It’s certainly August. We’re finally starting to see 90 degree temperatures here in Townsend, TN but the water levels in the Smokies are still good and water temperatures are excellent. Pop up thunderstorms are forecast every day this week. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will rain everywhere on every day, but there’s a good chance […]
Good Fly Fishing in the Smokies and the Clinch plus More Bear Pictures
Water levels are well within fishable, but look much more like April than August. Here on the Tennessee side of the Smokies Tremont is fishing really well. I’ve been fishing nymphs about three feet under a yarn indicator, but dry flies will tempt plenty of fish. Just be sure to cast dries to spots that […]
Unusually High Water for August in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
Water levels are better this August than they were in the spring of 2007 and 2008. Abundant rainfall has created some high water in the creeks in the Smokies, but they are subsiding quickly. Large streams like Little River and Abrams Creek are difficult to wade, but are certainly fishable in many spots. Brook trout […]
Rainfall Sets Up Ideal August Water Levels in the Smoky Mountains
Recent flooding rains have subsided in the Smoky Mountains and left us with stream levels that we typically see in March and April. Yesterday I took two anglers for a day of fishing on the Oconaluftee River in the park because Little River was still a bit too high for safe fishing. It fished superbly. […]
Wait and See How Much Rain Falls to Determine if Smokies Streams Will Be Fishable
Right now streams are high but fishable in the Smokies, but we’ve got some more rain on the way tonight. There’s a good chance that the creeks will be high but fishable on the weekend, but we’ll have to see how much rain we get first. If you go be sure to have some big […]
Streams Blown Out in the Smoky Mountains
We’ve had some heavy rains since midnight and most of the streams are blown out in the Smokies. More rain is forecast for tomorrow so we’re expecting tough conditons into Friday. Streams clear up pretty clear in the Smokies and water levels fall relatively quickly so we’re expecting improvements by Saturday, Friday if rain on […]
A Variety of Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee
It’s been too long since I’ve posted a report and the reason is because we’ve been fishing so much. Fishing in the Smokies, fishing on the tailwaters, fishing for smallmouth. You name it, we’ve done it over the past two weeks. Smoky Mountains Water levels have come down to where you’d expect them to be […]
We Return to the Holston River
After several weeks of high flows we’ve seen water levels subside a bit on the Holston River. Charity and I managed to sneak off for a day and headed for a section of the river where smallmouth bass tend to dominate in the warm months. We caught several nice bass, but trout were far more […]
We Do Some Work with a Fly Rod in Our Hand
Yesterday was essentially an “administrative” day for us. We had to do some banking, pick up some office supplies, and do some long term planning for the fall guide season. We’re incredibly efficient at this, since we can always blow any extra time fishing are always eager to do research on the river. Charity was […]
A Short Return to the Holston
The 4th of July holiday saw TVA hold back flows on several tailwaters. East Tennessee reservoirs are full and power generation from the dams has been enough to make it hard to get on several of the rivers. The Clinch has been steady enough for experienced locals to find a wadeable spot somewhere on the […]
