I was scheduled to do a float on Tuesday and the high water situation on our local TVA tailwaters just wasn’t negotiable. Fortunately we can be on the Tuckaseegee River in western North Carolina with a slightly longer drive and the drive across the Smokies is among the most scenic in the nation. We’ve been […]
High Water and Our First Trip Up High for Brookies
Right now water is high in the Smokies but fishable. You’ll need to move about from one spot to the next without being able to fish every last yard of stream. We’ve had quite a bit of water this spring and water levels aren’t falling very fast. This isnt’ necessarily a bad thing; fish like […]
Beautiful Spring Day for Fly Fishing in the Smokies
A beautiful day on the Little River in the Tennessee Smokies I’m tempted to say it was a beautiful day to be out on the river and just let the photo do all the talking, but I’m sure you’d like a few more details. There […]
Quick Pic: Colorful Smoky Mountain Brown Trout
It was great to see the sun again! Took a guided trip for a hike away from the road. Saw some Hendricksons hatching today along with some brown stoneflies laying eggs. We used Haystacks and Guides’ Choice Parachute Adams in #14 most of the day.
Here’s to Improving Weather
It’s been a tough couple of days. The wind howled on Monday. Strong storms came in Monday night and a few local rivers were muddied as a result. I tried to float the Clinch Tuesday, but the combination of muddy water, steady rain, and gusty wind caused us to hit the eject button. The Smokies […]
The Spring Roller Coaster
It happens every year. We get the warm weather and great fishing that we waited for like kids counting the days until Christmas. After we get used to the idea of great weather and dry fly fishing you have to be careful. I’ve been on this spring roller coaster before and this is where I […]
Video Fishing Report: Early April 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49ZtxD6ptU[/youtube] We’ve had a wet spring in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee and this has led to a few days of blown out streams, but fishing has been excellent for the most part. The large tailwater rivers have been too high most of the time for effective fishing, but we have found a few […]
Volunteer Opportunities With Fisheries Biologists in the Great Smoky Mountains
Many of our customers are amazed at how much we know about the trout in the Smokies. We spend quite a bit of time fishing on the streams, but we’re also quick to point out that the time we spend helping fisheries biologists on the streams has added a tremendous amount to our knowledge. Every […]
Guides’ Day Off
It wasn’t a full day on the water. We had a number of things to get done, but the weather was just too nice to let the whole afternoon slide by. Charity and I managed to squeak two hours out of our afternoon to run up to the river and took turns with the fly […]
Our Fly Patterns & Books Are Now Available in Our Online Store
Many of you remember back when we had a small online store where we sold our books, DVD’s, and Fly of the Month subscriptions. When we upgraded our website we had to change everything or nothing and our online store was a casualty of the process since it wasn’t compatible with the new site. We […]