We’re sending this post out via the magic of scheduled posts as we’re hosting a group of anglers on Hazel Creek right now. Fortunately water levels seem to be hanging in there. A weak front with some rain and thunderstorms passed through on Wednesday and we were afraid we were on the verge of more […]
A Look at Little River Trail in Spring
Here’s a nice video produced by the Smoky Mountain Association that shows the Little River upstream of Elkmont, or as we call it, “the office”. Enjoy! [youtube]http://youtu.be/T6kg2LhyDek[/youtube]
Drying Out
After another round of rain last Friday we’re in a nice period of mild and sunny weather here in East Tennessee and across the Smoky Mountain region. We’re way ahead in the rainfall department so every time we another front passes through we see a jump in stream flows. Stream levels are fishable but were […]
Busy Days Guiding the Smokies & Tailwaters
Yup, the guide season is in full swing and we’re covering some water now. Water levels in the Smokies are still a touch on the high side, but compared to the truly high levels we’ve become accustomed to they seem pretty good. We just got our first look at the Carolina side of the Smokies […]
Spring Fishing Finally in Full Swing
Late winter hung on well past its typical departure date here in East Tennessee, but the sun and warm temperatures have finally arrived. We’ve been guiding in a number of locations over the past week and it’s good to say that spring is here. As always, we notice much more around us than just the […]
Stoneflies Beginning to Show Up in Force in the Smokies
There are still plenty of mayflies and caddis flitting about in the Smokies but we’re starting to notice more stoneflies everyday. The early brown stones are still out in force laying eggs on the water throughout the afternoons, but we’re beginning to see far more variety. There have been large, medium, and small stoneflies buzzing […]
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 […]
The Best Week of the Year So Far
We hate to put a jinx on the whole thing (it’s not like fly fishers are superstitious or anything) but it sure looks like the best week of the fishing season so far is coming up. We’re looking at sunshine at temperatures flirting with 70 degrees. Add in some good river flows and you can’t […]
Another Tough Week on the Rivers & Streams Around East Tennessee
Another week into spring, another week of cold and wet weather for us to negotiate…. It’s really been an odd spring. We typically experience a few tough weather days in March, April, and May as strong fronts may bring heavy rain or a short resurgence of winter. However, this year it’s almost been the opposite. […]
The Art of Making Fly Fishing Videos
We’ve gotten some incredible response to our videos over the past few years. Our Smokies brook trout, creek nymphing, stream smallmouth bass and Tenkara videos are immensely popular on YouTube. A few folks have asked where we came up with the expertise to make such great videos. Here’s a look at our inspiration… [youtube]http://youtu.be/BEfXJ7Kk9kQ[/youtube]