I’m not really sure how we managed it, but Charity and I realized last night that neither of us had anything on the calendar for today. We got up at the same time, filled the fly boxes, packed the cooler, and added our daughter Willow to the fishing gear. We decided on a family hike […]
Archives for 2007
Fly Fishing Way Up Little River, Great Smoky Mountains
Yesterday I picked up Barry Greene at Elkmont Campground for a day of fishing in the Smokies. Barry has fished a number of times in the park with mixed success. Recent rains have brought the water level up a little. Still not perfect, but anything is better than what we’ve had. Somewhere between Huskey Branch […]
It rains on Tennessee trout streams while we fish for smallmouth
We got some rain in the Smokies yesterday and some more today. There is a decent chance of rain tomorrow as well. Unfortunately showers have been relatively short and remain localized so some streams have received more than others. Little River had a mild surge today with some color kicked up, but it fell back […]
Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry
What do you do when you’re a busy fly fishing guide with a day off in the summer? Head to water you haven’t fished in a long time. After several consecutive days of guiding Charity had a couple of side projects to tend to so I headed off into the backcountry alone. Beautiful water full […]
Fly Fishing the Pigeon River & French Broad for Smallmouth Bass
This is that time of year when we’ve been on Smoky Mountain trout streams and several of Tennessee’s tailwaters more than we can remember. It’s always about now when we start to fish new places for some variety and smallmouth bass are a fun way to still go fishing while doing something a little bit […]
Rain in Tennessee & Good Fishing in the Smokies
I met Claude Mayer and David Howell just outside of Pigeon Forge today and headed to the Greenbrier section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We had some rain yesterday evening here at Townsend and from my deck I could see storm clouds from Thunderhead Mountain all the way north beyond Clingman’s Dome. I was […]
Low Water Conditions in the Smokies
Water conditions are low in the Smokies, not the lowest we’ve ever seen, but still low. We’re actually getting some rainfall several days a week. The Smoky Mountains shove warm, moist air high into the stratosphere where it condenses into thunderheads that provide brief showers. The problem is that the rain showers are relatively brief […]
Join R&R Fly Fishing at Turneffe Flats Belize
We’ve set the date for our 2008 trip to Turneffe Flats Belize. February 23 – March 1, 2008 We’ve hosted this trip twice and it’s one of the most incredible fly fishing experiences we have ever done. Join us for six days of guided fly fishing in the Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. […]
Fly Fishing Terrestrials in the Smoky Mountains
This article about fishing terrestrial fly patterns in the Smoky Mountains originally ran in the Summer 2006 issue of Fish & Fly magazine although it was originally scheduled to run several summers earlier. In any case this has been of the most popular articles we’ve ever had published. We’ve received comments about it ever since […]
Fly Fishing report, June 9
Here it is June already! We’ve been locked into our busiest season of guiding ever, which explains the extreme lack of posting on the fishing reports. We’ll try to make up for it here since we’ve been all over the place in the past month. First of all let’s consider the severe drought we’re in […]
