TWRA made the rounds in Townsend today. They dropped 200 brood stock rainbow trout in Little River through town.
Warm Weather But Cold Water in the Smoky Mountains
A warm wave of weather swept across the region this weekend with temperatures extending into the low 60’s. Blue skies, bright sun, and rushing water are irresistible after weeks of cold and snow. We would have liked to have gotten on the Clinch or Holston tailwaters but schedules were just hinky enough that it took […]
Our Spring Fly Fishing Forecast for East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
Even though we had a good chunk of winter left we’re taking phone calls and answering emails everyday from folks wondering when the best fly fishing will arrive. Here in East Tennessee good conditions arrive much earlier than they do in other parts of the country. We have a nice variety of mountain streams and […]
The Weather Subsides and We Make a Break For It
It’s been a brutal few weeks here in East Tennessee. The temperature stayed in the 20’s or less for days on end and we even had one stretch in the Smokies with measurable snowfall for nine consecutive days. We’re glad to say that’s behind us and the snow is melting. Charity and I managed to […]
Tough Fishing Conditions in the Smokies; We Go Fishing Anyway
A few days ago the week seemed to be ripe with possibility. The snow was melting fast and a warm rain was on the way. Even better there were a number of sunny days in the forecast with temperatures in the 40’s and 50’s. Looks good on paper but it didn’t really work out that […]
Fly Fishing Prospects Improve as the New Year Arrives
There hasn’t been any fly fishing to report from our neck of the woods in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. Between the Christmas holiday and Snowmageddon it was pretty hard to get out. Not that it mattered much, though. There hasn’t been much of a generation schedule worth heading to our local tailwaters and […]
Winter Fishing in the Smokies and on the Nantahala River
We’ve spent the past few days tending to last minute Christmas details, but also found plenty of time to get out on the water. The weather has been less than ideal, but we find more time to fish for ourselves now than we do in the spring, summer or fall so we have to take […]
Surprisingly Good Fishing in Cold Water
Today I took Sean Smith out for a half day trip in the Smokies. When he called to check about a trip I warned him it would probably be a tough, TOUGH day since the combination of cold weather, melting snow, and rain meant we would have relatively high flows with very cold temperatures. He […]
Video Fly Fishing Report from the Smokies, Mid December 2010
It’s been a frigid couple of weeks here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. We’ve had a good deal of snow and temperatures haven’t risen above freezing the majority of the time. In this video report we show you some snowy scenery in the Smokies and visit Tremont and Cades Cove sections of the […]
Not Much Fishing to Be Done Today in East Tennessee
This morning we’re having a big, hot breakfast and not in any rush to get out of the house. We have at least 4″ of snow on the ground here in Townsend and every school system in East Tennessee is closed today. All of the roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed and […]
