Fly fishers around East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountain region are experiencing different conditions depending on where they happen to be. Sporadic thunderstorms have caused a variety of water levels across the Smokies and generation schedules on TVA tailwaters differ from one river to another. Right now we’re seeing water levels in the Little River […]
Quick Pic: Drift Boat + Popper = Nice Smallies
David Howard from Memphis shows off a nice Holston River smallmouth bass that ate a popper
Fishing update for late June
Water conditions in the Smokies continue to be pretty good as we see a number of sporadic rain showers and thunderstorms pass through. Water temperatures are excellent, particularly in the higher elevations around 3000′ and higher where waters have staying in the high 50’s to low 60’s. The steep nature of our streams ensures this […]
Sometimes the Stars Line Up and the Big Fish Cooperate
As a rule we don’t lead people to expect they will catch big fish or even a bunch of fish. We always want them to come away from a guide trip with some knowledge they can use on their own later and make sure they have a good time. The fish almost always come but […]
Return of the Fishing Report
It’s been a crazy month of guiding fly fishermen here in East Tennessee on the edge of the Smoky Mountains. If you’re someone who follows our blog it’s needless to say that we’ve been pretty slack about posting fishing reports. Everyday (and I mean EVERYDAY) we’re up early prepping the kids for their day while […]
Creekin’ for Smallies
It’s June and along with that comes a little bit of longing on our part for something just a little bit different. We’ll admit it. We’re spoiled. The pristine, wild trout streams of the Smokies are our office and home plus we spend an inordinate amount of time rowing a drift boat alongside rising trout. […]
What Day Is It?
We’re pretty dizzy from day after day of guiding and the evening conversation usually comes around to “Where am I going tomorrow?” We have to check the calendar remember who to meet and where we’re scheduled to go fishing. Over the past few weeks we’ve been all over the place, from deep in the backcountry […]
Guiding Fly Fishers All Over East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
We’ve been exceptionally busy over the last week and done just about every type of trip we offer. Charity has been guiding anglers in the Smokies while I’ve done some of that as well as floats for trout and floats for smallmouth bass. Almost all of the trips I’ve done in the Smokies have been […]
The Season is Upon Us!
We’ve already done a ton of guiding this spring, but this is the week when we shift gears into overdrive. We have guided trips in the Smokies, tailwater floats, and our annual Hazel Creek fish camp this weekend. That’s followed by more of the same next week followed by the Townsend TroutFest next weekend. If […]
Quick Pic: First Smallmouth Bass Float of the Season
David Anderson shows off this beast he caught on our first smallmouth bass float of the season. Fishing was generally slow as the water was murky with only about three feet of visibility from thunderstorms the night before. All fish were caught on streamers stripped slow in quiet water with sink tip fly lines. While […]