I’m sitting here at R&R World Headquarters in Townsend, TN looking out the window at the second consecutive day of falling snow. Last we checked it was the last week of March. The “going out like a lamb” part of the month? Ummm… Not so much… Here’s where I was yesterday morning… You envy my […]
Quick Pic: Feeding Brown Trout
Hatches are still struggling to gain momentum in the Smokies. This week the weather has been pretty chilly and the water has been relatively high but getting more “fisher friendly” every day. Expect to use nymphs early and watch for mayflies as the afternoon progresses. The tailwater situation around Knoxville has been relatively grim, but […]
River Flows Bounce Back Up… Again
This cycle is starting to get a little bit old. Weather warms up, gets nice, a few bugs start to hatch, a few fish start to get active, then BAM! More rain and the rivers get high again. This has affected the mountain streams more than the tailwaters, but we can’t help but notice flows […]
A Busy Weekend on the Rivers Around East Tennessee
It was the first weekend we’ve seen this year with good tailwater flows and warm weather. That added up to lots of folks out on all the rivers from the Clinch to the Smokies, and not just fly fishers. This weekend a whitewater get together of sorts was in East Tennessee. “Ain’t Louie Fest” is […]
March Comes in Like a Lion
Everyone shows up on the stream in spring. And we mean everyone! The calendar says spring, but a quick glance around the streams in the Smokies and you just don’t see it. Unless you can spot a few of the daffodils at Elkmont buried under about 6″ of fresh snow from the weekend. Weather be […]
Happy Fishing New Year!
It’s March 1 and the month is roaring in like a lion here in the Smokies as a light snow is falling. Snow is not a newsmaker in late winter, but the fact that your Tennessee fishing license just expired is. I always thought it was a […]
Access to Alabama’s Sipsey River to Get Tougher
We’ve never been to Alabama’s Sipsey River tailwater to fly fish for trout but we’ve heard plenty about it from our customers over the years. After a day in a drift boat here in East Tennessee or along a tumbling wild trout stream in the Smokies everyone says it’s essentially good to get a quick […]
What’s Your Favorite Off Road Vehicle?
A simple question – What’s your favorite off road vehicle? It depends on your definition of “off road”. This is our first choice for an off road vehicle Sure, it’s a little slow and the “horsepower” is often unreliable (depending on external factors like current, heat, and how many days in a row it’s been […]
Hatches Building in the Smokies While Water Dropping on the Tailwaters
This weekend was one of those typical early season events that we always seem to forget, then remember that’s usually how things play out. There were plenty of bugs, but just a few rising fish. Looks like the fishermen are just a little ahead of the fish. It’s still February, the water is in the […]
Signs of Spring
We’ve had a relatively mild winter and it looks like spring will be a few weeks early. Clingmans Dome Road in the Smokies, one of the highest roads in the eastern US from 5000′ to over 6000′ elevation, will be opening this weekend. It’s usually covered in snow and ice until April. Sign of spring: […]