By Ian on Jul 21, 2008 in Fishing Report, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Tailwaters, Tennessee, drift boat, dry flies, fly fishing, poppers | 0 Comments
Yesterday Charity and I hitched up the drift boat and headed over to the Holston River. Our original intent was to focus our attention on smallmouth bass, but we were in a section of the river that has good trout populations in addition to smallies.
We put the boat in the river and the water was […]
By Ian on Jul 16, 2008 in Fishing Report, Smallmouth Bass, Tailwaters, Tennessee, drift boat, fly fishing, poppers | 0 Comments
We had some soaking rains over the weekend and water levels are pretty good right now in the Smokies. Fly fishing last Sunday was a bit streaky as the morning started off rainy, weather cleared around noon, then a strong front with thunderstorms closed in during the afternoon. A number of runs were pretty stingy […]
By Ian on Jul 6, 2008 in Article, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Tailwaters, Tennessee, drift boat, dry flies, fly fishing, nymphs, poppers, smokies, streamers | 0 Comments
Fly fishing on the rivers of East Tennessee and the streams of the Smoky Mountains has been excellent this spring. Our fisheries seem to have only suffered minimal impacts from last year’s drought and water levels are excellent this year. Tailwater fishing was as good as we’ve seen it this spring. We’ve already moved into […]
By Ian on May 22, 2008 in Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Fishing Report, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Tailwaters, Tennessee, drift boat, dry flies, fly fishing, poppers, smokies | 0 Comments
We haven’t had much of a chance to post a report because we’ve been on the water so much. Fly Fishing in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains is superb any where you turn right now. We’ve been on just about any kind of water you’d want to fish this past week and it’s all […]