We've seen some stupidity around bears in the Smokies, but this shows folks too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone http://t.co/WEAmnFw # Real life, not an episode of "My Name is Earl": Girl bitten by bat in the pizza aisle at Walmart http://ow.ly/6lhzp # Here's a whack at your ego: Your kids will be a […]
Video Blog – Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains
This month we tackle one of our favorite topics, fly fishing for brook trout in the Great Smoky Mountains. If you’ve never experienced this type of fishing this video will show you everything we love about it: phenomenal scenery, beautiful trout, rarely seen animals, and dry fly fishing. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28795881[/vimeo]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-04
South Holston brown trout nominated for Moldy Chum's Slab of the Month http://ow.ly/6eMzN # Examining Horace Kephart & the accuracy of his cultural account of the Smokies, Our Southern Highlanders http://ow.ly/6eoYN #Smokies # An interview with one of our primary influencers, John Gierach http://ow.ly/6jOrf #flyfishing # A video hike to Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek […]
Quick Pic: Dragonfly Nymph
Exceptionally common in all rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the Smoky Mountain region this is a fish food many fly fishers ignore. Most anglers tend to think of them more in the context of bass fishing, but we found this nymph in a Smoky Mountain brook trout stream.
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-28
Here's a pic from a recent hike into native brook trout water in the Smokies #flyfishing http://t.co/aaEiqFl # From our fishing report: We take a guides’ day off to chase brookies high in the Smokies http://ow.ly/69t2q #flyfishing # Big, sloppy trout up high in the Smokies? Nope, but plenty of brookies and the scenery ain't […]
A Couple of Days Off the Grid
I took Pat Segraves out for two consecutive days of hike-in fly fishing in the Smokies. Whether Pat planned it this way or not, this is the way to go in late August. He wanted to experience a day on a brook trout stream and another day on a smallmouth bass stream. As is almost […]
A Guides’ Day Off High in the Smokies
We got a short break from the heat, but depending on where you are it’s been pretty hot for the past few days. Night time temperatures in the Smokies have been dipping down into the 50’s or even the 40’s depending on the elevation, so water temperatures have remained good, particularly up high. Charity and […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-21
Dam to be removed from Harpeth River near Franklin TN http://ow.ly/62Hl1 # Got this 16" dry fly surprise on a wild trout stream in the Smokies last weekend. Ate a stimulator. #flyfishing http://t.co/XVqT9Ux # From our fishing report: A Break in the Heat and the Crowds in the Smokies. The fish like it! http://ow.ly/64QwD #flyfishing […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-14
Hybrids developed by University of Tennessee pave the way for a return of the mighty chestnut trees in the Smokies http://ow.ly/5XA5F # Our latest video: Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass with Poppers http://t.co/oWmAK1J # The R&R Fly Fishing newsletter is out with current information about the Smokies & East Tennessee http://ow.ly/5Yqjw #flyfishing # Great Smoky […]
Quick Pic: Popper Action on the Creek
We’ve had a little time to mess around for ourselves lately, but have had to make due with fishing in two hour increments. Stream smallmouth have been the perfect solution since it’s hard for us to get to a high elevation trout stream and return on time with the small window we have available in […]