We’re checked in at TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork but spent the day fishing in Yellowstone Park yesterday. For us it’s almost like coming home since we spent a considerable amount of time here every September. Even better our children are getting old enough to appreciate the area and our daughter Willow is starting to […]
Smallmouth Bass Top to Bottom
We admit it. We’re biased, but here’s our favorite picture of a smallmouth bass we’ve taken to date. In all honesty it wasn’t the best day of popper fishing we saw this season. In fact, compared to most days I’ve guided in the past few weeks it was pretty slow. Of course several of those […]
Fall Fly Fishing Forecast for the Smokies and East Tennessee
September is well on its way and there has been a chill in the air in the mornings. Wake up temperatures have been just a touch more than 50 degrees here in Townsend and you know it much cooler in the higher elevations of the Smokies. It’s even been way down in the 30’s on […]
Warm Weather and Hot Fishing
We’re well into September and it looks like we’re wrapping up what’s been the hottest week of the year. It came a little late but we’re not complaining. In just a few days we’re looking at temperatures in the 70’s and low 80’s and it’s only a few weeks until October with its cool mornings […]
Fish of the Year So Far in the Smokies
Talk about an exciting event for us. A few days back Ron Vernet caught the best fish of the year we’ve guided an angler to this season in the Smokies. We had a strong set of thunderstorms pass through the night before and the water along Little River road was absolutely filthy as I drove […]
Summer Is Quickly Moving to Fall
We’re well into September and the fishing landscape is changing by the day. I just looked at the calendar and realized we’re heading to Yellowstone Country in a mere two weeks and when we return it will be October with autumn coming on strong in the Smokies. But before we start to prognosticate about fall […]
End of the Summer
Labor Day weekend is upon us and with it comes the symbolic end of summer even though fall is about a month away. We’ve had some decent tailwater flows lately but his typically changes after Labor Day when TVA moves to drain reservoirs for the winter season. This generally means higher flows although we know […]
Warm and Dry in Late August. What a Concept!
We’re looking at the warmest and driest week of the year. Considering it’s late August, it’s about time. We often dread this time of year for its hot weather, warm water, and tough fishing, but that’s not the case this year. Overnight temperatures in the Smokies are down in the 50’s and likely as cool […]
Wet, Mild Weather Across East Tennessee and the Smokies
We keep reminding ourselves that it’s August here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. I supposed it does feel like August, assuming you’re in Seattle or Vancouver. Thanks to largely overcast weather the temperatures have remained in the 70’s for days now. Even the sunny days we’ve had have felt like late September or […]
Video: The Way It Began
It’s a well known fact we’re big fans of brook trout and women in fly fishing. So it’s a natural we really liked this video that the folks over at Chi-Wulff found. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/66124898#[/vimeo]