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Hazel Creek Fly Fishing
Hazel Creek Fly Fishing Great Smoky Mountains No other stream in the history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is more treasured or storied than the famous Hazel Creek. Loved by many, and desired by all who have ever cast a fly, these fabled waters are the hallmark of everything fly fishing. Hazel Creek is located in one of the most remote sections of the Great Smoky Mountains National…
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Palmer House. Cataloochee Valley. Photo by me - 2017.
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Sevierville
Sevierville is a charming city located in eastern Tennessee, nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. It is a popular destination for travelers from all over the world, known for its scenic beauty, outdoor activities, and Southern hospitality. If you're planning a trip to Sevierville, here's what you can expect.
Getting There
Sevierville is easily accessible by car, as it is located just off I-40 and within a short driving distance from several major cities, including Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Asheville. If you're flying in, the closest airport is McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, which is about a 30-minute drive away. From the airport, you can rent a car or take a shuttle to Sevierville.
Things to Do
Sevierville is a nature lover's paradise, with plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a must-see attraction, offering stunning views, hiking trails, and wildlife watching. Other popular outdoor activities include fishing, golfing, and horseback riding.
If you're looking for family-friendly fun, there are plenty of options in Sevierville. Dollywood is a theme park owned by country music legend Dolly Parton, and it features roller coasters, live entertainment, and Southern-style food. The Titanic Museum Attraction is another popular destination, offering a unique look into the famous ship's tragic voyage.
For those interested in history and culture, Sevierville has several museums and historic sites to explore. The Sevier County Heritage Museum showcases the area's rich history, while the Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum is a must-visit for car enthusiasts.
Where to Stay
Sevierville has a wide variety of lodging options, from budget-friendly motels to luxurious resorts. If you're looking for a rustic retreat, there are plenty of cabins available for rent in the surrounding mountains. For those who prefer more amenities, there are also many hotels and resorts to choose from, some of which offer spa services, pools, and other amenities.
Where to Eat
Sevierville is known for its Southern cuisine, and there are plenty of restaurants that offer delicious down-home cooking. Popular dishes include fried chicken, barbecue, and biscuits and gravy. Some of the most popular restaurants in Sevierville include The Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant, The Old Mill Restaurant, and the Chop House.
Final Thoughts
Sevierville is a charming and scenic destination that offers something for everyone. Whether you're looking for outdoor adventure, family-friendly fun, or a relaxing retreat, you're sure to find it in Sevierville. So pack your bags and head to Tennessee for a memorable vacation.
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Pet-Friendly Cabin on 10 Wooded Acres with Creek and Gardens in Greenbrier, Tennessee
Gatlinburg Vacation Rentals By Owner
Looking for the ultimate mountain retreat? Look no further than this stunning cabin in Greenbrier, Tennessee. With 10 mature, wooded acres and a private road, this cabin offers the ultimate in privacy and seclusion, all while being conveniently located just 20 minutes from Gatlinburg and 40 minutes from Pigeon Forge and Dollywood.
But that's just the beginning. This cabin is pet-friendly and comes with a fully equipped kitchen, including a BBQ grill and picnic table in the backyard. Inside, you'll find a washer and dryer, as well as two bedrooms with a queen bed and full-size bed, respectively.
But what really sets this cabin apart is its location. With a private road that circles the property, you'll have easy access to the surrounding woods, garden area, and creek. Speaking of the creek, it's a popular spot for fly fishing, with both native and rainbow trout available (and no license required!). The property also features organic flower and vegetable gardens, making it an ideal spot for agro-tourism.
If you're looking to explore the area, there are plenty of options. Cosby is a rural community that offers easy access to the Cosby entrance to the park, as well as restaurants, crafters, and shopping. You can also visit Cataloochee Valley to see the elk or check out Hot Springs and the Baltimore Estate in North Carolina.
Of course, if you're looking to relax, this cabin is the perfect place to do it. With two common areas that include picnic tables, fire pits, and hammocks, you'll have plenty of space to unwind and take in the stunning scenery.
So why wait? Book your stay at this sanitized (porch and interior disinfected) cabin today and experience the best that the Great Smoky Mountains has to offer.
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How Do I Get the Best Fly Fishing School Smoky Mountains?
When it comes to fishing instructors, you want to hire and work with the best in the industry. It is also vital that you look for several best qualifying schools if you are to get the best training. With the following quick guide, it will be easier to find the best fly fishing school Smoky Mountain.
Do an online search
One of the few things you can start with is an online search for different schools that may have an online presence. These include those with websites as well as social media handles where you can get more information about them. Searching for keywords such as "the best fly-fishing schools near me" or "where to learn fly fishing in Smoky Mountain" would be a good start. Consider the different search results populated based on your location and settle for the most promising one.
2. Talk to someone for referrals or recommendations
The other idea would be to talk to someone in your close circles for their recommendations and referrals. If you have a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor who may have undergone fly-fishing training, ask them to refer you to a school or an instructor for that. If you have talked to several people, be sure to get different suggestions that you can compare before making a choice.
3. Look for a local fishing school
The other thing revolves around looking for and talking to a local instructor or school. Depending on where you are, for example, near a lake or in a fishing area, it may be easier to find local instructors that you can engage with one-on-one. It will also make it easier to visit their offices and school for inquiries before you enroll for training.
4. Compare different schools
Also, ensure to compare different schools to weigh options and settle for the most qualified one. If you got several ones from your internet search or from recommendations, the best course of action would be to vet them for comparisons. Using your best intuitions, it will be easier to settle for the best.
5. Use reviews and testimonials
Finally, look for enough reviews and feedback about the schools. While still online, check their websites for their clients’ feedback. Talking to their references or checking independent review sites such as Google My Business or BBB may help too.
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Smoky Mountain Angler: Shop and Guide Positions Available
Smoky Mountain Angler: Shop and Guide Positions Available
We are looking for hard working and driven individuals to work the shop and join our guide team. We have several positions available that start immediately. Submit resumes to: [email protected] www.smokymountainangler.com
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Lil brookie I got on 35mm film
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Wednesday, October 06, 2021 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)
WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: AMONG THE STARS (Disney +) V/H/S/94 (Shudder) MEET, MARRY, MURDER (Tubi) TOUGH AS NAILS (Global) 9:00pm CSI: VEGAS (Global) 10:00pm THE BRADSHAW BUNCH (E! Canada) 10:00pm
NEW TO AMAZON PRIME/CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA/CBC GEM:
DISNEY + STAR BLACK WIDOW FAUCI
NETFLIX CANADA ABOUT A BOY BAD SPORT BAKING IMPOSSIBLE DESPICABLE ME DESPICABLE ME 2 DRAG ME TO HELL DRAGONHEART FEAR THE FIVE JUANAS LAND OF THE LOST LOVE IS BLIND: BRAZIL A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST MINIONS THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE THE THING WEREWOLVES WITHIN
MLB BASEBALL (SN) 8:00pm: Cardinals vs. Dodgers
CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN5) 7:30pm: Redblacks vs. Argos
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS (TSN4) 8:00pm: Connecticut Sun vs. Chicago Sky - Game 4 (TSN4) 10:00pm: Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury - Game 4
NHL PRE-SEASON HOCKEY (TSN3) 8;00pm: Flames vs. Jets
WAR OF THE WORLDS (CBC) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Six months after Emily disappeared on an alien ship, the London survivors have set up a resistance base from which they plan to fight back; the aliens have since appeared and they look exactly like humans.
EXPEDITION X (Discovery Canada) 8:00pm/9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Hikers are going missing amid reports of grotesque, human-like creatures prowling Appalachia's Great Smoky Mountains; Phil and Jess venture into the unforgiving wilderness to investigate the truth behind terrifying sightings of feral people. In Episode Two, horrified locals in southern Iowa are reporting sightings of a mysterious beast that terrorized the town of Van Meter 100 years ago; Phil and Jess are on a mission to unearth clues to what's lurking in the shadows.
SPIRIT TALKER (APTN) 8:00pm: Shawn fulfills a life-long dream of fly fishing on the Miramichi and later enjoys an outdoor feast of plamu; a family grieving three losses in just two years receives spirit messages of love and strength.
MY MISDIAGNOSIS (Super Channel Fuse) 8:00pm: Kerry was diagnosed with bipolarity; but the medication she is prescribed makes the situation worse, and when she sees similar behavior in her son, she leads the doctors to the correct diagnosis.
DIGGSTOWN (CBC) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Marcie defends a Continuing Care Assistant charged during the COVID-19 pandemic; Doug and Iris race against time, fighting for an Indigenous unborn child to remain in the care of family.
IN THE DARK (CTV2) 9:00pm: Murphy experiences being truly alone in an unfamiliar place and begins to realize how helpless she is without her friends.
BIG FIFTY: THE DELRHONDA HOOD STORY (BET Canada) 9:00pm: The story of Delrhonda "Big Fifty" Hood, who goes from running her own drug empire in Detroit to finding redemption.
KINDRED SPIRITS (DTour) 9:00pm: Researching claims of possession and lost time at a historic estate in Middleborough, Mass.; a mind-bending discovery makes the team realize that the paranormal field is more dangerous than anyone anticipated.
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS (Crave) 9:00pm - 11:45pm (SERIES BINGE PREMIERE): As Sara Beasley is set to make the deal of a lifetime, her "perfect" life is secretly about to come crashing down and her selfish ways might cause her devoted nanny, Evie, to lose everything, too.
NBA PRE-SEASON BASKETBALL (SN NOW) 10:00pm: Nuggets vs. Warriors
STORM RISING (Nat Geo Canada) 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Tropical Storm Cristobal causes chaos and uncertainty as it moves into Tornado Alley.
DINNER: IMPOSSIBLE (Food Network Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Robert Irvine builds his own kitchen and takes a kayak on the open ocean in order to make a meal celebrating Catalina Island's new tourism season.
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Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report
Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Report
The Great Smoky Mountains were absolutely beautiful the past two days. Temps hit the high 60’s in Bryson City and touched 70 near Gatlinburg. Even the back country in the Smoky Mountains reached the mid 60’s. The weather has been incredible and the fishing was superb across the region. This morning we woke up to light rain in Bryson City and cloudy…
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Top 5 places you've been to? Feel free to make it as broad or specific as you want :)
I HAD typed up a long-ass post for this, but then my internet died and tumblr crashed. -_- Let’s try again:
5. North America
I have no digital pictures from this trip; I was here in ‘98 and ‘99 respectively, in my innocent youth. I had made a good friend through fandom, and I got to stay with her family for 6 months in Tennessee in ‘99. It was a great experience, and we went on roadtrips to the East Coast and up past the Niagara Falls to Canada, went trekking in the Smokies and went to Dragon Con and a Weird Al concert in Atlanta. It was a great time, and I would absolutely love to see more of America at some point, visit all the friends I’ve made there throughout the years - when it’s not a fascist state! :D
Fingers crossed...
4. Anak Krakatau
This is one place I won’t ever be able to go back to - it doesn’t exist anymore.
Anak Krakatau is one of the world’s most famous volcanoes, and we went to this natural reserve island on our honeymoon. We were very lucky and were the only visitors on the whole island, apart from the rangers and our guides - we got to climb the volcano and spent a night camping at the beach. It was a beautiful, magical place, with charcoal black sand, turquoise waters and lots of huge butterflies.
The volcano erupted a few years ago, completely collapsing and setting off a tsunami that killed lots of people on the nearby islands. There’s very little left of it now, just a boiling mudflat in the middle of the sea. This beautiful place of my memories is gone.
3. Goa, India
I first went here after one of the roughest winters of my life - I had been online harassed to the point I left the internet almost completely for years, my grandma was dying, my brother had gotten in trouble with the ex of his girlfriend - who was part of a criminal gang and threatened to kill him. I ended up in hospital with a potentially life threatening condition likely brought on by the stress of it all. Also, my parent’s were filing for divorce.
It was one of the lowest points in my life, and this little beach in southern Goa just gave me peace. (I’m not into either yoga or weed; it was just a very chill, very beautiful place to just be.) I saved up a whole year and went back there the winter after that, too, living there alone for two months in a simple little bamboo hut on the beach, and it was a happy time I will always remember.
2. Egypt
When we went to Egypt, it was barely safe enough for day tours to go to Cairo, very closely herded and guarded by our guides, and we only got a few hours each at Giza and the Egyptian Museum respectively.
45 minutes of unguided time at the Egyptian Museum! 45 minutes! We had to literally run through the exhibits, only stopping short to squeak in little strangled whines things like “Akhenaten!” at seeing this or that statue.
I was crying several times here - coming face to face with things I’d only ever seen in books since enthralled childhood. So yes, I would very much like to go back and take my time seeing it all, just taking it all in.
1. Bali
If the plague ended tomorrow and someone handed me a big wad of cash and told I could go wherever I wanted, it’d be back to Bali.
To me, it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world; the landscapes, mountains, shores, Mt Agung rising out of the clouds... The coral reefs - amateur freediving is a passion of mine, and gliding over coral reefs alongside all the colourful fish is the closest feeling I know to flying. The artistry and craft of Bali’s culture is also breathtaking - they make some of the most beautiful stone carvings and woodcarvings I know. The sheer skill gives me goosebumps, and brings literal tears to my eyes.
I really hope I will have the chance to go back here some day. There’s so much more I want to see.
Thank you so much for asking! ♥
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The Home We Built Together, part 29
Two young Vikings. An arranged marriage. Hiccup always wanted to win the girl of his dreams, but not like this. Now he and Astrid must learn to live together and maybe one day, learn to love…
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9| Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28
Writer’s note: I didn’t expect to update “Home” so soon! Especially after the crazy busy week I had. Big things are coming! Thank you to everyone has kept up with this fic! <3 It’s a year this month that I started it. Didn’t think it would come this far!
“Toothless, you gotta get us out of here, bud.” Hiccup tried to turn his dragon around, but Toothless shook him off.
As much as Astrid had worked with Toothless and the arena dragons in peace, forming bonds and alliances, this situation she was in now was surreal and downright terrifying. These dragons didn’t know her, and her and Hiccup could easily become apart of their kill if one got the wild hair to try. Toothless would defend them, she trusted for the most part, but with the strange way he was acting, she wasn’t completely sure of that right now.
They continued to fly in the hoard of dragons through the thick fog until they broke through the veil once again to see the chilling sight of the volcano island. The dragons clustered together as they flew through a hole in the side of the volcano. A brief bout of darkness shrouded them. The eerie red glow they’d seen spewing from the top of the mountain was straight ahead of them.
Astrid hadn’t taken note of the heat until it slapped them in the face like scalding steam. She winced as it burned her skin. They exited the tunnel into a massive chasm. Many upon many shelves were rived into the sides of the rock, twisted and crude as if the heat itself carved them. Through the smoky haze that made Astrid’s eyes sting, she spotted different species of dragons clustered together on the shelves. They didn’t look happy or at home at all, more like alert and anxious. They circled around the hole, red hot flickering up from its bottomless pit.
“What my dad wouldn’t give to find this,” Hiccup commented, seeming far more calm about the entire situation than she felt.
Astrid pressed the bottom of her face into his shoulder guard, eyes flicking all around. Meeting the band of dragons on the island’s shore was a pleasant picnic compared to the terrifying sight they were faced with now. Astrid had never seen so many dragons in her life. Not even during the most turbulent raids!
After making a wide swing above the pit, Toothless landed on a rocky shelf, hiding behind a formation whittled large enough to shield them. He peeked around the rock along with Hiccup. Astrid stretched over Hiccup’s back; her view lessened by her position. A steady flow of dragons continued to pour in, dropping their prizes into the red haze.
“It’s satisfying to know all our food as been dumped down a hole.”
“They’re not eating any of it.”
Astrid still didn’t understand everything about dragons, but this was the most baffling behavior yet. Why would they sacrifice their food to a volcano?
The stream of dragons had slowed, only a light green Gronckle lazily buzzing in. It hovered above the middle of the pit and coughed up a small fish from its mouth. It looked so innocent and oblivious as it hovered there scratching an itch. A roar echoed from deep in the pit.
Astrid didn’t think she could find anything more frightening than being in a volcano with a thousand dragons. She was wrong. A massive head, ten times bigger than the largest boulder on Berk, emerged from the pit. It’s mouth, full of teeth longer than the tallest trees, chomped at the Gronckle and the poor dragon was no more.
Her and Hiccup shared a gasp, shaken to the core, as they both pulled back father behind the rock shielding them. The monstrous dragon’s nostrils inhaled in a powerful sniff that echoed throughout the cavern. A new smell amid the Sulphur and dragon scales. Astrid’s heart stopped. It had detected their presence.
“Get us out of here, bud,” Hiccup commanded.
Astrid barely had time to grab hold of Hiccup before they shot off. From the corner of her stinging eyes, she caught a glimpse of a massive dark streak aiming straight at their former hiding spot. A sickening chomp followed.
They flew upwards into the blinding mass of dragons as they circled toward the opening of the volcano to escape. Astrid could feel herself slipping and let go of Hiccup’s waist for only a split second to regain her grip. She didn’t realize what was happening until she felt herself falling. She barely heard her screams in the cacophony of chaos all around her. Her mind blanked, feeling as if she would pass out, and then her body suddenly connected with a hard surface. Screwing her eyes shut, she tried to suck in a much-needed breath, but the surrounding gases burned her lungs.
Her body hurt, mainly her back and legs, but miraculously nothing felt broken. It’d felt like an eternity, but in perspective, she hadn’t fallen far at all. A ledge protruding from the volcano’s upper level had caught her. She quickly looked over the side to watch a poor Zippleback get snatched up by the massive dragon’s mouth. She’d begged for that sacrifice to appease the colossus, but its nostrils drew in a deep sniff – clearly gifted with an amazing sense of smell.
It rose up higher, sniffing the side of the volcano, closer and closer to where Astrid had landed. Astrid scurried back on her bottom, the ledge providing no place to hide. Her stomach flipped violently as she pressed her back into the hot rock wall, awaiting her doom as the dragon’s nose drew closer.
She could hardly believe her ears at the sound of a Night Fury blast. A blue plasma blast shot directly at the massive dragon’s many eyes. It reared back, screaming it’s protest. Another blast hit it again, drawing it further away from the ledge. One more blast to the face and it retreated downward.
Tears pricked at Astrid’s eyes when the familiar form of Toothless landed on the ledge. She ignored the protest of her aching body and jumped in the saddle, securing her arms around Hiccup’s waist. Toothless launched toward the volcano’s hole once more, the path now free of retreating dragons. A deafening roar shook through the cavern. The giant of a dragon made one more attempt at catching them, but Toothless was faster and long eluded the hundreds of teeth as it clamped down on air behind them.
Astrid didn’t open her eyes until they were high in the night sky away from the veil of fog. She pressed her face between Hiccup’ shoulder blades, arms wrapped nearly completely around his middle. Trembles traveled throughout her body, from her inner core to the tips of her fingers.
“Astrid?” Hiccup’s voice reached through the screaming in her head. She jumped involuntarily when his hand touched her arm. “Astrid, are you okay?”
For the first time since they’d entered the volcano, Astrid took a deep breath, the intake of oxygen somewhat soothing her shaken nerves and reviving her stifled lungs. She nodded against his back. “I’m okay.”
The response was enough for Hiccup, and they flew in heavy silence for a long time, the choppy sea sloshing down below them. Astrid clung to her husband, his warmth and presence a balm to her shaken state. Finally, the achy chill of the night air roused her from her stupor. She shoved away the fresh memories, determined to think like a warrior again. This massive, monstrous thing was out there, threatening dragons and Vikings’ lives. This was not okay.
“That island—” she began, close to Hiccup’s ear so he could hear her clearly, “it’s like a hive. The dragons are her workers and that’s their queen. It controls them.” She paused, letting Hiccup mull over the theory. She knew he’d come to the same conclusion, probably faster than she had. “Hiccup, what’re we going to do about this?”
His head dropped as a heavy sigh left him. “I don’t know.”
He wouldn’t like this. “We need to tell your dad when he comes back from the campaign.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea. He could be back at any day.” He sliced a hand through the air, resolved. “No, we need to think this through.”
“Hiccup, he deserves to know. We just discovered the dragon’s nest. The thing we’ve been after since Vikings first sailed here.”
“But we need to stick to the plan first. Show my dad that dragons aren’t what we thought they were. Do you think a fleet of Vikings could take down that thing?”
Astrid played the scenario in her head. A battle between a fleet of Vikings and the gigantic red dragon that could eat half the village’s warriors in one gulp. Would the queen’s own army rally behind her? Or would they mutiny against her? If the dragons did choose the queen, no matter how courageous Berk’s fleet was, they’d be wiped out within seconds.
The warrior part of her hated to admit it but, “No. They probably wouldn’t stand a chance.”
Hiccup twisted around, causing Astrid to loosen her hold and lean back to see him better. In the light of the moon, she could see determination shining in his eyes, a resolve that couldn’t be shaken. He looked stronger than he ever had before. “Give me time. I’ll think of something that will free the dragons and end the war. For good.”
Astrid knew he would keep his word.
The rest of the journey home fell quiet as they traveled over the sea, the moon casting a long spotlight on the water. They were dead on their feet as they trekked back to the village from the cove, hand in hand. Daylight was most likely a few hours away.
Astrid sat on their bed, donning her nightgown. Her bones felt as if they’d collapse in a heap from exhaustion, but her mind was still reeling even after all the hours that had passed since their harrowing experience on Dragon Island. She absently brushed her hair, taken down from the braid. Her gaze stared blankly at the wall while her mind’s eyes were somewhere far away--
Glowing red, pulsating eerily off the cavern walls. The jarring hurt from the fall. The scrapes stinging and the bruises blooming. The powerful intake of the red dragon’s breath as it searched for her. The burning heat on her back pressed against the hot rock. The consuming fear of being found and eaten alive. Drawing closer and closer…
“Astrid?”
A shuttering breath escaped from her thickened throat. She barely realized she’d flung herself at Hiccup, sob after sob raking out as she clung to him. His slender arms enveloped her, pulling her against him. She wasn’t sure how long she cried into the curve of his neck, releasing all the fear and distress that she’d kept at bay for hours.
Hiccup did not carry much muscle, but as he held her in the wee hours of the morning, he was the strength that she needed.
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Ken Tanaka of Wish4Fish is back on the water and back in Tennessee.
Since I didn't get much time to fish last time I was out there I had to come back and fish this beautiful stream in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I usually like to chase monsters although fly fishing for Brook Trout on small mountain streams is something special.
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