BuzzdFlyFishing

Friday Feb. 26th on the Caney

braton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:50:04 +0000

Adam and I were able to make it to the Caney with the water being lower than it has been in this seemingly eternal winter. The boat had been sitting all week since I brought it back from Florida, and I just could not take it any longer. After hustling to grab the boat and the 8 weights, we were running upstream from Happy in the not-terribly-warm wind. The fishing turned out to be casting practice, with little to no activity other than Adam having 2 nice strikes that he was nowhere near ready for. Overall it was a great day to run the boat and get acquainted with it, as well as get us fired up for spring! Stay tuned for more, if the weather warms up any we will be seeing a lot more time on the water……

Tough Mudder 2011 Race in Georgia

braton — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:26:55 +0000

The story of Buzz’d Fly Fishing and the obstacle courses……

Here at Buzz’d I believe that we should always have a sport or activity to keep us moving and give us a reason to be in better shape than we were the day before. Thanks to my good friend Jason, I now have a great new reason! I am putting together a Buzz’d Fly Fishing Team for the 2011 Tough MudderRace near Atlanta. Check out the link to learn more about this race, but for those of you who don’t know, this is right up my alley. It is a 7 mile obstacle course designed by the British Special Forces. we are guaranteed bumps, bruises, and mud for the whole run. Pretty nice little Saturday if you ask me!! The sponsorship proceeds could not go for a better cause, as they benefit The Wounded Warrior Project. I wish I had known about this race sooner, and am so glad that I do now! Keep checking back as we will soon have a Team Buzz’d Tough Mudder page, where I will post information about our team and progress as we train for this event. As a warmup, we will be running the Warrior Dash on May 22nd in Mountain City, GA. This is a 3.22 mile obstacle course that is no joke……………..we will have most, if not all of the team there, and I have no doubt good times will be had!

Click on the respective race names or logo to learn more about them, and to register – If you are looking for something to train for and need some excitement, look no further!

-Braton

Buzz’d Fly Fishing at a Black Tie Affair?

braton — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:33:21 +0000

That’s right folks, I will get all cleaned up for the American Heart Association’s 2010 Late Night Gala. Buzz’d has donated a full day of lessons and guiding to one lucky winner and we will be there to meet them as well as enjoy the desserts, dancing, and perhaps a few adult beverages. I am proud to donate our services to a cause such as the American Heart Association, and look forward to it for many years to come! Be sure and check back to learn more and see pictures from the event, it’s not everyday a guide gets all dressed up outside of a beard and UPF 50 fishing shirt!

-Braton

Tight Line Adventures

braton — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:05:34 +0000

Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting Justin Hartman of Tight Line Adventures at a reception here in Nashville. He owns and operates Tight Line Adventures in Southwest Montana. Dad and I had a blast hanging out with Justin and everyone else who attended (there was even a fellow Caney Men of Darkness member in attendance), Justin gave a great presentation on the fishing in SW Montana. To say the least he lives in the epicenter of a trout mecca. We should all be so lucky. Anywho, It was a great night getting to know Justin and see some of his pictures, not to mention be able to talk that much fishing with someone new for a change. The lack of fishing opportunities around here as of late has us going crazy!

If a trip out west is in your future, give Justin a shout and I am confident that he will take great care of you and you will head home with plenty of pictures and stories to boot. Tell him you heard about it from us, we are sure you wont be disappointed.

Buzz’d Fly Fishing Snow Day!

braton — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:48:16 +0000

Molly and I ready to sled!

Here at Buzz’d we believe that any free time we come across should be spent on the water. But…………… we don’t get many of these ’snow’ phenomenons here in middle Tennessee, so needless to say, we took full advantage.

Molly and Kortnie

You are never too old to go play in the snow! After breakfast it was off to pick up Kort and take the wives club out to the Johnston farm for a little 4 wheeling and a lot of sledding. Not only was there enough snow to sled on, but everything had 1/4′ of ice on it, which brought EXTREME sledding into the equation. For those of you that were there on the last cabin trip, the extreme mountain luge is back! Everyone had a blast, and somehow we came out with only bumps and bruises.

Trouble on a 4 wheeler!

Ringing in the new year with some big fish

braton — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:35:18 +0000

On January 2nd, I was able to take Robbie and Adam down to Bobwhite springs for a little refresher training and a hands on clinic on fighting and landing big fish. Many people think this place is not worth it, but fail to see the benefit of a few hours fishing there.

Rob with a Nice Brown

Think of it as a hands on trout laboratory. it gives the angler an opportunity to observe these fish in the stream, as well as how they set up in the currents and seams to feed. Not to mention the opportunity for an angler to do battle with a broad-shouldered fish that they would otherwise have to travel hundreds if not thousands of miles to encounter. Many anglers will visit Bobwhite Springs prior to heading to trophy fishing destinations to get tham acclimated to fighting larger fish and to help take the edge off. Being able to visit and learn from Bob was really special, he has so much knowledge that we as anglers can benefit from.

Adam landed this nice Golden

Robbie and Adam did well in landing large fish in a handful of species, from Steelhead to browns, Goldens, and even one of Bob’s specialties, Tiger trout. We had a great few hours despite the cold, and my fingers finally thawed out after netting a bunch of these heavy fish for the fellas. Overall, we had a great afternoon of big fish before Robbie had to get back out of town and wait until our next fishing adventure, which will put us in Arkansas on the White River.