Spring is arguably the best time of year for fly fishing. The reason is that there are more insects hatching on the rivers and streams than any other time. The smart fly fisher knows this and comes to the water prepared. Here are the insects we watch for on the tailwaters and streams in the […]
Advice from the Guides Video – Fly Fishing with Nymphs & Strike Indicators in Mountain Streams
Here’s the latest installment of our Advice from the Guides Video Blog. This month we focus on nymph fishing. It’s not hard, but it’s a subject we spend a lot of time helping anglers to improve. The video for this segment was taken during the winter on Little River and the Middle Prong of Little […]
Construction Projects in Great Smoky Mountains National Park May Affect Your Fly Fishing Plans
There are several road construction projects under way in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These have caused a number of closures and might be cause for a change of plans if you’re heading to the water. We’ll outline where the construction is and how that could put a wind knot in your plans. Cades Cove […]
Another Cold Weekend Goes By Here in the Smoky Mountains
It was another cold weekend here in the Smoky Mountains, but we got out and did some fly fishing anyway. The fishing wasn’t red hot. Far from it to be honest, but we have spring fever and honestly, I can’t help but think that the fish and the bugs do too. The fish stayed on […]
More Snow in the Smokies but Spring Hatches Are Nearly Here
The Smoky Mountains received as much as 7″ of snow yesterday. There was 2″ at our house in Townsend, but you didn’t have to go very far into the mountains to see that there was far more at higher elevations. This will probably keep things pretty quiet on the streams this weekend as that snow […]
Great Weather but Slow Fishing on Our First Float of the Year on the Holston
Promote Your Page Too The weather last weekend was absolutely beautiful here in East Tennessee. Even better, TVA cut generation back dramatically at Cherokee Dam. Charity and I hitched up the drift boat and headed for the Holston! We should really know better by now, but I don’t think we do. Here’s the set up: […]
Warm Weather and Cold Water in the Smokies
R & R Fly Fishing | Promote Your Page Too After the great fishing Charity and I had yesterday, I went back in the park with my fishing buddy Doug Sanders today. We went up Little River and there was still a lot of snow on the ground. All that snow was melting today and […]
Warmer Weather and Tailwater Generation Schedules Combine for Good Conditions
|Â Promote Your Page Too By now everyone knows that we’ve been in the grip of winter for quite a while now. This has been the coldest and snowiest winter in recent memory. We’ve had only a few days without any snow here in Townsend. We’re low enough that the snow hasn’t been too much of […]
Snowy Day in the Smokies
|Â Promote Your Page Too It’s yet another snowy day here in the Smoky Mountains. The same system that brought snow to the deep south gave us a little bit as well. Roads were closed in the park today so we couldn’t get to our favorite runs of water to do some fishing. We parked at […]
Snow But Good Water Levels in the Smokies
Promote Your Page Too There was a good bit of snow here in the Smoky Mountains today and most of the roads were closed. We got a good bit of rain yesterday, but water levels didn’t rise as much as I expected they would. Streams are easily fishable and water should be in good shape […]
