Here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains we can usually count on two things Thanksgiving week. It’s typically our last busy week of the guide season and cold weather usually sets in sometime that week. This year the best weather was on the front side of the holiday with near record warmth. Not much […]
Nymphing is the Best Method for Catching Trout
The warm weather has continued for quite a while here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains and we’ve taken as much advantage as we’ve been able. A front moved through the area yesterday with some rain and cooler temperatures, but nothing has changed much. Water conditions are just about perfect in the Smokies. I […]
Video Fishing Report – Smoky Mountains & Clinch River
We’ve been out on the water quite a bit over the past couple of weeks and had some great opportunities to get some excellent video of fishing and spawning brown trout in the Smoky Mountains. We also elaborate more on our last post regarding the Clinch River. You’ll see some excellent video from the Clinch. […]
Clinch River Continues to Fish Well (From a Boat)
The Clinch River below Norris Dam has had the dream generation schedule lately, but only if you have a boat. Norris Dam has been running one generator about 20 hours a day. Steady flows make for happy bugs and happy fish. Furthermore that water level allows for excellent fishing. Of course it sucks if you’re […]
First Snowy Weekend of Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains
It was a cold autumn weekend here in the East Tennessee Smokies. We fished in blowing snow last Saturday and while it wasn’t bad by mid-winter standards, it was a little shocking for early November. Charity and I were both on the streams and focused our anglers on fishing with nymphs. We both saw a […]
Snow on the High Ridges of the Smoky Mountains
There’s still some fall color here in Townsend, but it’s certainly transitioning into a cooler season. As I type this snow is falling along the crest of the Smokies. We may see some flurries here in Townsend, but the high ridges will likely see 3-6″ of accumulation. While it’s cold up high, it’s still pretty […]
Our Fall Fishing “To Do” List
Our guide calendar has quite a bit of daylight now that we’ve moved out of fall color season here in East Tennessee. We don’t necessarily view that as a bad thing, though. That means we can get out on the water and do some fishing for ourselves. So much water, so little time. Water conditions […]
Cooler Weather Hastens the Switch from Dry Flies to Nymphs
Autumn is in the process of kicking into high gear this week in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. We’ve had a pretty strong focus on dry fly fishing, particularly in the the Smokies, but that’s probably coming to an end as forecast highs later this week may not even reach 50 degrees. We haven’t […]
Video Fishing Report – Fall Fishing in the Smokies
Fishing has been great through October. We’ve been floating some on the Clinch plus rounding out the smallmouth bass season on the Holston and Pigeon Rivers. But it’s the Smoky Mountains where we’ve spent the majority of our time. Fall color has been superb and the dry fly fishing has rivaled what we experience in […]
Smoky Mountain Streams in Great Shape as the Weather Grows Milder
It’s been a brutal summer but the weather has certainly grown milder over the last week. Overnight temperatures here in Townsend have been in the 60’s which means that they’re easily in the 50’s in many parts of the Smokies. That means streams are cooling to premium temperatures for trout and aquatic insects are growing […]
