Middle TN - Relocation

Well, I've found myself in middle Tennessee away from all hopes of salt air and tailing fish. The closest thing I've found to a tide, however, is the effect of power generation on water flows of the the Caney Fork, a short 45 minute drive away. I visited that tailwater with my friend Wes Jones the other day and experienced a "flood tide" typical of that found on the coast during a full or new moon phase. It was nice getting out and being humbled by a few wily trout as they gorged on midges I couldn't identify. The fog hardly ever left the river bed all morning as we waited for the water levels to drop to an acceptable - and wadable - level. I suspect next time I'll go more prepared with a step-down in fly size, to match up with the step-down in rod size that we were throwing. Here's Wes patiently stalking a group of fish we found in a side channel: