We’ve had a little time to mess around for ourselves lately, but have had to make due with fishing in two hour increments. Stream smallmouth have been the perfect solution since it’s hard for us to get to a high elevation trout stream and return on time with the small window we have available in […]
A Break in the Heat
It looks like we’re in for a break in the heat! This week’s forecast has highs in Knoxville in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s. This is good news for several reasons. That means that the weather in the Smokies will be even more comfortable with daytime temperatures in the 70’s up high and […]
Our Forecast for Fly Fishing in East Tennessee and the Smokies This Fall
We’re still locked in a heat wave here in East Tennessee but thankfully we can always find some relief in the Smokies. Temperatures rarely exceed 80 degrees along the crest of the mountains and water temperatures in many high elevation brook trout streams only occasionally rise above 60 degrees. Even though it’s only August we’re […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-07
Caught this wild rainbow trout on a trip into the Smoky Mountain backcountry #flyfishing http://twitpic.com/5zcbjm # We take a guides day off on a hot day to cast poppers to creek smallmouth. http://ow.ly/5TGoT #flyfishing #smokies # Caught several like this yesterday on a guides' day off creekin' for smallmouth #flyfishing #smokies http://twitpic.com/60hicu # Picture of […]
Quick Pic: Working a popping bug on a hot day
Charity works the popping bug for smallies on a hot afternoon
Quick Pic: Guides’ Day Off Creekin’ for Smallies
A hot guides’ day off spent creekin’ for smallies. Stuck with poppers and had some good action. We had a few beasts eyeball the popper closely without eating. HOT!!! but still a fun way to kill a day.
Quick Pic: Rainbow Trout from the Smoky Mountain Backcountry
Recent rains have kept water levels relatively high and cool. We’re experiencing air temperatures in the low 80’s on the stream while surrounding areas are in the 90’s.
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-31
Upper Big Creek sees landslides after recent rains. Gunter Fork Trail is closed http://ow.ly/5N8px #Smokies # An interview about fly fishing with east TN native & Gray's Sporting Journal editor James R. Babb http://ow.ly/5Oxzu # Water levels are superb for late July in the Smokies. Here's a fly fisher in the backcountry after a short […]
Quick Pic: Timber Rattlesnake
This big boy crossed our path way back in the Smoky Mountain backcountry several miles above Elkmont. It was an exceptional afternoon. We saw a black bear only 15 minutes or so before this. Two icons of Southern Appalachian wilderness in the same afternoon – and that’s on top of experiencing a great day of […]
Superb Water Levels in Smoky Mountain Trout Streams
We’ve seen a good deal of rain lately in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. This has led to unusually good conditions for fly fishing during a heat wave in late July heading into August. Water temperatures in many streams have been in the low 60’s on down into the high […]
