We’re all settled in here at TroutHunter on the beautiful Henry’s Fork in Idaho a short distance from Yellowstone National Park. Everyone met their guide at breakfast, discussed their experience level and preferred methods of fly fishing, and headed out for the water. Ladawn Ostmann is a veteran of our Western trips and has traveled […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-18
We've set the dates for our Spring 2012 Hazel Creek Campout in the Smokies http://ow.ly/6pt7R #flyfishing # Louis Cahill catches a trout on a car key. LOVE IT!! http://ow.ly/6quCy # Louis Cahill catches a trout on a car key. LOVE IT!! http://ow.ly/6quyZ # On the road to Yellowstone! Made it to Illinois last night. Westward […]
We Arrive in the Rockies and Hit the Water
The first stop on our Western tour this year is Thermopolis, Wyoming. This is a relatively obscure town that is home to the largest mineral hot spring in the world as well as the Bighorn River. When most people here that name they immediately think of the section of river in Montana below Yellowtail Dam. […]
R&R Fly Fishing Goes on Tour! The Way West
We’re on our way to meet our group at TroutHunter Lodge on the Henry’s Fork in Idaho near Yellowstone Park. As always, we’re driving West with all of our gear and a drift boat in tow. Needless to say it’s a long drive and we always try to break it up a little bit. We […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-11
We've seen some stupidity around bears in the Smokies, but this shows folks too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone http://t.co/WEAmnFw # Real life, not an episode of "My Name is Earl": Girl bitten by bat in the pizza aisle at Walmart http://ow.ly/6lhzp # Here's a whack at your ego: Your kids will be a […]
What a Difference A Week Makes
Last week creeks in the Smoky Mountains were low and we were experiencing record heat. Furthermore, the TVA tailwaters like the Clinch & Holston where blowing enough water through the turbines to keep us from even bothering to show up. Here were are just about seven days later and our trout streams are full of […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-04
South Holston brown trout nominated for Moldy Chum's Slab of the Month http://ow.ly/6eMzN # Examining Horace Kephart & the accuracy of his cultural account of the Smokies, Our Southern Highlanders http://ow.ly/6eoYN #Smokies # An interview with one of our primary influencers, John Gierach http://ow.ly/6jOrf #flyfishing # A video hike to Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek […]
Quick Pic: Bear Cub Up A Tree
It’s been a streak of trips that have all included bear sightings. This bear cub scrambled up a tree and was almost directly over us as Mom kept her distance. We snapped a couple of quick photos and moved on.
Quick Pic: Dragonfly Nymph
Exceptionally common in all rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the Smoky Mountain region this is a fish food many fly fishers ignore. Most anglers tend to think of them more in the context of bass fishing, but we found this nymph in a Smoky Mountain brook trout stream.
Quick Pic: Creek Smallmouth on the Popper
The superb fishing with poppers continues…
