Water levels are better this August than they were in the spring of 2007 and 2008. Abundant rainfall has created some high water in the creeks in the Smokies, but they are subsiding quickly. Large streams like Little River and Abrams Creek are difficult to wade, but are certainly fishable in many spots. Brook trout […]
Brook Trout Swimming in Lynn Camp Prong After Restoration
Fisheries biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently relocated brook trout from Cosby Creek into Lynn Camp Prong with the help of volunteers. About 350 brookies were put in the stream on July 14. They were placed in the stream in small groups that were dispersed up and down the creek. Lynn Camp Prong […]
Monster Brown Trout from the Clinch River
It’s been a couple of weeks ago now, but I came across the the biggest brown trout I’ve ever seen on the Clinch River. I had taken Gary Newton from Berea, Kentucky on a float trip. It was a pretty good day of fishing with most trout taking midge patterns in the #20 range. A […]
Rainfall Sets Up Ideal August Water Levels in the Smoky Mountains
Recent flooding rains have subsided in the Smoky Mountains and left us with stream levels that we typically see in March and April. Yesterday I took two anglers for a day of fishing on the Oconaluftee River in the park because Little River was still a bit too high for safe fishing. It fished superbly. […]
Wait and See How Much Rain Falls to Determine if Smokies Streams Will Be Fishable
Right now streams are high but fishable in the Smokies, but we’ve got some more rain on the way tonight. There’s a good chance that the creeks will be high but fishable on the weekend, but we’ll have to see how much rain we get first. If you go be sure to have some big […]
Streams Blown Out in the Smoky Mountains
We’ve had some heavy rains since midnight and most of the streams are blown out in the Smokies. More rain is forecast for tomorrow so we’re expecting tough conditons into Friday. Streams clear up pretty clear in the Smokies and water levels fall relatively quickly so we’re expecting improvements by Saturday, Friday if rain on […]
A Variety of Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee
It’s been too long since I’ve posted a report and the reason is because we’ve been fishing so much. Fishing in the Smokies, fishing on the tailwaters, fishing for smallmouth. You name it, we’ve done it over the past two weeks. Smoky Mountains Water levels have come down to where you’d expect them to be […]
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We Return to the Holston River
After several weeks of high flows we’ve seen water levels subside a bit on the Holston River. Charity and I managed to sneak off for a day and headed for a section of the river where smallmouth bass tend to dominate in the warm months. We caught several nice bass, but trout were far more […]
We Do Some Work with a Fly Rod in Our Hand
Yesterday was essentially an “administrative” day for us. We had to do some banking, pick up some office supplies, and do some long term planning for the fall guide season. We’re incredibly efficient at this, since we can always blow any extra time fishing are always eager to do research on the river. Charity was […]
