Last week Charity took Paulette Carver out for some fly fishing instruction in the Smokies. They started with learning how to cast a fly rod, then progressed on to reading water and even catching a few fish. Paulette decided to take a break and sit on the bank to have a quick smoke. While she […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-05-27
An unusually warm spring has led to an increase in tick-carried Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Tennessee http://t.co/kl0eRUTO # Three arrested for auto break-ins at Little River trailhead. Great work by our friend Ranger Soehn http://t.co/iZwvSMjt # 20 Questions with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA http://t.co/yTb9s8ai # Powered by Twitter Tools
Quick Pics: Recent Floats
It’s been a looooonnnnnnngggg string of float trips for Ian lately as he’s been on the oars every day for several weeks with the exception of Mother’s Day and TroutFest. Hatches have been a little off this spring, but nymphing remains good. These are some very nice specimens, but all the best fish pics were […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-05-20
From our fishing report: It's May and we've seen some excellent fishing on the tailwaters and in the Smokies http://t.co/9wKgtD7j # Troutfest Great Smoky Mountains Fly Fishing Exposition this weekend in Townsend, TN. We'll see you there! http://t.co/PuvvVUQi # Powered by Twitter Tools
Excellent Fishing on the Tailwaters and in the Smokies
We’ve spent the past week floating the big rivers and wading in several locations across the Smokies. For the most part we’ve had excellent success. Even on the days when things were a little tougher we’d manage to get on a hot streak late in the day. This angler couldn’t resist watching risers as we […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-05-13
Doh! That's 19" of rainbow trout on a #16 nymph! http://t.co/8rzLkToH # From our fishing report: It's our peak season with good fishing in the Smokies & big fish on the tailwaters http://t.co/ihx0cvD6 # Massive logjam 25' tall & 100' deep cleared from French Broad after months and the erosion of 2000 tons of soil […]
Some Big Moments for Our Anglers
We’re in the full rush of our guide season and on the river almost every day. I managed to sit one out after 13 consecutive days behind the oars or wading the creek. It was a good to get a day in to recover a bit, but the fishing has been so good we’ve been […]
Peak of the Season on the Tailwaters & In the Smokies
It’s early May and we’re on the water almost every day guiding fly fishers on the big tailwater rivers and on the creeks up in the Smokies. It’s prime time as far as we’re concerned and we’re happy to say the fish are cooperating on most days. There have been a couple relatively tough days […]
Weekly Digest for 2012-05-06
Lots of Tennessee tailwater rainbow on just a little bit of hook http://t.co/FDqX6FlK # From our fishing report: Dry fly fishing is sporadic on our tailwaters right now but nymphing has been pretty good. http://t.co/KlfGliNe # Powered by Twitter Tools
Quick Pic: Big Tailwater Rainbow
It’s that time of year. Every day we’re on the water whether it’s up in the Smokies or rowing the drift boat on one of the local tailwaters. Dry fly fishing has been spotty on the tailwaters, but nymph fishing has been very consistent. Caddis hatches are spotty on the Holston and Sulphurs are primarily […]