Here’s a short, fun clip we managed to capture. This brook trout is not on a line, and believe me, it took some patience and luck to get this piece of video. Honestly, we were pretty shocked we got something that came out this good. Enjoy…
Weekly Digest for 2012-08-05
From our fishing report: Sometimes You Have to Suffer For the Fish http://t.co/WNVCeUWJ # North Carolina soliciting comments on the possible reorganization of the state's fisheries management agencies http://t.co/e5Gdnz30 # From our fishing report: Tailwater flows too high for good fishing but the Smokies and creek smallies are excellent http://t.co/M1cZuNlE # We've caught trout in […]
Tailwaters Running High
It’s August here in East Tennessee and you can tell it from the weather as well as the flows on the tailwaters. It’s hot and that goes without saying. At least it’s not so hot as it was about the end of June nor so hot as many other locations in the country. TVA has […]
Sometimes You Have to Suffer For the Fish
All too often the magazines show pictures of anglers holding big drippy trout, but rarely is the real story behind the fish told. Let’s start with Tom Ellison’s hero shot of a 19″ rainbow trout he recently caught on a float with Ian. It really was the stuff of legend. The fish ate a #18 […]
Big Smallmouth from a Creek
It’s been an incredibly busy summer of guiding and I’m sure our personal fishing time has suffered. With that in mind, it’s always gratifying to prove to ourselves that we actually remember how to use the equipment, not just help others catch fish. This fish ate a popper in about two feet of water in […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-07-29
Snapshot of small town life in Townsend, TN: Sheriff’s horse patrol big hit with community http://t.co/IueDHuoK # Economic wallop: Visitors to Tennessee state parks spend $725 million annually http://t.co/mKJdTwTR # From our fishing report: Smallmouth Fever is spreading among fly fishers in East Tennessee http://t.co/EP63iZQl # From our fishing report: It's more than just trout […]
More Than Just Trout in the Smokies
We missed more than a few weeks of fishing reports because of our non-stop guiding calendar. Many of those trips were in the Smokies and while we caught plenty of trout on those trips, we often saw more than just trout. There have been plenty of black bears out and about this summer. We’ve even […]
Smallmouth Fever
It’s right smack dab in the middle of summer and fly fishing for smallmouth bass is at its peak on rivers and streams all across East Tennessee. We’ve done a number of trips over the past few weeks on smaller streams as well as floats on the larger rivers. Every year we introduce a few […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-07-22
An incredibly busy summer of guiding put us in a time crunch. Now we announce the Return of the Fishing Report http://t.co/6HsOamAS # Magnetic cells in trout help them navigate long distances with a built in compass http://t.co/shbS28kG # The summer edition of Southern Culture On the Fly is now live featuring Ian's article about […]
Golden Stoneflies in the Smokies
Winter is when most people think about fly fishing with big nymphs in the Smokies. There is no surface activity, the water is cold, and a big nymph will sink and just maybe spur a sluggish trout into action. Most fishermen forget that mid-summer can be a great time for big nymphs as well. This […]