From our fishing report: It's the end of our busy season but we've got some cool stuff on the way http://t.co/efswiR6g # A short video of a black bear cub we saw on the stream this weekend http://t.co/27kG3U31 #Smokies # Are they the Griswolds? Family gets lost during their Christmas tree hunt and calls 911 […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-27
We're about to introduce some pretty cool stuff! #flyfishing http://t.co/4lUDfjbH # Live in Knoxville and tired of driving a long way to a fly shop? 3 Rivers Angler opens in Bearden http://t.co/7TbbAsMm # Fascinating historic photos of the Southern Appalachian region from UNC Asheville library & US Forest Service http://t.co/Q5IQtguF # Strategies for streamer fishing […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-20
From our fishing report: A warm, wet week of fishing ahead in the Smoky Mountains http://t.co/YmE20NFm #flyfishing # RT @chotachief: We know it's a little early, but mark your calanders now for Troutfest 2012. May 18-20 in beautiful Townsend TN # Didymo fear spurs USF&W to donate hatchery Atlantic salmon to Native Americans instead of […]
Quick Pic: Rainbow Trout on a Tellico Nymph
Water was up and rolling so we started out with streamers to stir up some big brown trout. It didn’t take long to figure out the browns had no interest in streamers but we could still pick up some fish on nymphs.
Big Brown Trout in the Smokies: You Win Some, You Lose More
It’s that time of year here in the Smokies when we have our best shots at hooking up with the really big fish. We’re not talking about 12″ – 14″ fish that put a lump in your throat when they eat your dry fly in May. We’re talking about fish that would be considered big […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-13
Virginia Rivers Defense Fund gets some help from @Patagonia in their fight to maintain public access to Virginia rivers http://t.co/6MkPoYt9 # Virginia brook trout streams seeing a recovery from acid deposition http://t.co/cisWzshx # R&R Fly Fishing is now up on Google+ http://t.co/OCjAUORH # Great Smoky Mountains National Park adopts long-term elk plan now that experimental […]
Fishing Conditions Gradually Changing as the Seasons Turn
There isn’t any earth shattering change in the fishing conditions across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, but for those of us who spend every day paying attention, the changes are noteworthy. TVA hasn’t been very cooperative this fall when it comes to generation schedules. We got out on the Clinch a few times, but […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-06
Eric Wetherington caught this 18" wild brown trout in the Smokies last weekend. Proud to be the guide! #flyfishing http://t.co/JOFz7ejy # A beautiful 18" wild brown trout caught in the Smokies last weekend. Notice the nymph in its mouth. #flyfishing http://t.co/8il3yyAV # Experiment aims to restore native brook trout in lower Sycamore Creek in TN's […]
We Still Know How to Fly Fish
We’re on the tail end of another busy guide season and starting to find some time to go fishing for ourselves. After weeks of being out on the water guiding and instructing fly fishing sometimes you start to wonder if you’d even remember how to get a good drift. Yesterday Charity and I were able […]
It’s November and the Trout are Still Rising in the Smokies
It’s the same old story every year. October in the Smokies is incredible with vibrant autumn colors, beautiful weather, rising trout, and plenty of fishermen on the river. Then when the calendar flips over to November most of the fishermen have called it a season but the color is still there, the weather is still […]