We haven’t had much of a chance to post a report because we’ve been on the water so much. Fly Fishing in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains is superb any where you turn right now. We’ve been on just about any kind of water you’d want to fish this past week and it’s all […]
Pleasant Weather makes for Great Fly Fishing in the Smokies and East Tennessee
We’re having some incredible weather in East Tennessee right now and the fly fishing is superb! Water levels in the Smokies are great. You’ll do best fishing nymphs on the larger streams like Little River and Abrams Creek right now, but dry fly fishing is excellent on the medium to small streams. Wet wading is […]
Another Successful Fly Fishing Camp on Hazel Creek
R&R Fly Fishing at the Hazel Creek Hilton May 1-4, 2008 We’re back from another incredible stay at Hazel Creek in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The weather was good. We had one day of scattered rain showers. The fishing was good with trout eating dry flies and nymphs up and down […]
Beneficial Rains and Great Hatches Have East Tennessee Fishing in Great Shape
It’s been a busy week of guiding and great fly fishing here in East Tennessee. We’ve been getting around quite a bit. We’ve been on several large streams in the Smokies, back country streams, floating the Holston, and even floated lower Little River for smallmouth bass. The weather has been pretty warm but we’re still […]
Beautiful Time for Fly Fishing in East Tennessee
We’ve been out on the water almost everyday and covering a lot of water. We’ve been on the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the Smokies plus floating the Holston several times a week. The caddis are hatching big time on the Holston and dry fly fishing is in full effect throughout the Smokies. Jim […]
Dogwood Winter settles over East Tennessee. Fly Fishing Continues to Hold Up for the Hardy
We’ve entered that short time frame known around East Tennessee as “Dogwood Winter”. It’s the brief cold snap that always seems to coincide with the blooming of dogwood trees. There’s even a light dusting of snow on the crest of the Smokies while shades of light green are creeping up the slopes from the lower […]
Wherever You Go in East Tennessee Fly Fishing is Great!
Spring is truly here in East Tennessee and fly fishing has been great this week. The dogwoods are starting to bloom, hatches are taking place on the rivers, trout are rising, and even the smallmouth bass are beginning to take flies. We started the week in the Smokies. Greg and Frank Norris walked into the […]
We Take a Break to Fly Fish the North Carolina Side of the Smokies
Last week Charity and I looked at the calendar and saw that this was the last week we had with much time off. After this week we’ll be guiding at least 5 days a week. (There’s still some availability if you need a guide, but you don’t want to wait any longer before booking a […]
Young Anglers Learn to Fly Fish in the Smoky Mountains
Charity here… Let me start by saying Thursday was an excellent day for fly fishing in the Smokies! I had the pleasure of teaching two enthusiastic kids how to cast a fly rod and then put their skills to work on the river. Daniel, 12 & Darcy 11 are on spring break and visiting their […]
Our First Smallmouth Outing of the Season
While Charity was guiding anglers in the Smokies Tim Doyle and I headed out to scout the smallmouth situation. Last season’s drought made trout fishing pretty tough on a lot of rivers and streams in Tennessee, but we had exceptional fly fishing for smallies on several rivers. Tennessee is blessed with a tremendous number of […]