Every once in a while you hit it just right. I was guiding a pair of fly fishers on Little River last week when I noticed a dragonfly nymph crawling up a rock. I pointed it out to my anglers, took a few photographs and even a few seconds of video. At that moment it […]
Charity’s Television Debut
Last week we got a call from local news reporter and weekend anchor Stoney Sharp. WBIR was going to broadcast live from the Townsend Spring Festival and wanted to do a number of stories around Townsend. As it worked out we were pretty booked and didn’t have much time to make this happen. Fortunately Charity […]
A Pattern Emerges: More High Water in the Smokies
All that rain we got over the weekend has area rivers and streams running high once again. A real hardcore angler can find some spots to fish in the Smokies today, but we’ve actually postponed guide trips we had scheduled for today so we could get our folks out during better conditions. All this water […]
Hazel Creek Camp Report
We spent the last four days on Hazel Creek on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At this point we can’t even remember how many of these camps we’ve hosted, but we typically do at least two every year. By now we’ve probably done close to two months worth of these […]
Hatches in the Smokies
We’re sending this post out via the magic of scheduled posts as we’re hosting a group of anglers on Hazel Creek right now. Fortunately water levels seem to be hanging in there. A weak front with some rain and thunderstorms passed through on Wednesday and we were afraid we were on the verge of more […]
A Look at Little River Trail in Spring
Here’s a nice video produced by the Smoky Mountain Association that shows the Little River upstream of Elkmont, or as we call it, “the office”. Enjoy! [youtube]http://youtu.be/T6kg2LhyDek[/youtube]
Drying Out
After another round of rain last Friday we’re in a nice period of mild and sunny weather here in East Tennessee and across the Smoky Mountain region. We’re way ahead in the rainfall department so every time we another front passes through we see a jump in stream flows. Stream levels are fishable but were […]
Busy Days Guiding the Smokies & Tailwaters
Yup, the guide season is in full swing and we’re covering some water now. Water levels in the Smokies are still a touch on the high side, but compared to the truly high levels we’ve become accustomed to they seem pretty good. We just got our first look at the Carolina side of the Smokies […]
Spring Fishing Finally in Full Swing
Late winter hung on well past its typical departure date here in East Tennessee, but the sun and warm temperatures have finally arrived. We’ve been guiding in a number of locations over the past week and it’s good to say that spring is here. As always, we notice much more around us than just the […]
Stoneflies Beginning to Show Up in Force in the Smokies
There are still plenty of mayflies and caddis flitting about in the Smokies but we’re starting to notice more stoneflies everyday. The early brown stones are still out in force laying eggs on the water throughout the afternoons, but we’re beginning to see far more variety. There have been large, medium, and small stoneflies buzzing […]