Things have cooled down further since our last fishing report. As I type, we still have snow outside from a couple of days ago with more forecast for tomorrow. Later this week, things will warm up and offer a good…
Fishing Report for January 3, 2020
Happy New Year!!! We are still waiting on a sustained shad kill on the tailwaters while fishing in the Smokies is mostly slow but with some windows of good fishing. I’ve been spending more time getting stuff done at home…
Fishing Report for December 22, 2020
Temperatures have remained seasonally mild as of late. The lakes have finally cooled down and tailwater temperatures are falling through the mid 50s. We are just a good cold snap from excellent shad kill conditions. The Smokies continue to produce…
Fishing Report for December 13, 2020
The fishing on the Clinch River has continued to be good. The Smokies have been good if you can pick your days. However, in general, falling water temperatures are making things more and more difficult as we move towards the…
Fishing Report for December 4, 2020
Today, I noticed that it has been over two years since I got a fishing report up here on Trout Zone Anglers. Moving forward, I’ll try to do better than that. Maybe at least once a year! In all seriousness…
Wet Weather a Blessing and a Curse
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…