There’s nothing out of the ordinary to report about fishing conditions across East Tennessee and the Smokies. Water conditions are relatively low but we’ll probably get some rain off of the periphery of tropical storm Isaac to bring them up a bit. After a pretty nice cool down we’re experiencing some hot days again, but […]
Smallmouth Bite Continues in the Streams
It’s starting to feel like fall around Townsend. There’s a slight chill in the air every morning and the days aren’t nearly so hot. Even though it’s still August we can tell that autumn is coming. Trout fishing will certainly improve as it always does, but right now we’re trying to stay on the smallies […]
Another Day at the Office
Things will usually start to slack off a bit for us as the calendar progresses into August. The kids are starting to head back to school, it’s hotter than whiz bang, and water levels aren’t at their best. That’s a normal year, but this year our schedule hasn’t let up much at all and we’re […]
A Week of Warm Water Fly Fishing
Fly fishing up in the Smokies has been pretty good compared to the local tailwater scene where high water has brought things to a screeching halt. It’s not that I don’t like summer conditions up in the Smokies, but I’ve had a pretty long string of days where we’ve chased smallmouth bass and an assortment […]
Tailwaters Running High
It’s August here in East Tennessee and you can tell it from the weather as well as the flows on the tailwaters. It’s hot and that goes without saying. At least it’s not so hot as it was about the end of June nor so hot as many other locations in the country. TVA has […]
Big Smallmouth from a Creek
It’s been an incredibly busy summer of guiding and I’m sure our personal fishing time has suffered. With that in mind, it’s always gratifying to prove to ourselves that we actually remember how to use the equipment, not just help others catch fish. This fish ate a popper in about two feet of water in […]
Smallmouth Fever
It’s right smack dab in the middle of summer and fly fishing for smallmouth bass is at its peak on rivers and streams all across East Tennessee. We’ve done a number of trips over the past few weeks on smaller streams as well as floats on the larger rivers. Every year we introduce a few […]
Return of the Fishing Report
It’s been a wild and busy summer season for us here in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. As many of you know who have been following us for years, fishing reports can get few and far between during our busy times, but this year has probably been our worst yet. Ian’s view from the […]
Guides’ Day Off Chasing Smallmouth Bass
Charity and I have been hitting it hard since April and in spite of the fact we’re on the water almost daily, we don’t get to actually fish all that often. A couple of days ago we had the day off and the kids were out for the day so we decided to go fishing […]
A Year in the Life of R&R Fly Fishing, 2011 edition
Now that the water has been high much of the time and the weather has turned cold we’ve gone back and taken a look back at the year we’ve had. It seems like the life of fly fishing guides is all fun and games, but it’s really quite hectic. It’s only now when we’re not […]