We’re about to start a bit more fishing and floating on the Holston and Clinch Rivers, but right now we’re still enjoying all the great dry fly fishing in the Smokies. Today Charity reported that the fish started to rise by 10 AM and was best when the sun was out. The weather forecast for […]
Video Fishing Report – We Fly Fish in the Snow Once Again
It looks like winter didn’t really go away so much as give us a quick head fake before charging right back into our fly fishing in the Smokies. Yesterday was a relatively miserable kind of day; cold, wet, and snowy. The water was a little high after rain on Sunday. I was actually expecting a […]
Rock Slide in the Smokies Closes a Portion of Little River Road
We just saw this news story on the way out of the house. There was a rock slide along Little River last night and the road is closed between the Townsend Y and Metcalf Bottoms. No word on how long this will last. Heavy equipment will begin clearing the area on Friday, so it shouldn’t […]
We Make the Rounds on the Tailwaters and Streams
The fly fishing is starting to get rolling here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. We’re guiding anglers on the rivers and streams and we’ve put some miles on the wading boots and drift boat this week. The weather has been sketchy, but those who have been able to tolerate it have been into […]
Construction Projects in Great Smoky Mountains National Park May Affect Your Fly Fishing Plans
There are several road construction projects under way in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These have caused a number of closures and might be cause for a change of plans if you’re heading to the water. We’ll outline where the construction is and how that could put a wind knot in your plans. Cades Cove […]
Warm Weather and Cold Water in the Smokies
R & R Fly Fishing | Promote Your Page Too After the great fishing Charity and I had yesterday, I went back in the park with my fishing buddy Doug Sanders today. We went up Little River and there was still a lot of snow on the ground. All that snow was melting today and […]
Water is Marginally Fishable in the Smokies
It’s been a long winter. If the water has been in good shape it’s also been bitterly cold. If the weather is negotiable like today, the water levels are marginal. There is snow above 2500′ in the Smokies and water levels have been falling steadily for the last few days. Stream levels in the Smokies […]
Fishing Improves with Warmer Weather
We’ve done all kinds of things since the last post. While we’ve done some fishing we also traveled up to Indianapolis to speak at a meeting of the Indianapolis Fly Casters. There was a large and enthusiastic turnout and I’m pretty sure we made a few former Tennesseans homesick for the trout fishing they left […]
Smokies in the Grip of Intense Cold Weather; We Go Fishing
It’s been a tough week or so as far as the weather is concerned here in the Smoky Mountains. Temperatures have been peaking in the low to mid 20’s and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. It’s so bad that we’re longing for those days right after Christmas when it warmed up […]
Belated Fishing Report From Before Snow Storm
I’ve got a fishing report from late last week, but conditions have changed substantially in the Smoky Mountains since that time so I’m not sure just how valid it will be. We’ve been struggling with a round of the cold virus here at R&R Fly Fishing on top of finishing up holiday shopping and getting […]