Today is the fourth consecutive day of daily high flows for many rivers and streams across Southern Appalachia. Unfortunately this isn’t doing anything for fishing this week and we’ve been forced to cancel or reschedule several guide days. One of my favorite things to point out to anglers is that you can fish with some […]
The Seasons Are in Motion
We’ve seen a dramatic shift in the weather over the past three weeks. As temperatures remained in the low 80’s through nearly half of October we wandered if and when we would ever break out the waders. Within just a few days the weather cooled dramatically. Now it’s November and I’m writing this from R&R […]
Leaves Are Starting to Drop
The calendar has flipped to November and one thing for sure is that all these colorful autumn leaves won’t last much longer. Color is starting to fade in some places while it will certainly last a little longer in some locations. This past weekend we saw some pretty soupy conditions on the streams due to […]
Beautiful Fall Days in the Smokies
It’s been a bumpy ride when it comes to the weather we’ve had over the past week. We had some wet, windy, and cold weather over the weekend that was pretty miserable to be completely honest. Fortunately the sun has come out and warmed things up nicely. It took a while for the autumn colors […]
Newsletter from Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fisheries Department
The fisheries department at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has started a PDF newsletter to communicate what they do in the Smokies. Most of us instantly think about trout and brook trout restoration but their job encompasses even more than that. These are some great folks doing great work. This newsletter does a great job […]
Unbalanced Weather in the Smokies
It’s been a strange October when you do nothing but watch weather and water flows like we do. Almost the first half of October was exceptionally warm, flirting with record highs most days while we continued to wet wade well beyond our usual time frame. What would usually be a colorful riot of autumn color […]
A New Age of Fly Fishing in the Smokies
We’ve been guiding 100 days or more per year in the Smokies on top of plenty of fishing over the many years now. In all that time on the water I’ve been aware of changes but last week a couple of things happened on the same day to make me realize I’m fishing in a […]
Wrap Up From our 2018 Trip to TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork
It was another spectacular week in September at TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork. This was our 8th year hosting a group there and we’ve come to think of all the staff and guides there as family. In fact we even arrived early this year to attend the wedding of one our guides who has become […]
A Productive Summer of Fly Fishing the Smokies and East Tennessee
It’s been a busy summer for us here in the Smokies! Fly fishing around East Tennessee has been great this summer and the season has slowed a bit now that school is back in session. We’ve had some new customers this season while still getting plenty of our old regular anglers out on the water. […]
Wet Weather Across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
It’s been pretty gray and wet across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains for the last couple of weeks. So far we’ve seen some high water in the Smokies but have yet to see any sort of flooding here in Townsend or on the Little River system. Most of the precipitation has been localized and […]