Fathers’ Day weekend is a great time for us pass on some tips for fly fishing with kids. We guide customers who bring their children along and we have two young children ourselves. Kids naturally love the outdoors and water so they should have fun, but there are plenty of ways to mess it up. […]
Our FlipBoard Magazine
Maybe you’ve heard of FlipBoard and maybe you haven’t, but we’ve started an online magazine that’s a compilation of articles from around the internet. In our FlipBoard, creatively called the R&R Fly Fishing Smoky Mountain Journal, you’ll find our fishing reports and blog entries as well as other interesting items we’ve noticed in fly fishing […]
Charity’s Television Debut
Last week we got a call from local news reporter and weekend anchor Stoney Sharp. WBIR was going to broadcast live from the Townsend Spring Festival and wanted to do a number of stories around Townsend. As it worked out we were pretty booked and didn’t have much time to make this happen. Fortunately Charity […]
Another Reason to Take Your Kid Fishing
We’ve got two kids and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t put a crimp in our personal fishing time, but we’ve gone all out to make sure they get out on the river with us. In fact, our daughter Willow made her first trip to Yellowstone and the Madison River with us when […]
So You Think You’re a Real Fisherman
Fly fishers are among the proudest of outdoor enthusiasts. We can always tell when we arrive at a trailhead if anyone else if fishing just by looking around for Sage or Orvis stickers and TU specialty license plates. We all wear caps that show off our favorite brands or fly shops or guides services. Heck, many […]
Stream Levels Fine, Tailwaters Not So Much
Mountain streams in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina have receded to levels considered average for early February. Many anglers consider this a tad on the high side but we’ve always preferred the water around this level. Remember you can always find current stream levels on our site. We’re starting to get that nervous tick […]
Excuse Us While We Show Off
We really try to maintain some sense of humility but there are times we just can’t help but to scream “Dig This!” This is one of those times. At the age of 3 our son Boone does OK with a fly rod. We won’t try to convince you he catches fish solo, but with a […]
Pleasant Conditions Look to Extend Into December
Now that our schedule has freed up we’re pretty grateful for the nice weather we’re seeing plus more in the extended forecast. Overnight temperatures are frosty, but we’re still seeing afternoon temperatures in the 50’s with a few days even pushing on past 60. Dry fly fishing isn’t a given anymore, but there are still […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-10-07
A beautiful wild rainbow trout caught on a dry fly in the #Smokies over the weekend. #flyfishing http://t.co/ywIDrEfJ # The latest from our fishing report: It's a rainy Monday in the Smokies but we'll take it to boost stream levels http://t.co/beArV9rN # Black bears take advantage of a bounty of acorns in the #Smokies this […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-09-30
The latest from our fishing report: Fall #Flyfishing Has Arrived in East Tennessee and the Smokies http://t.co/fbL1SMMr # Excellent dry fly conditions in the Smokies right now. As usual stay hidden and work the pockets. #flyfishing http://t.co/Y7J1VTET # Say you've caught a pure greenback cutthroat trout? Probably not. They're confirmed in only 1 remote Colorado […]