As the calendar rapidly approaches October, we are staring at two glorious months of fall fishing ahead. My favorite time of the year is when the leaves start to change. Fishing can be excellent as well as maddening. Excellent because…
Fishing Update for September 14, 2018
Fishing is good to great across middle and east Tennessee. Tailwaters like the Caney Fork are starting to fish a little better than they were during the summer doldrums and the streams of the Smokies are as good as they…
Big Fish Gary Strikes Again, This Time Streamer Fishing
As a regular aboard the drift boat, Gary has fished up and down the Caney Fork and Clinch Rivers. He also has caught some large trout. I have always said that the most important element of catching big fish is…
Tennessee Fly Fishing Report for May 24, 2018
Wow!!! It has been a while. That means things have been busy. I hope you have been out on the water lately because the fishing has been great. This spring has seen us fishing in the Smokies, on the Clinch…
March 2018 Fishing Report
The fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains has been good to great this spring so far and will only get better. We were fishing to rising trout in the mountains by late February which has been about normal the last…
Arctic Blast Will Make Fishing Tough
Fishing has been great through 2017. We have had a fantastic year chasing fish around middle and east Tennessee. The fishing will slow down to usher in the New Year, however. Seasonably cold temperatures are moving in and will make…
Fall Fishing Report for October 24, 2017
This fall has produced some excellent fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Occasional bouts of high water have caused temporary disruptions, but overall the fishing is great. The fishing on the Caney Fork has been a little tougher.…
Terrestrial Season Is Continuing Strong
Terrestrial season has been good this year, perhaps better than most. I could hypothesize as to the reasons behind that, but the fact remains that a lot of quality fish are being caught on terrestrials both on the Caney Fork,…
When Good Things Happen
Few anglers have the kind of good luck that most of us dream of. Gary is an exception to this, however. Something good always seems to happen when he comes to float the Caney Fork River. Once, during a guide trip, I…
Tennessee Fly Fishing Report for April 20, 2017
Fishing has been hot across middle and east Tennessee. The weather has been somewhat unpredictable as of late, but that hasn’t hurt the fishing any. On our recent trips, we are seeing lots of fish as well as some big fish.…