Rumble In the Rhododendron 2008

The Rumble is over and the team of Paul Thompson and Kevin Howell have taken home the top prize. The N.C. Flyfishing Team and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation did a great job hosting the two day event.

The new Cherokee catch and release water was stocked full and was a big hit with the competing teams. Just to give you an idea how full of fish the stream was, the winning team of Thompson and Howell landed 112 scoreable fish in a three hour session. They were fishing a beat that had been fished just three hours earlier.

Due to lack of Internet access, all we were able to post were crappy camera phone photos during the event. However, don't worry I have about 400 better quality photos of the event and will be posting more shortly.

Paul Thompson: Back to Back

Marion, North Carolina hunting and fishing guide, Paul Garrett Thompson, has claimed back to back titles in the Field and Stream magazine's 2007 Total Outdoorsman Challenge. He won 25k and according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times he is a young man who has his priorities in order.

Thompson said after the competition that he would buy his girlfriend “a diamond.”

He meant he’ll buy her a bow, made by Diamond.