We came back to our home in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee over the weekend after our annual trip to Yellowstone Country. The first week of October always kicks off one our busiest times on our guide calendar. Fall weather is perfect, the colorful foliage provides an incredible backdrop, and the fishing is always […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-10-02
The latest on our Western fishing expedition: From Idaho to Montana http://ow.ly/6EvAM #flyfishing # Starting the long journey home from Yellowstone Country. Smoky Mountains here we come! # The Tailing Loop blog interviews Smokies fly fishing guide & author Ian Rutter http://ow.ly/6IoDp #flyfishing #fishing # Powered by Twitter Tools
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-25
Ladawn Ostmann sets the bar high for our group on the first morning of our week on the Henry's Fork #flyfishing http://t.co/RTReskfe # Checking in from the Henry's Fork: Our group starts the week of right! Lots of nice fish caught http://ow.ly/6xUNR # The River Why movie premier in Asheville NC on Sept. 23rd http://ow.ly/6A6ws […]
Update from Yellowstone Country
Our group has settled in to the routine here at TroutHunter. We’re eating breakfast around 7:30 and the guides are meeting up with the anglers around 8:30. Mornings are very cool with some frost so there’s no rush since the fishing tends to pick up as the day warms. So far we’ve had anglers fish […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-18
We've set the dates for our Spring 2012 Hazel Creek Campout in the Smokies http://ow.ly/6pt7R #flyfishing # Louis Cahill catches a trout on a car key. LOVE IT!! http://ow.ly/6quCy # Louis Cahill catches a trout on a car key. LOVE IT!! http://ow.ly/6quyZ # On the road to Yellowstone! Made it to Illinois last night. Westward […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-11
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 […]
