We managed to capture this on video over the weekend and thought there would be plenty of you who would like to see it. This is a bear cub at Tremont. His mother had already crossed the stream and he was somewhat less than enthusiastic about making the plunge, and we can understand. The water […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-27
We're about to introduce some pretty cool stuff! #flyfishing http://t.co/4lUDfjbH # Live in Knoxville and tired of driving a long way to a fly shop? 3 Rivers Angler opens in Bearden http://t.co/7TbbAsMm # Fascinating historic photos of the Southern Appalachian region from UNC Asheville library & US Forest Service http://t.co/Q5IQtguF # Strategies for streamer fishing […]
An Exciting Announcement
We’ve been working on this stuff for a long time and we’ve finally been able to see it all come together! R&R Fly Fishing will soon be offering its own line of leaders, tippet material, and strike indicators. It’s not in our store yet, but expect it to arrive shortly.
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-20
From our fishing report: A warm, wet week of fishing ahead in the Smoky Mountains http://t.co/YmE20NFm #flyfishing # RT @chotachief: We know it's a little early, but mark your calanders now for Troutfest 2012. May 18-20 in beautiful Townsend TN # Didymo fear spurs USF&W to donate hatchery Atlantic salmon to Native Americans instead of […]
Quick Pic: Rainbow Trout on a Tellico Nymph
Water was up and rolling so we started out with streamers to stir up some big brown trout. It didn’t take long to figure out the browns had no interest in streamers but we could still pick up some fish on nymphs.
Big Brown Trout in the Smokies: You Win Some, You Lose More
It’s that time of year here in the Smokies when we have our best shots at hooking up with the really big fish. We’re not talking about 12″ – 14″ fish that put a lump in your throat when they eat your dry fly in May. We’re talking about fish that would be considered big […]
A Warm, Wet Week of Fishing Ahead
It looks like we’re in for a generally warm week with some rainy weather here in the Smoky Mountain region. That’s not really a bad thing when you consider it’s mid-November and by the time it gets this late in the year rain could easily be snow in the mountains. We saw some very cold […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-11-13
Virginia Rivers Defense Fund gets some help from @Patagonia in their fight to maintain public access to Virginia rivers http://t.co/6MkPoYt9 # Virginia brook trout streams seeing a recovery from acid deposition http://t.co/cisWzshx # R&R Fly Fishing is now up on Google+ http://t.co/OCjAUORH # Great Smoky Mountains National Park adopts long-term elk plan now that experimental […]
Spawning Brown Trout
It’s that time of year when we can expect to see brown trout spawing on shallow gravel bars anywhere from the Smoky Mountains to the South Holston and Watauga tailwaters. No other time of year allows a better time to see big fish. They don’t generally eat while they’re spawning and most anglers consider it […]
Fishing Conditions Gradually Changing as the Seasons Turn
There isn’t any earth shattering change in the fishing conditions across East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, but for those of us who spend every day paying attention, the changes are noteworthy. TVA hasn’t been very cooperative this fall when it comes to generation schedules. We got out on the Clinch a few times, but […]