Well....we cant get rid of the canoe outfitters.....no one owns the river. We have a great Small Mouth stream here in Tennessee....the Buffalo River. The Caney looks deserted of canoes on a Saturday compared to what is launched on the Buffalo. It is a 100 mile drive for me to get to the Caney...but I go....there is nothing closer. I am blessed because I fish it through the week and don't have to contend with the crowds. It is what it is. If one in Middle TN wants to trout fish within a reasonable drive that is it. I have fished the Cumberland below Wolf Creek...it is nice. I guess if one lived north of Nashville the drive is not so bad to it. Believe it or not there are some creeks in Middle TN that could support trout all year long....but due to all of the land being privately held you would not be able to fish them. Forty-Eight Creek...a little stretch of Indian Creek and Cane Creek near Hohenwald. I have caught small trout out of Forty Eight Creek a couple of times. When I tried to find out how they got there I was told that maybe over 40 years ago TWRA put some in.....does that mean they are reproducing in there..I don't have a clue. But the Caney is all we have really...so I just have to make the best of it.
Regards
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