We’ve had a full week of fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains and East Tennessee this week. Mild weather and good water levels have made for perfect conditions from the brook trout streams high in the Smokies down to the smallmouth rivers in the...

After an oppressively hot weekend we’ve got some milder weather in the forecast this week. This should make for pleasant fishing in the Smokies where it’s already cooler than the surrounding area. I took Randy Ball and his fishing buddy Dennis on a...

Water conditions remain excellent for fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains. Recent rains are keeping streams at spring time levels. While dry fly fishing has been good in the medium to smaller streams, nymphing has accounted for more fish in the large to...

We’re certainly in the middle of a wet thunderstorm season here in East Tennessee, receiving heavy downpours somewhere everyday. This has kept the trout streams in the Smoky Mountains full and the fish are happy. We’re still experiencing water levels...

Took Alan Barnes to the Clinch today for a quick primer before he takes a Western fly fishing trip in a few weeks. Nymphing was excellent. Most fish ate a #16 Beadhead Pheasant Tail Nymph, but we got a pretty good Sulphur hatch and landed some fish on...