One of the most common questions we’ll hear when we have anglers on the water is “Did you just pinch the barb on the hook?” We’re always a little bit startled because most of the time there’s a bit of an accusing tone as if we don’t want them to actually catch a fish, but […]
Tips to Catch More Trout: Changing Seasons and Changing Tactics
Fall has finally arrived here in East Tennessee. As the leaves change so should your tactics while you’re out on the water. This is something we think about more as we change our fishing location from the Smokies to our tailwaters andon our annual trip to the Henry’s Fork since all of those places are […]
Unbalanced Weather in the Smokies
It’s been a strange October when you do nothing but watch weather and water flows like we do. Almost the first half of October was exceptionally warm, flirting with record highs most days while we continued to wet wade well beyond our usual time frame. What would usually be a colorful riot of autumn color […]
Wrap Up From our 2018 Trip to TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork
It was another spectacular week in September at TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork. This was our 8th year hosting a group there and we’ve come to think of all the staff and guides there as family. In fact we even arrived early this year to attend the wedding of one our guides who has become […]
A Productive Summer of Fly Fishing the Smokies and East Tennessee
It’s been a busy summer for us here in the Smokies! Fly fishing around East Tennessee has been great this summer and the season has slowed a bit now that school is back in session. We’ve had some new customers this season while still getting plenty of our old regular anglers out on the water. […]
Wet Weather Across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
It’s been pretty gray and wet across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains for the last couple of weeks. So far we’ve seen some high water in the Smokies but have yet to see any sort of flooding here in Townsend or on the Little River system. Most of the precipitation has been localized and […]
Finally Some Beautiful Weather in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
Fly fishing around East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains seems to finally be nearing something like consistent. It’s been a tough spring season when we look back at all the cold snaps, wet weather and high water but we might just be nearing the end. With warm temperatures and incredibly bright sunny days the stream fishing […]
Fishing Tennessee Tailwaters and the Smokies with a Variety of Weather Conditions
It wouldn’t be spring in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains without a variety of weather and fly fishing conditions. Last week I guided two tailwaters in several locations plus we guided several streams in the Smokies. Dogwood Winter came in with a vengeance this year with snow in the Smokies along with flurries and […]
Spring Hatches Will Begin Any Day
It’s been a busy not to mention bitterly cold winter here in the Smokies. While what qualifies as extra cold in East Tennessee would surely get a snicker in Michigan, Maine, or the Northern Rockies we’re not exactly used to long periods of time when the warmest days are in the 30’s. That didn’t leave […]
A Look Back at our TroutHunter Trip, September 2017
It was another banner week for us at TroutHunter on the Henry’s Fork in Yellowstone Country! This year was among the coldest weeks we’ve spent in Idaho in September, but the fishing was superb. Our location on the Henry’s Fork had us waking to freezing temperatures and often wet snow, but if we moved downstream […]