We’ve had some sketchy flows and had to do without floating our tailwaters lately, but the colors in the Smokies have been nothing short of phenomenal this week and the trout have been rising well. Fishing has certainly been at its best in the afternoon, but you can still pick up some fish in the […]
Update from Yellowstone Country
Our group has settled in to the routine here at TroutHunter. We’re eating breakfast around 7:30 and the guides are meeting up with the anglers around 8:30. Mornings are very cool with some frost so there’s no rush since the fishing tends to pick up as the day warms. So far we’ve had anglers fish […]
We Arrive in the Rockies and Hit the Water
The first stop on our Western tour this year is Thermopolis, Wyoming. This is a relatively obscure town that is home to the largest mineral hot spring in the world as well as the Bighorn River. When most people here that name they immediately think of the section of river in Montana below Yellowtail Dam. […]
Quick Pic: Rainbow Trout from the Smoky Mountain Backcountry
Recent rains have kept water levels relatively high and cool. We’re experiencing air temperatures in the low 80’s on the stream while surrounding areas are in the 90’s.
Moving Into the Summer Pattern
Memorial Day has come and gone along with the unofficial start of summer. Unfortunately our weather has progressed into the second week of August as our temperatures are forecast to range into the mid 90’s this week. Streams in the Smokies are a little low for this time of year, but nothing dramatic. Dry fly […]
A Guides’ Day Off Float
Charity and I have been guiding quite a bit lately with a couple more days coming straight at us before TroutFest this weekend. Fortunately we had the foresight to build a day off into our calendar so we could spend a day together on the water. Unlike days guiding we got to the river a […]
Quick Pics: Hazel Creek
We’ve got more pictures on the way, but here’s a quick sampling from our fish camp on Hazel Creek last weekend Hazel Creek rainbow trout We caught a glimpse of this black bear before it disappeared into the forest A nice brown trout with a Beadhead Tellico Nymph Our home during our time on Hazel […]
The Spring Roller Coaster
It happens every year. We get the warm weather and great fishing that we waited for like kids counting the days until Christmas. After we get used to the idea of great weather and dry fly fishing you have to be careful. I’ve been on this spring roller coaster before and this is where I […]
Video Fishing Report: Early April 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49ZtxD6ptU[/youtube] We’ve had a wet spring in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee and this has led to a few days of blown out streams, but fishing has been excellent for the most part. The large tailwater rivers have been too high most of the time for effective fishing, but we have found a few […]
Water Levels Getting More Manageable in the Smokies
We’ve gotten pretty used to fishing high water in the Smokies recently. The water has been fishable, you just had to pick and choose your spots. That’s likely to be the case for a few more days, but things are getting to the point where flows are more manageable than they’ve been in a couple […]