Warm weather and wet wading are two big signs of summer’s arrival, but perhaps our favorite part of summer is the great fly fishing for smallmouth bass in our local rivers and streams. Over the last week I found myself on bass water a number of times and it felt pretty good. It’s been a […]
Seasons Change to Summer on the River in East Tennessee
We’ve had a cool, wet spring season in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, but now it seems summer is upon us as we’ve had a pretty sunny week with warm temperatures in the 80’s. The Smokies are still fishing great and we’ve had at least one tailwater to chase trout. Sulphurs are showing up […]
It’s Sulphur Time on the Tailwaters
We’re seeing diminished flows on the Clinch and more anglers are finally getting on this river. In fact, some might say too many, at least over the holiday weekend. We avoided it on Saturday as it’s always a mob scene on the most popular rivers and our sources say this year was no exception. One […]
Hidden Rivers: Vibrant Rivers of Southern Appalachia
Here’s a cool video we recently found that highlights the incredible diversity of life in our rivers in the Southeast. This is a trailer for a forthcoming series. Looks good!
Tailwater Flows Much Improved As Mountain Streams Rise & Fall With Thunderstorms
We’ve been holding our breath a bit as we’ve watched the weather radar over the past few days. Streams in the Smokies can’t be uniformly rated as “high” or “ideal” as a number of thunderstorms have hit the region in a hit or miss fashion. It’s safe to say that streams in North Georgia are […]
Watch your step!
It’s that time of year! While it’s not at all common to see a timber rattlesnake, they are out and about in the Smokies. This one was crossing Little River Trail about two miles above Elkmont on Tuesday. As for people who are out in the mountains and streams all the time we usually see […]
Dryer Weather & Better Water Conditions Across East Tennessee
Things have finally started to dry out here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. The following graph might only look like a bad flashback from 12th grade math, but for those of us who closely watch river and stream levels it’s pretty significant. What you’re looking at is the lowest water levels we’ve seen […]
Water Levels in the Smokies Looking Great! Tailwaters… Not So Much
A wild Smoky Mountain brown trout below a plunge It looks as if we’re finally getting a reasonable break in the weather! The forecast for this week may be the best one we’ve seen all spring with tons of sunshine and daytime temperatures in the 60’s to high 70’s in the Smoky Mountains this week. […]
Our FlipBoard Magazine
Maybe you’ve heard of FlipBoard and maybe you haven’t, but we’ve started an online magazine that’s a compilation of articles from around the internet. In our FlipBoard, creatively called the R&R Fly Fishing Smoky Mountain Journal, you’ll find our fishing reports and blog entries as well as other interesting items we’ve noticed in fly fishing […]
Speck Wet Fly 20% Off This Month
The Speck is our May Fly of the Month. This is a unique Southern Appalachian fly pattern and they’re 20% off all month long or until we run out. Find them in our online store here.