Heavy rains here in the Smokies have brought stream levels up and brought some unstable slopes down. Yesterday Little River Road was closed for a little while because of a minor landslide. It mustn’t have been much since the road is open today. Highway 441 between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg experienced a major slide about […]
Expect Water Levels to Rise in the Smokies
It’s been a tough winter for fly fishing in the Smokies. This week hasn’t been bad, but unfortunately, Charity and I have had enough appointments and chores to take care of that we just haven’t been able to get out on the water. Today I couldn’t stand it and managed to sneak away to take […]
We Survive the Charlotte Fly Fishing Show
It was a long weekend but we survived. We left Townsend last Thursday to get our booth set up at the Charlotte Fly Fishing Show and didn’t make it back home until last night. Anyone who even casually passed a television set over the weekend or lives anywhere in the Southeast knows what the weather […]
The Water’s High and the Weather’s Going Downhill
I’ve spent the past two days working on our newsletter, but it doesn’t seem like I’ve missed any fishing. The water is still dropping, but it’s been high since the weekend. Now we’re looking straight down the barrel of a winter storm approaching the Smokies this weekend. Charity and I will be in Charlotte at […]
Women’s Fly Fishing School at Lake Logan, NC May 28 – 30
Charity has coordinated with Starr Nolan of Brookside Guides in Ashevile for this fun weekend. Join them for a great 3 day weekend at Lake Logan Center.  As usual, the class will be at the beautiful and historic Sit N’Whittle Lodge and the surrounding cabins so there will be plenty of space for the wine […]
The Water is High So We Stay In
After several long days of rain, the rivers and streams are blown out once again. We don’t have much in the way to report about fishing. This latest burst of water will probably make it a little longer before we can fish our local tailwaters, the Clinch and Holston. But in the absence of fishing, […]
Fishing Improves with Warmer Weather
We’ve done all kinds of things since the last post. While we’ve done some fishing we also traveled up to Indianapolis to speak at a meeting of the Indianapolis Fly Casters. There was a large and enthusiastic turnout and I’m pretty sure we made a few former Tennesseans homesick for the trout fishing they left […]
Nantahala River fishable once again; We take another short trip to Abrams Creek
It remains brutally cold here in the Smoky Mountains, but I do have some good news to relate. The Nantahala River is finally fishable again. Duke Power has finally gotten Nantahala Lake low enough to cease spilling. While this is good news from the perspective of wading, you should expect water temperatures to be right […]
Smokies in the Grip of Intense Cold Weather; We Go Fishing
It’s been a tough week or so as far as the weather is concerned here in the Smoky Mountains. Temperatures have been peaking in the low to mid 20’s and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. It’s so bad that we’re longing for those days right after Christmas when it warmed up […]
Belated Fishing Report From Before Snow Storm
I’ve got a fishing report from late last week, but conditions have changed substantially in the Smoky Mountains since that time so I’m not sure just how valid it will be. We’ve been struggling with a round of the cold virus here at R&R Fly Fishing on top of finishing up holiday shopping and getting […]
