It was another cold weekend here in the Smoky Mountains, but we got out and did some fly fishing anyway. The fishing wasn’t red hot. Far from it to be honest, but we have spring fever and honestly, I can’t help but think that the fish and the bugs do too. The fish stayed on […]
Great Weather but Slow Fishing on Our First Float of the Year on the Holston
Promote Your Page Too The weather last weekend was absolutely beautiful here in East Tennessee. Even better, TVA cut generation back dramatically at Cherokee Dam. Charity and I hitched up the drift boat and headed for the Holston! We should really know better by now, but I don’t think we do. Here’s the set up: […]
Warm Weather and Cold Water in the Smokies
R & R Fly Fishing | Promote Your Page Too After the great fishing Charity and I had yesterday, I went back in the park with my fishing buddy Doug Sanders today. We went up Little River and there was still a lot of snow on the ground. All that snow was melting today and […]
Snowy Day in the Smokies
|Â Promote Your Page Too It’s yet another snowy day here in the Smoky Mountains. The same system that brought snow to the deep south gave us a little bit as well. Roads were closed in the park today so we couldn’t get to our favorite runs of water to do some fishing. We parked at […]
Snow But Good Water Levels in the Smokies
Promote Your Page Too There was a good bit of snow here in the Smoky Mountains today and most of the roads were closed. We got a good bit of rain yesterday, but water levels didn’t rise as much as I expected they would. Streams are easily fishable and water should be in good shape […]
Advice from the Guides Video Blog – Winter Fly Fishing on Abrams Creek
This is the first installment in our Advice from the Guides Video Blog. We’ve decided to take what would have been an article in our newsletter and do it as a video. Watch for future installments to include casting tips, streamer fishing, nymph fishing techniques, and more. This month we’ve focused on Abrams Creek, the […]
Video Clip From My September Trip to Yellowstone
Our good friend Craig Langer from the FLyBOOK created this video montage of our fly fishing and camping trip to Yellowstone back in September. You’ll see photos of the Lamar, Yellowstone, Madison, Gibbon, and Lewis Rivers. The video clip is from the Lamar River and the fish ate an Elkmont Ant. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/7461568[/vimeo]
Smoky Mountains Back in the Day
Check out this classic footage of the Smokies from 1928. Keep in mind that this was several years before the creation of the national park. Take particular notice of the rural area in the shadow of Mount LeConte. Today that same spot is downtown Gatlinburg. Hang on until the end. You’ll see some of the […]
Fly Fishing Video: Casting to Rising Trout
As promised in my post from the other day, here’s some video from our float on the Holston River here in East Tennessee. There are some beautiful clips of rising trout. Those of you have been with us and missed a good number of fish might really enjoy this. Charity hooks up more than I […]
Video preview of spring fly fishing in Tennessee and the Smokies
It’s been a long winter and we’re all itching to get back on the water. Here are a couple of video moments to help you remember what it’s like to be on the river when the sun is shining and the trout are rising. The first clip was filmed by our good friend Carl Babcock […]