Take a look at stream flows across East Tennessee and another look at TVA releases on the tailwaters and there’s good reason for optimism. After another week of rainy weather and blown out rivers and streams we’re off to a good start. But to be completely honest, we have a sense of deja vu because […]
Blooming Mountain Laurel in the Smoky Mountains
Here’s another two minute Smoky Mountain break from the Smoky Mountains Association. It’s summer in the Smokies and there’s no better time to beat the heat than by heading to the high ridges and peaks where temperatures rarely see 80 degrees. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtcCvBJlVI&feature=share&list=UUGgSN2xOftPusuRNvpnVLaA[/youtube]
Our Advice Is To Watch the Flows Carefully
To be clear, we’re used to flows on the tailwaters lacking absolute consistency. We get reliable flows in the spring when the reservoirs are filling, then in June you need to pay more attention but you can usually divine a pattern from it that you can work with. We came to terms with this fact […]
A Ton of Possibilities
Water flows are much better going into this week than they have been over the past few weeks. Streams in the Smokies are good levels after a period of unusually high flows. We’re also seeing more favorable tailwater flows that seem to have something like consistency. We’re seeing pop up thunderstorms every day in the […]
How Does All this Rain Affect the Fishing?
We hear it all the time. “How does (insert weather condition) affect the fishing?” At the moment we’re pushing a 14″ surplus for rainfall and the year isn’t even half way through yet. So, as you might imagine, we’re getting tons of questions about how all this water influences fishing and fish populations. In the […]
A New Week, Same Weather Forecast
It’s a new week here in East Tennessee but the weather forecast looks pretty familiar. We’ve got more rain forecast for the coming week, but hopefully the rain won’t be so heavy and the streams can absorb it without another blowout. June and July are thunderstorm season in the Smokies, but it’s virtually unheard of […]
Another Round of High Water in the Smokies
This has been one helluva season… More high water than we can ever remember even though we get plenty of fishing in between rounds. You might say that we’ve been furloughed once again. Notice how under the best of days we running no less than twice the typical volume of water. And by the way, […]
Watching River Flows and the Weather Forecast
I won’t lie. It’s been a pretty frustrating couple of weeks for us and likely other fly fishing guides across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountain region. Depending on the day, sometimes even the hour, we have flows that are blown out or fishable. That’s forced us and our anglers to be as flexible as […]
Have a Plan B Prepared
We’re accustomed to some blown out days in March and April when strong fronts can dump some major rain on the Smokies and East Tennessee. This has been a pretty regular thing this year and we’re well into June! Depending on the flavor of fishing you’re looking for, you may or may not find something […]
Rain Keeping the Rivers Full and Us On Our Toes
I’ve been on the water doing some smallmouth trips lately, but the current rain situation is keeping those rivers muddy. We’re waiting on them to clear and hope next week turns out better than this one. With the record drought years of 2007 – 08 still fresh in our mind it seems strange to complain […]