Dreamcatchers: Tremont and Abrams Creek

Great Smoky Mountains National Park -10

Treemont and Abrams Creek

Day two began with an early fishing of the Middle Prong of the Little River. Me and David both had plans to fish Abrams Creek, but with the Cades Cove loop being closed until 10 we decided to fish the Middle Prong. Our luck there was not so great. To the rivers benefit we didnt give it much of a chance only fishing for about an hour or two. I caught a average size rainbow and David had one on but lost it before he could get the camera on it. Just past 10 we headed out to make the long loop through Cades Cove, as a huge storm rolled into the valley. When we arrived at the Abrams Creek trailhead we strapped in our rain gear and headed up the trail. We came to the point in the river known as the "horseshoe (about 1 mile or so of the river that seperates from the trail). We figured we would fish this section. A huge thunderstorm rolled in right as we were about to put in so we hung out under some rodo and ate lunch. After the rain subsided to a lighter drizzle we got in the water and started doing work. David immediately caught a rainbow, as he hiked upstream. I hiked downstream from our put in and found a number of willing rainbows. I caught a nice sized rainbow downstream but david was too far upstream to bring the camera down in time. David continued to pull in some beautiful rainbows. The horseshoe was a dissappointment as the deep runs were cloudy and muddy from the heavy downpour. After finishing up another successful day on the river we hiked back out and finished up the Cades Cove Loop. As we were driving we were greeted by a black bear, maybe 10 feet from my truck pullin the bark off a tree. We also saw one mother bear and two cubs running along through the trees. The day was long, but ultimately successful. We quickly crashed as soon as we got back to the cabin. Rest was much needed for the next eventful day of fishing...til next time

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