Our Fly of the Month subscription is back! It’s been a few years since we’ve put it on the shelf, but we’ve brought it back because of numerous requests. When you subscribe you’ll receive two flies every month along with a four page booklet that tells you a little bit about the fly pattern, the […]
Fly of the Month Download – Copper John
Here we go with another Fly of the Month download. This month we take at look at the Copper John, a fly that’s effective in most trout waters across North America including the Smoky Mountains and several southern tailwaters. You’ll learn a little bit about the history of the fly and the best ways to […]
Fly of the Month – Guide’s Choice Parachute Adams
Our latest installment of the Fly of the Month features a fly we use most of the year in the Smokies and is arguably our favorite fly. The Guide’s Choice Parachute Adams is a twist on the classic with a couple of changes in the materials. You’ll learn how we fish the fly and you’ll […]
Fly of the Month – Speck Wet Fly
The Speck is among the most unlikely trout flies we know of. It doesn’t look like much and has the general traits of a dry fly. On the contrary, it’s a fish catching machine and is a stellar wet fly. This month we focus on this great local pattern that catches trout across Southern Appalachia […]
Fly of the Month – Tellico Prince Nymph
The Tellico Prince Nymph is a hybrid of the highly valuable Tellico Nymph and universally successful Prince Nymph. This fly is useful on mountain trout streams throughout the Southeast as it is a great imitation of golden stonefly nymphs as well as a few mayflies. As always you can download this for free and it’s […]
Fly of the Month – Haystack
It’s March and for anyone who fishes around East Tennessee that will mean one thing – Spring Fishing! This month we kick off the spring dry fly fishing season with one of our favorite dry flies, the Haystack. This is a fly pattern that works extremely well in the rough and tumble streams of the […]
Fly of the Month – Pat’s Nymph
It’s time for another Fly of the Month. As usual you can download this free document and view it on any device including desktop computers, tablets, or smart phones. The Pat’s Nymph is a fly that we always keep handy when we’re fly fishing in the Smokies. We love this fly for several reasons: It’s […]
Fly of the Month: Skull & Bones
It’s time for another installment of our Fly of the Month. This month we feature a midge pupa pattern that we frequently fish on our tailwaters. It’s been one of our favorites on the Clinch and Holston Rivers plus we’ve found opportunities to use it successfully on Western Rivers like the Madison, Henry’s Fork, and […]
Fish the Flies the Guides are Using: Subscribe to Our Fly of the Month
“What are they hittin’ on?” That’s what fly fishers want to know. We get several emails every week asking us for our fly recommendations. Now you can use the same flies that the guides at R&R Fly Fishing are using. Each month we’ll send you two or three flies from a pattern we’re using in […]