As you may know, the National Park Service is conducting a major native brook trout restoration in the Tremont area of the Smokies. This is one of our local streams and one we consider our home water. We have volunteered our help with park biologists in the past will continue to support their efforts. This […]
Our Forecast for Fly Fishing in East Tennessee and the Smokies This Fall
We’re still locked in a heat wave here in East Tennessee but thankfully we can always find some relief in the Smokies. Temperatures rarely exceed 80 degrees along the crest of the mountains and water temperatures in many high elevation brook trout streams only occasionally rise above 60 degrees. Even though it’s only August we’re […]
Weekly Digest for 2011-08-07
Caught this wild rainbow trout on a trip into the Smoky Mountain backcountry #flyfishing http://twitpic.com/5zcbjm # We take a guides day off on a hot day to cast poppers to creek smallmouth. http://ow.ly/5TGoT #flyfishing #smokies # Caught several like this yesterday on a guides' day off creekin' for smallmouth #flyfishing #smokies http://twitpic.com/60hicu # Picture of […]
Video Blog – Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass with Poppers
Quick Pic: Working a popping bug on a hot day
Charity works the popping bug for smallies on a hot afternoon
Quick Pic: Guides’ Day Off Creekin’ for Smallies
A hot guides’ day off spent creekin’ for smallies. Stuck with poppers and had some good action. We had a few beasts eyeball the popper closely without eating. HOT!!! but still a fun way to kill a day.
Quick Pic: Rainbow Trout from the Smoky Mountain Backcountry
Recent rains have kept water levels relatively high and cool. We’re experiencing air temperatures in the low 80’s on the stream while surrounding areas are in the 90’s.
Weekly Digest for 2011-07-31
Upper Big Creek sees landslides after recent rains. Gunter Fork Trail is closed http://ow.ly/5N8px #Smokies # An interview about fly fishing with east TN native & Gray's Sporting Journal editor James R. Babb http://ow.ly/5Oxzu # Water levels are superb for late July in the Smokies. Here's a fly fisher in the backcountry after a short […]
Quick Pic: Timber Rattlesnake
This big boy crossed our path way back in the Smoky Mountain backcountry several miles above Elkmont. It was an exceptional afternoon. We saw a black bear only 15 minutes or so before this. Two icons of Southern Appalachian wilderness in the same afternoon – and that’s on top of experiencing a great day of […]
Superb Water Levels in Smoky Mountain Trout Streams
We’ve seen a good deal of rain lately in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. This has led to unusually good conditions for fly fishing during a heat wave in late July heading into August. Water temperatures in many streams have been in the low 60’s on down into the high […]
