I’m not really sure how we managed it, but Charity and I realized last night that neither of us had anything on the calendar for today. We got up at the same time, filled the fly boxes, packed the cooler, and added our daughter Willow to the fishing gear. We decided on a family hike […]
Fly Fishing Way Up Little River, Great Smoky Mountains
Yesterday I picked up Barry Greene at Elkmont Campground for a day of fishing in the Smokies. Barry has fished a number of times in the park with mixed success. Recent rains have brought the water level up a little. Still not perfect, but anything is better than what we’ve had. Somewhere between Huskey Branch […]
Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry
What do you do when you’re a busy fly fishing guide with a day off in the summer? Head to water you haven’t fished in a long time. After several consecutive days of guiding Charity had a couple of side projects to tend to so I headed off into the backcountry alone. Beautiful water full […]
Fly Fishing the Pigeon River & French Broad for Smallmouth Bass
This is that time of year when we’ve been on Smoky Mountain trout streams and several of Tennessee’s tailwaters more than we can remember. It’s always about now when we start to fish new places for some variety and smallmouth bass are a fun way to still go fishing while doing something a little bit […]
Rain in Tennessee & Good Fishing in the Smokies
I met Claude Mayer and David Howell just outside of Pigeon Forge today and headed to the Greenbrier section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We had some rain yesterday evening here at Townsend and from my deck I could see storm clouds from Thunderhead Mountain all the way north beyond Clingman’s Dome. I was […]
Join R&R Fly Fishing at Turneffe Flats Belize
We’ve set the date for our 2008 trip to Turneffe Flats Belize. February 23 – March 1, 2008 We’ve hosted this trip twice and it’s one of the most incredible fly fishing experiences we have ever done. Join us for six days of guided fly fishing in the Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. […]
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Small Stream Success
This article first appeared in Fly Fishing & Tying Journal. The tips found in this article are especially critical to a fly fisher’s success catching trout in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. However, these methods will work on small streams anywhere. Most fly fishermen feel like there is more to fishing […]