Tagged With: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fly Fishing
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/24/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/24/16 While it may start looking like Autumn, the tempratures certainly don’t feel that way. Highs reached 88 degrees in Bryson City and Gatlinburg today. That’s sort of crazy especially considering its the latter part of September! I’m not really complaining, well, maybe I am. As much as I love … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/22/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/22/16 Today is the first day of Fall! The Great Smoky Mountains fished amazing the past two days. Cooler weather at night has dropped streams temps a few degrees and we’re seeing increased feeding activity from the resident wild trout! Dry fly action is incredible right now, Septemeber always is. … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/19/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/19/16 Today started out with steady rainfall most of the night across the Smoky Mountains and surrounding region. Local rainfall totals varied between locations and which side of the mountains you happen to be on. In Bryson City it rained hard at times, enough that you could hear the old … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/16/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/16/16 It’s 64 degrees here this morning in Bryson City and we’re expected to get somewhere near 80 today for the high. I wish I could say it’s pouring rain out of buckets, but that’s not the case. We did receive some rain in the area last evening around … Continue reading
Fall Fly Fishing 2016
Fall Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains Fall Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains is simply breathe taking! Fall leaf colors are popping everywhere as mother nature paints the landscape. While the leaves are at work turning more colors than a box of Crayons, the trout are also creating their own visceral spectacle. Fall is … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/9/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/9/16 Looks like its gonna be another scorcher today in the Smoky Mountains. Highs are expected to be in the low 90’s across Gatlinburg and Bryson City. Of course the high elevations inside the park won’t be nearly as hot. Stream side you probably will only see high 70’s, so … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/7/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/7/16 Hope everyone enjoyed a much deserved Labor Day holiday and spent some quality time enjoying the outdoors. Unofficially Summer has closed to an end and Fall looms in the not so distant future. For some, this may be a sad time to see Summer pass, for others the welcome … Continue reading
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/3/16
Great Smoky Mountains Fishing Report 9/3/16 The Great Smoky Mountains National Park fished very good today. High elevation streams produced great numbers of both Brook trout and Rainbow. Many of these fish fell for dry flies particularly in the afternoon. Nothing more fun than watching as a wild trout hits your fly at nearly 40mph! … Continue reading
The Life of the Caddis & Fly Selection
Caddis Flies It’s fast approaching, Spring!! The first day is only just over a couple of weeks away. And that means dry fly action, specifically here, Caddisflies. Eugene and I got to witness a hatch just the other day. The 60 degree weather brought on a nice Grannom hatch (black caddis), and a bit of … Continue reading
Hottest Spring Fishing in the Smoky Mountains
The Hottest Spring Fishing in the Smoky Mountains The hottest Spring fishing in the Smoky Mountains is just around the corner. If your wanting to catch big numbers of trout Spring is the time to do it! A little known fact is the Spring fishing really starts to take off before the official start of Spring. … Continue reading