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 [...]

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 [...]

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 the [...]

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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 [...]

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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 the [...]

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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 the Townsend [...]

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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 this weekend. [...]

This is the first installment in our Advice from the Guides Video Blog. We’ve decided to take what would have been an article in our newsletter and do it as a video. Watch for future installments to include casting tips, streamer fishing, nymph fishing techniques, and more.
This month we’ve focused on Abrams Creek, the best [...]

Our good friend Craig Langer from the FLyBOOK created this video montage of our fly fishing and camping trip to Yellowstone back in September.
You’ll see photos of the Lamar, Yellowstone, Madison, Gibbon, and Lewis Rivers. The video clip is from the Lamar River and the fish ate an Elkmont Ant.

Check out this classic footage of the Smokies from 1928. Keep in mind that this was several years before the creation of the national park. Take particular notice of the rural area in the shadow of Mount LeConte. Today that same spot is downtown Gatlinburg.
Hang on until the end. You’ll see some of the earliest [...]