Another year has come and gone. We’re gearing up for a busy 2009. We’ve got a hefty schedule of appearing at fly fishing expos in the next couple of months, we’ve got two new books that will be coming out within a month, and we’ve already booked a number of guided trips. But before we […]
Soggy Forecast is Good News for Trout Streams
It’s still raining here in East Tennessee, but don’t get me wrong. We’re not complaining. After two years of drought it’s great to see my home water looking like its old self. In fact, it looks like we’ll probably end up meeting the annual average rainfall total. The rain we’re getting is slow and soaking; […]
More Wet Weather in East Tennessee
For the first time that I can remember in LONG time we have wet weather everyday in the extended forecast. We got lots of rain last week and the streams in the Smoky Mountains are looking very good. I’ve got a feeling that a lot of people might confuse average stream flows with high water […]
Tips to Improve Your Success When Fly Fishing in the Winter
Fly fishing in the winter can be a difficult proposition. The weather is cold, hatches can be sparse, and the fish are generally sluggish. However, there are plenty of reasons to go fishing. Crowds are at a minimum, the fish aren’t so jaded since few anglers are casting at them, and keeping in practice makes […]
Fly Tying: Learn to Tie and Fish the Skull & Bones Midge Pupa
Midge pupa are an extremely important food source for trout, particularly those in tailwaters. Midges are among the most common of aquatic insects and they hatch year round. In many instances they are one of only a few insects that trout eat during the winter months. Many fly fishers and fly tyers are turned off […]
Advice From Guides
This is a new feature where we answer your questions. We answer fishing questions every day and realized we could help more people by putting those questions and answers in a place where people could see them. Have a question for us? Shoot us an email. We’ll answer your question via email and may use […]
Fly Fishing With Streamers – Advice From the Guides
Fishing with streamers is not only the best way to hook a big trout on a fly rod, it’s the most exciting way. Ian & Charity Rutter eliminate any confusion by presenting clear instruction in this book. Fly fishing artist Paul Puckett contributes beautiful drawn diagrams to illustrate the concepts. Big rivers, meadow streams, and […]
Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Advice From the Guides
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a haven for wild trout. The Smokies are one of the last big expanses of wild country in the eastern United States. Native brook trout still flourish here and fly fishers can cast into pristine streams that are still the way things were hundreds of years ago. The best […]
Does This Look Like Little River to You?
We received more than 4″ of rain over the last 2-3 days. The weather has been pretty nasty even before that and we had other things going on when it wasn’t. We took a quick trip up the river after lunch yesterday to take a look around and get some fresh air. I knew the […]
Beginning of the End for the Drought?
We’re sitting here toiling away on our computers while trying to stay dry. We’re hard at completing two new books that we hope to have in print by some time in January. We’re in the middle of our second day of driving rain. The rivers and streams in the Smokies have risen dramatically and we’re […]
