Talk about an exciting event for us. A few days back Ron Vernet caught the best fish of the year we’ve guided an angler to this season in the Smokies. We had a strong set of thunderstorms pass through the night before and the water along Little River road was absolutely filthy as I drove […]
Wet, Mild Weather Across East Tennessee and the Smokies
We keep reminding ourselves that it’s August here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. I supposed it does feel like August, assuming you’re in Seattle or Vancouver. Thanks to largely overcast weather the temperatures have remained in the 70’s for days now. Even the sunny days we’ve had have felt like late September or […]
Seasons Change to Summer on the River in East Tennessee
We’ve had a cool, wet spring season in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, but now it seems summer is upon us as we’ve had a pretty sunny week with warm temperatures in the 80’s. The Smokies are still fishing great and we’ve had at least one tailwater to chase trout. Sulphurs are showing up […]
Tailwater Flows Much Improved As Mountain Streams Rise & Fall With Thunderstorms
We’ve been holding our breath a bit as we’ve watched the weather radar over the past few days. Streams in the Smokies can’t be uniformly rated as “high” or “ideal” as a number of thunderstorms have hit the region in a hit or miss fashion. It’s safe to say that streams in North Georgia are […]
Water Levels in the Smokies Looking Great! Tailwaters… Not So Much
A wild Smoky Mountain brown trout below a plunge It looks as if we’re finally getting a reasonable break in the weather! The forecast for this week may be the best one we’ve seen all spring with tons of sunshine and daytime temperatures in the 60’s to high 70’s in the Smoky Mountains this week. […]
Quick Pic: Ghostly Brown Trout
Hazel Creek Camp Report
We spent the last four days on Hazel Creek on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At this point we can’t even remember how many of these camps we’ve hosted, but we typically do at least two every year. By now we’ve probably done close to two months worth of these […]
It’s Been An Up And Down Kind Of Week
Last week started like this… Then this happened at the end of the week… And there was a little of this in between… It was just a very strange March when winter just wouldn’t let go but there were constant teases of good weather and fishing along the way. In fact, this short video sums […]
Quick Pic: Brown Trout Up Close
We’re out on a camping trip with the kids for spring break, but we’ve scheduled a few posts to hit the blog in our absence. This brown trout came over the weekend on a dry fly in the Smokies.
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 […]