Late April into May provides some of the best dry fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of the whole year. Anglers wishing to test their hatch matching abilities need to experience some of the late spring hatches…
Great Dry Fly Fishing Opportunities Abound in the Smokies
The dry fly fishing in the Smokies is settling into a nice routine. Blue Quills are hatching in excellent numbers and Quill Gordons are showing up as well. Also, Little Black Caddis have started on lower Little River. This hatch…
Spring Fishing Has Arrived in Tennessee
The spring fishing has started early this year. In the Great Smoky Mountains, bugs are hatching and trout are rising. This past week, I even spotted some better than average brown trout taking bugs on the surface. Spring is always…
Big Water Streamer Trips
I have a handful of days left for streamer floats on high water on the Caney Fork. Right now, it looks like we’ll see high water for at least another week and a half. Don’t expect big numbers of fish…
Cold Weather Brown Trout
The cold months are a good time to fish for brown trout, largely because of the lower light angle. Fish feel safer without the bright harsh light of the sun. Cloudiness that often comes during the cold months and transition…
Christmas Weekend 2016 Fishing Options
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and thank you to every one of you for helping to make 2016 the best year yet for Trout Zone Anglers. I’m very excited to see what 2017 has in store. This past year has been…
December Update on the Tailwaters
Caney Fork Report With the recent cool wet spell, the Caney Fork River is threatening to start pushing a lot more water. Center Hill Lake continues to rise slowly. Steady inflow is now coming from Great Falls Reservoir and the upper…
Happy Thanksgiving 2016!
I AmThankful For You! Happy Thanksgiving 2016! This year I have much to be thankful for. This has been the best year yet for my guide service and that could only happen because of all the support from my friends…
Chasing Bugs
Lately I have been chasing bugs, the kind trout eat of course. This has been mostly happening with clients on guided trips, but I’ve managed to sneak in a little fishing for myself as well. In the Smokies, the spring…
The Quill Gordon Conundrum
Every year, about this time, people here in the local fly fishing community start to speculate about the state of the Quill Gordon hatch. Comments like, “Any day it will bust wide open,” and “We are almost there,” show that…