After we left the Davidson River we decided to head over the mountain and make a go at the Tuckasegee. We took a back route to Dillsboro which was a twisty turny trek across the Eastern Continental Divide, three times. It felt like it took forever and the steep mountain roads were almost more than my old Jeep could take. Eventually we found the Tuck's head waters and twisted into Dillsboro.
Unfortunately, as we got closer to Dillsboro we noticed that the Tuckasegee was running very swift and very high. CRAP! Lack of planning had reared it's ugly head and now we were paying a price. I neglected to check the generation schedule and flow for the river and it appeared to be at full tilt. Sure enough, they were generating from 9a-10p.... CRAP! So it looked like the Tuck would be a wash. We did try to make a go of it and waded into the spot were we caught fish last year. The wading was DANGEROUS and I felt like my legs would be taken out from under me at any moment. It was the "Suckasegee" so we decided to pack up and make tracks.
After a little debate we decided to abandon our chintzy $40 hotel. It was OK, it smelled like Indian food and had decor from the 1970's. Onward to Wilson Creek and tons of Delayed Harvest trout!
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