By Ian on Mar 8, 2010 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, Video clips, smokies | 1 Comment
Spring weather is certainly here, but there is still a good deal of snow on the ground in shaded areas of the Smokies. Regardless, the sun was shining, the weather was warm, and the tailwaters even had favorable generation schedules.
We’re still waiting for the hatches to get started in the Smokies, but the rainbow trout [...]
By Ian on Mar 5, 2010 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, instruction, smokies | 3 Comments
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 [...]
By Ian on Feb 23, 2010 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, Video clips | 2 Comments
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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: It’s been [...]
By Ian on Feb 19, 2010 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, smokies | 0 Comments
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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 an [...]
By Ian on Jan 26, 2010 in Advice From the Guides, Article, North Carolina, Tailwaters, Tennessee, smokies | 3 Comments
It’s still winter but many of us are already planning our fishing in the months ahead. We get numerous emails and phone calls over the winter from people planning trips. Many of those folks are trying to hit a particular hatch, good flows on the tailwaters, or the best conditions for an extended backcountry fishing [...]
By Ian on Dec 17, 2009 in Fishing Report, North Carolina, Tailwaters, Tennessee, smokies | Comments Off
We had some high water last weekend, but water levels are very good right now. Water temperatures have been in the low to mid 40’s and the trout have been surprisingly active. We haven’t been out on the water in the morning, but fishing has been excellent from about noon to 4 PM.
We’ll see if [...]
By Ian on Dec 17, 2009 in Article, North Carolina, Smallmouth Bass, Tailwaters, Tennessee, smokies | 3 Comments
We’ve covered a lot of water in 2009! Here are some of our favorite moments from the mountains and rivers captured with a camera. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed being there!
View from the fly tying desk on a cold day last January, Townsend, TN
Little River rainbow trout, Great Smoky Mountains
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By Ian on Dec 14, 2009 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, smokies | Comments Off
It was a tough week for fly fishers throughout the Smoky Mountain region. If water levels were negotiable the temperatures were freezing and if the weather was mild the streams were at flood stage. Then there were the hurricane force winds! Wind gusts over 100 mph were recorded in the Smokies during a powerful storm.
Thankfully [...]
By Ian on Sep 1, 2009 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, smokies | 2 Comments
Water and weather conditions are absolutely perfect, but there aren’t many anglers out on the water. That’s probably typical considering most people are getting back into the swing of getting the kids to school and it’s the week before Labor Day weekend. The water will surely be more crowded once the weekend arrives.
Charity and I [...]
By Ian on Aug 31, 2009 in Fishing Report, Tailwaters, Tennessee, smokies | Comments Off
The weather across East Tennessee and Western North Carolina barely cracked 80 degrees over the weekend. We managed to fly fish in a variety of locations for a variety of fish species and it was excellent everywhere.
Generation at Cherokee Dam fell off significantly over the weekend so we hitched up the drift boat and headed [...]