Now that our schedule has freed up we’re pretty grateful for the nice weather we’re seeing plus more in the extended forecast. Overnight temperatures are frosty, but we’re still seeing afternoon temperatures in the 50’s with a few days even pushing on past 60. Dry fly fishing isn’t a given anymore, but there are still […]
Our Free Fly of the Month Download – Zelon Nymph
You may remember our Fly of the Month subscription. It was a wildly popular program we used to offer. Ian would write up a monthly digest about an appropriate fly for that month and include bits about how to fish it and step by step instructions to tie it. Unfortunately the Fly of the […]
Ten Years Down the River
It’s late November, the end of our guide season here in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. As we always do at this time of year, we savor every nice day, trying to fit in some good fishing before the cold weather sets in to only leave us with a few decent hours a day […]
The End of the Season
Here we are on the Monday after Thanksgiving and things are just the same as always on this date. We’ve been guiding quite a bit up to this point, but it’s pretty well come to a screeching halt. Don’t get us wrong. We’ve truly enjoyed taking every last one of you fishing, but we’ll enjoy […]
Rising Trout
As it always is, the dry fly fishing was fantastic this fall. We spent an afternoon up on the river just enjoying the nice weather and watching the fish rise. Here are some of the highlights. [youtube]http://youtu.be/NtCceXOoWVI[/youtube] Be sure to view this in full screen. After clicking play, click on the sprocket icon at the […]
Brown Trout As You Probably Haven’t Seen Them Before
There’s been a brief cold snap and the water levels have continued to creep up due to some rain and mountain snow, but fishing continues to plug along. We’re seeing some rising trout in the Smokies in the afternoons and the brown trout continue to be active. Some are spawning while others are regaining their […]
November Means Cool Weather and Brown Trout in the Smokies
November has arrived and we’ve had a pretty dramatic cool down here in the Smokies. There’s been plenty of snow along the crest of the mountains and warmer afternoons have been enough to melt some of it. That means COLD water, which in turn means the fishing has slowed down a little bit. Considering the […]
A Look Back at Some Beautiful Fall Color
Maybe you’ve been living in a cave lately or possibly had your power knocked out by the storm of the century, but if you haven’t heard, there’s snow in the Smokies. This is primarily in the highest elevations with nothing but cool and damp weather in Townsend and other communities surrounding the park. Here are […]
Another Awesome Weekend at Hazel Creek
While it’s cold and snowy right now in the Smokies, it was much warmer during our fall Hazel Creek fish camp. We experienced rain on Sunday morning before our departure, but other than that the weather was absolutely perfect; warm during the day and cool at night. While some fish were caught on nymphs, I […]
Quick Pic: Another New Fly Fisher
Congratulations to Beth Jones on her first trout caught on a fly rod! A very nice wild brown trout caught on Little River in the Smokies. Also kudos to her husband Brian who brought her along on his fishing trip when she expressed interest in taking up the sport.