Just a couple of days ago we saw wildflowers starting to bloom, tom turkeys showing off for hens, and the first black bear just out and about after a long winter hibernation. This morning doesn’t feel like that… Don’t sweat it. Looking back over the years this is the usual March kick in the balls. […]
Busy On All Fronts
It’s been an eventful past few days around R&R Fly Fishing world headquarters. Last week we had what seemed to be a minor website issue when customers in our online store received warnings from their internet browsers about the site’s security. The site was secure, but a certificate had expired with no warning. Upon further […]
Best Tailwater Conditions We’ve Seen in Months
Right now flows on East Tennessee’s trout tailwater rivers are as ideal as we’ve seen them in a long time. Last year’s exceptionally wet weather kept flows high for most of the sumer and by the time fall rolled around TVA had their hands full trying to get the reservoirs lowered. High flows continued through […]
Spring Break at R&R Fly Fishing
We’re back from our spring break sabbatical with the kids. Now that our daughter is in school our schedules are somewhat beholding to her schedule. For the past few years we’ve made it a point to take a spring break camping trip. As that’s March in the Smokies the weather is always a factor. This […]
Spring Kicks Into Gear
So far we’ve mostly seen some false starts as far as spring fishing has been concerned. Some nice weather with setbacks and little in the way of hatches. It finally seems as if that’s over and we’re really there! Saturday was easily the best day of fishing we’ve seen so far this year. And by […]
Tailwater Anglers the Time is Nigh
Yesterday was another chilly one around East Tennessee and particularly so in the Smokies. There was a fresh shot of snow above 3500′ or so. Not enough to amount to a whole lot, but just enough to hurt our feelings. The weather is warming up again for the weekend, but for the first time in […]
Charity Featured in Field & Stream Magazine
Now here’s something pretty cool… Charity was one of seven lady fly fishing guides featured the April 2014 issue of Field & Stream. So far there’s not an online equivalent for the article, but we’ll let you know when that comes around. It gives some great insights into what life is like for a guide […]
The Cruelest Month?
Yesterday the sun was shining brightly and wearing long sleeves made you sweat on the river. Today it’s raining and the thermometer is set to plunge tonight. Tomorrow morning we’ve been told to expect freezing temperatures in the low 20’s and teens up in the Smokies along with a dusting of snow on the mountains. […]
Spring Fishing Starts Now
It was an absolutely beautiful weekend here in the Smoky Mountains. In spite of warm weather the streams are still a little on the cold side, but things are certainly moving in the right direction. While there have been some insect hatches on the streams we have yet to see the best of the season. […]
A Spotty Day of Fishing
It was a beautiful day on the river. The sky was blue and the sun was bright, but the best was to describe the day on the river was a great day of fishing, but not a great day of catching. There were some good bursts of bug activity with some rises to accompany that, […]