Caught this wild rainbow trout on a trip into the Smoky Mountain backcountry #flyfishing http://twitpic.com/5zcbjm # We take a guides day off on a hot day to cast poppers to creek smallmouth. http://ow.ly/5TGoT #flyfishing #smokies # Caught several like this yesterday on a guides' day off creekin' for smallmouth #flyfishing #smokies http://twitpic.com/60hicu # Picture of […]
Quick Pic: Working a popping bug on a hot day
Charity works the popping bug for smallies on a hot afternoon
Quick Pic: Guides’ Day Off Creekin’ for Smallies
A hot guides’ day off spent creekin’ for smallies. Stuck with poppers and had some good action. We had a few beasts eyeball the popper closely without eating. HOT!!! but still a fun way to kill a day.
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-31
Upper Big Creek sees landslides after recent rains. Gunter Fork Trail is closed http://ow.ly/5N8px #Smokies # An interview about fly fishing with east TN native & Gray's Sporting Journal editor James R. Babb http://ow.ly/5Oxzu # Water levels are superb for late July in the Smokies. Here's a fly fisher in the backcountry after a short […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-24
Road work thru August along Cherohala Skyway between Tellico Plains TN & Robbinsville NC http://ow.ly/5Grt6 # Smoky Mountain flash flood blows out trout hatchery in Cherokee NC http://ow.ly/5Grev # Sugar Fork & Sawdust Pile campsites on Hazel Creek become reservation only to reduce aggressive bear activity http://ow.ly/5GrxD #Smokies # Video: Name origin of the Place […]
Momentous Occasion at R&R Fly Fishing
It’s no exaggeration to say fly fishing is a big deal in our household. Both Mom & Dad are full time fly fishing guides and the kids are growing up on the front door step of the Smoky Mountains and its 800 miles of trout water. A rite of passage in the R&R family… Our […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-17
Our latest fishing report: Mixed Fishing Conditions Across the Smokies and East Tennessee http://ow.ly/5B0q5 #flyfishing # A copperhead in the Tremont area of the Great Smoky Mountains http://twitpic.com/5p2h60 # Hey buddy! Need a nice spot to pitch that tent? Yosemite National Park cracks down on campsite scalpers http://ow.ly/5CsW6 # New NC wildlife laws include stricter […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-10
Hey! I can see my house from there! Video Hike of the Month: Rocky Top in the Smokies http://ow.ly/5vfnL # Chi Wulff blog takes a deep breath and takes a look at the details of the Yellowstone River oil spill http://ow.ly/5w92a # TVA's River Neighbors newsletter is out with info about river flows and lake […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-03
Video: Former residents and vacationers reflect on time spent in Elkmont back in the old days http://ow.ly/5qJXr # Six stranded tubers rescued from Little River in Townsend… during average water conditions http://ow.ly/5s3He # Our fishing report: Recent rains keep Smokies trout streams in good shape but make the tailwaters tough to fish http://ow.ly/5s5jD #Fishing # […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-06-26
Hunter Banks fly shop in Asheville hopes to stop traffic & graffiti with fishing mural http://ow.ly/5lGbx # After more consecutive days on the river than we can recall, we finally post a fishing report http://ow.ly/5lOpV #FlyFishing # Everyday for a guide can be like pulling a rabbit from a hat. Some days you get a […]