Earlier this season I ordered two pairs of wading boots from Patagonia. One was felt and the other was sticky rubber. I’ll typically go through about two and sometimes even three pairs of wading boots in a season so I figured I could have my own little test without much extra cost. Charity and I […]
Fishing Still Good in the Smokies But the Weather is Cooling Down
After a weekend of guiding in the Smokies we’re still happy to report the fish are still active. In fact, we pulled a good number of fish up to the surface on dry flies. On the other hand, it doesn’t look like the tailwater situation will get any better in the near future hear in […]
Fly Fish Streams in the Smokies; Tennessee and North Carolina Tailwaters are All Running High
This is a rare event, but fishing on area tailwaters is pretty tough right now. Everything from Middle Tennessee to Western North Carolina is either generating a ton of water or spilling to reduce reservoir levels. The creeks are definitely the place to be. While the mountain streams are running a little high, they’re certainly […]
Fish the Flies the Guides are Using: Subscribe to Our Fly of the Month
“What are they hittin’ on?” That’s what fly fishers want to know. We get several emails every week asking us for our fly recommendations. Now you can use the same flies that the guides at R&R Fly Fishing are using. Each month we’ll send you two or three flies from a pattern we’re using in […]
Take Advantage of Our Off Season Special on Half Day Fishing Trips in the Smokies
Every winter our guide business slows down but we continue to fish for ourselves right on through the winter. Fishing is a bit slower, but nymphing in the afternoons can be surprisingly good. We’re offering a special discount on half day fishing trips this winter. These half day trips will go from 11:00 AM until […]
Seeing the Different Water Levels on Little River
We took a short trip up Little River yesterday. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we saw a few fish sitting up in what we think of as predictable spots. We didn’t even rig a rod though. I think that just being outside on a pretty day was enough. Here’s a quick look at a […]
Time to Tie the Flies
Waters have receded and streams are fishable in the Smokies, but it’s that time of year when I start tying the flies. When most tyers sit at the vise they’ll tie a few of their favorites, then go fishing or do something else. When I sit at the vise I don’t leave until I’ve tied […]
High Water Across East Tennesse and Western North Carolina
We got anywhere from 2.5″ – 4″ of rainfall across the Smoky Mountains yesterday and stream levels are extremely high. In fact, virtually of the river gauges are showing record levels for this date. We’re expecting some streams to be marginally fishable by tomorrow, but it will probably be the weekend before water levels aren’t […]
Hope You Weren’t Planning to Fish the Nantahala River
The Nantahala River Delayed Harvest is blown out. The Nantahala Powerhouse is offline and water is now being spilled from the dam. This is at a water level that’s too high to fish the delayed harvest section. The river below the powerhouse is probably pretty high as well although you might find a few spots […]
Water’s a Bit High, But the Weather’s Great
The water is still rather high after all the wet weather we’ve seen this weekend, but the weather is great. There wasn’t much fishing to be done yesterday so we drove over to lower Abrams Creek to just get outside and take a hike. We both speculated that we could row the drift boat down […]
