We’re on our way to meet our group at TroutHunter Lodge on the Henry’s Fork in Idaho near Yellowstone Park. As always, we’re driving West with all of our gear and a drift boat in tow. Needless to say it’s a long drive and we always try to break it up a little bit. We […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-11
We've seen some stupidity around bears in the Smokies, but this shows folks too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone http://t.co/WEAmnFw # Real life, not an episode of "My Name is Earl": Girl bitten by bat in the pizza aisle at Walmart http://ow.ly/6lhzp # Here's a whack at your ego: Your kids will be a […]
What a Difference A Week Makes
Last week creeks in the Smoky Mountains were low and we were experiencing record heat. Furthermore, the TVA tailwaters like the Clinch & Holston where blowing enough water through the turbines to keep us from even bothering to show up. Here were are just about seven days later and our trout streams are full of […]
Video Blog – Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains
This month we tackle one of our favorite topics, fly fishing for brook trout in the Great Smoky Mountains. If you’ve never experienced this type of fishing this video will show you everything we love about it: phenomenal scenery, beautiful trout, rarely seen animals, and dry fly fishing. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28795881[/vimeo]
Weekly Digest for 2011-09-04
South Holston brown trout nominated for Moldy Chum's Slab of the Month http://ow.ly/6eMzN # Examining Horace Kephart & the accuracy of his cultural account of the Smokies, Our Southern Highlanders http://ow.ly/6eoYN #Smokies # An interview with one of our primary influencers, John Gierach http://ow.ly/6jOrf #flyfishing # A video hike to Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek […]
Quick Pic: Bear Cub Up A Tree
It’s been a streak of trips that have all included bear sightings. This bear cub scrambled up a tree and was almost directly over us as Mom kept her distance. We snapped a couple of quick photos and moved on.
Quick Pic: Dragonfly Nymph
Exceptionally common in all rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the Smoky Mountain region this is a fish food many fly fishers ignore. Most anglers tend to think of them more in the context of bass fishing, but we found this nymph in a Smoky Mountain brook trout stream.
Quick Pic: Creek Smallmouth on the Popper
The superb fishing with poppers continues…
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-28
Here's a pic from a recent hike into native brook trout water in the Smokies #flyfishing http://t.co/aaEiqFl # From our fishing report: We take a guides’ day off to chase brookies high in the Smokies http://ow.ly/69t2q #flyfishing # Big, sloppy trout up high in the Smokies? Nope, but plenty of brookies and the scenery ain't […]
A Couple of Days Off the Grid
I took Pat Segraves out for two consecutive days of hike-in fly fishing in the Smokies. Whether Pat planned it this way or not, this is the way to go in late August. He wanted to experience a day on a brook trout stream and another day on a smallmouth bass stream. As is almost […]