We’ve done some volunteer work with fisheries biologists in the Smokies. We now have concrete evidence of what we suspected. Two consecutive years of massive winter flooding has had an impact on native brook trout in the Smokies, but it’s not all bad news. Action seemed a bit light on our favorite brook trout streams, […]
Another Successful Trout in the Classroom
We’ve had a busy spring season to say the least. Not only have we had plenty of guiding, but we’ve had numerous personal engagements to keep us hopping including setting up a field trip for Townsend Elementary School 3rd graders as part of the Trout in the Classroom program. One of the most meaningful things […]
Progress Report: Lynn Camp Prong Brook Trout Restoration in the Smokies
Last week Charity and I volunteered one day when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park fisheries biologists went to check on the brook trout population in Lynn Camp Prong. This stream was recently restored with native brook trout from other streams in the Smokies after all rainbow trout were removed from the stream. This is […]