It’s been a while since we’ve posted a report. First of all, let me assure you it’s not because there’s no fly fishing to be done here in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee. In fact we’ve been so busy we’ve found it tough to find time to sit down and type up a report. […]
New Brook Trout Water Open for Fishing in the Smokies
The National Park Service has just changed the fishing regulations so that Sams Creek is now open for fishing. This stream has been closed since the 1970’s to protect native brook trout. A restoration was conducted by the park service along with volunteers from Trout Unlimited. Biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park now say […]
Excellent Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee
We haven’t had much of a chance to post a report because we’ve been on the water so much. Fly Fishing in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains is superb any where you turn right now. We’ve been on just about any kind of water you’d want to fish this past week and it’s all […]
Pleasant Weather makes for Great Fly Fishing in the Smokies and East Tennessee
We’re having some incredible weather in East Tennessee right now and the fly fishing is superb! Water levels in the Smokies are great. You’ll do best fishing nymphs on the larger streams like Little River and Abrams Creek right now, but dry fly fishing is excellent on the medium to small streams. Wet wading is […]
Beneficial Rains and Great Hatches Have East Tennessee Fishing in Great Shape
It’s been a busy week of guiding and great fly fishing here in East Tennessee. We’ve been getting around quite a bit. We’ve been on several large streams in the Smokies, back country streams, floating the Holston, and even floated lower Little River for smallmouth bass. The weather has been pretty warm but we’re still […]
Beautiful Time for Fly Fishing in East Tennessee
We’ve been out on the water almost everyday and covering a lot of water. We’ve been on the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the Smokies plus floating the Holston several times a week. The caddis are hatching big time on the Holston and dry fly fishing is in full effect throughout the Smokies. Jim […]
Dogwood Winter settles over East Tennessee. Fly Fishing Continues to Hold Up for the Hardy
We’ve entered that short time frame known around East Tennessee as “Dogwood Winter”. It’s the brief cold snap that always seems to coincide with the blooming of dogwood trees. There’s even a light dusting of snow on the crest of the Smokies while shades of light green are creeping up the slopes from the lower […]
Wherever You Go in East Tennessee Fly Fishing is Great!
Spring is truly here in East Tennessee and fly fishing has been great this week. The dogwoods are starting to bloom, hatches are taking place on the rivers, trout are rising, and even the smallmouth bass are beginning to take flies. We started the week in the Smokies. Greg and Frank Norris walked into the […]
Young Anglers Learn to Fly Fish in the Smoky Mountains
Charity here… Let me start by saying Thursday was an excellent day for fly fishing in the Smokies! I had the pleasure of teaching two enthusiastic kids how to cast a fly rod and then put their skills to work on the river. Daniel, 12 & Darcy 11 are on spring break and visiting their […]
Our First Smallmouth Outing of the Season
While Charity was guiding anglers in the Smokies Tim Doyle and I headed out to scout the smallmouth situation. Last season’s drought made trout fishing pretty tough on a lot of rivers and streams in Tennessee, but we had exceptional fly fishing for smallies on several rivers. Tennessee is blessed with a tremendous number of […]