To say that Southeast Tennessee has captured my attention is an understatement. It’s pretty in a lusher, greener, less edgy way than the Upper Sacramento River and surroundings (whose raw, hard-edged appeal is impossible to top).
If I had to live somewhere besides here, the Smokies would be right near the top due to the year-round fishing and intimate nature of the fisheries.
That’s why I was happy to find another new Tennessee blog by a Trout Underground reader. Titled A Backcountry Blog, the author is a hiker and new fly fisher, and also an addict of the Phillips 66 gas station slaw dog (where the Trout Underground experienced its first TN slaw dog).
This, of course, means he’s OK in our book.
[tags]GSMNP, Smokies, backcountry, slaw dog[/tags]
I would hope that Mr. A Backcountry Blogger is more discriminating in his slaw dog tastes than others I will not mention here out of respect for their reputations.
hawgdaddy
hawgdaddy(Quote)
I just stopped by the “Hot Dog Express” in Dunsmuir. It’s a new hot dog shop that failed the Underground’s Secret Shopper Test miserably.
They were out of dogs (had sausages), charged $0.50 extra for chili, and had no slaw (and thus, no slaw dog was possible).
What’s the point?
Tom Chandler(Quote)
If you are ever fishing the Hiwasse or the Ocoee and travel through Cleveland, TN, stop at Catie’s Kitchen for the best slaw dog these lips have ever tasted. My wife is from Cleveland and we stop there every time we go back.
Josh Green(Quote)
I am trying to find a place that I can stop and fly fish for trout in south central TN, anyone, any help??
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