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WOT #7: North Toe River and Native Appalachian Brook Trout with Ryan McKinney

The Wadeoutthere Fly Fishing Podcast·Jason Shemchuk, Wadeoutthere·22 July 2026·1h 10m

About this episode

On this episode we Wadeoutthere with Ryan McKinney.  Ryan is a passionate fly fisherman from North Carolina.  We discuss the North Toe River (00:10:24), native Brook Trout (00:30:09), and rock hoping along the small creeks of the Appalachian Mountains (00:48:16). To find out more about Ryan follow him on Instagram and Facebook at Appalachianhookset. If you want to search for the blue lines of the Appalachian Mountains for native brook trout (specks) check out this link: https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/fishingareas For more fly fishing stories, lessons learned, and artwork check out my blog and online gallery at:  https://wadeoutthere.com/Sign up for Jason's free email newsletter (WadeOutThere Wednesday) at WadeOutThere.com/Wednesday