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. […]
Another Week, More High Water in the Smokies
We’re beginning to feel like every Monday is almost the same around here. Just as the water levels were just getting right we get a ton of rain over the weekend and the creeks are blown out on Monday. At least most of you are probably sitting somewhere away from the stream as you read […]
A Pattern Emerges: More High Water in the Smokies
All that rain we got over the weekend has area rivers and streams running high once again. A real hardcore angler can find some spots to fish in the Smokies today, but we’ve actually postponed guide trips we had scheduled for today so we could get our folks out during better conditions. All this water […]
Drying Out
After another round of rain last Friday we’re in a nice period of mild and sunny weather here in East Tennessee and across the Smoky Mountain region. We’re way ahead in the rainfall department so every time we another front passes through we see a jump in stream flows. Stream levels are fishable but were […]
Busy Days Guiding the Smokies & Tailwaters
Yup, the guide season is in full swing and we’re covering some water now. Water levels in the Smokies are still a touch on the high side, but compared to the truly high levels we’ve become accustomed to they seem pretty good. We just got our first look at the Carolina side of the Smokies […]
The Best Week of the Year So Far
We hate to put a jinx on the whole thing (it’s not like fly fishers are superstitious or anything) but it sure looks like the best week of the fishing season so far is coming up. We’re looking at sunshine at temperatures flirting with 70 degrees. Add in some good river flows and you can’t […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]