and overview of fly-fishing for musky in Western North Carolina. The presentation contains an overview of the equipment and tactics for the French Broad River that can help new anglers prepare for pursuing “the fish of ten-thousand casts.”
Sculpzilla is a popular pattern that imitates one of the brown trout’s favorite baitfish, the sculpin. On the South Holston River and Watauga River, it is a streamer pattern that often finds its way into our rotation when targeting predatory fish.
While most of the northern states are nearing the end of their musky season, our southern musky rivers like the French Broad River near Asheville are simply transitioning into a new phase in the area’s nearly year-round season.
This is a great pattern to use when fly fishing for Smallmouth Bass. When the little frogs known as spring peepers come out to play, so do the smallies. Here in Asheville, NC this pattern has produced for us time and time again on our freestone rivers the Nolichucky River & French Broad River.
