It has been a cool, wet spring here in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Because of all the rain, TVA didn’t offer much in the way of low water during the entire month of May. While the trout fishing
High Water Streamer Fishing
Tennessee Caddis Hatch
The caddis hatch on the tailwaters of East Tennessee has come and gone. Around here, fly fishermen anticipate this event all spring and while the cat is out of the bag on this hatch, (as you can tell from the
Spring in East Tennessee
Spring is slowly advancing across the high country of Western North Carolina, but it is in full swing on the tailwaters of East Tennessee. The SDO crew hit the Watauga River this weekend and found a variety of bugs coming
Backcountry Water About to Go Off
We’ve had some hit or miss days during early spring here in the high country of Western North Carolina. “It’s still early,” we keep telling ourselves, knowing that the main course is still yet to come once we’ve reached stable
Cloudy Day and Streamers on the Tailwaters
We recently took advantage of a cloudy, nasty day in Tennessee to sling some big flies from the drift boat. We may have arrived as the bite window was closing. We were immediately into fish and moved several large browns,
Cold Weather Not Slowing Down DH Fish
Saturday started out cold–16 degrees cold. In between busting the ice out of our guides, and searching for a little sunlight, we were able to put the hurt on some of our local delayed harvest fish. Deep nymph rigs were
High Water in WNC
Last night and today’s rain brought our waters up just enough to give the streamer a shot. Articulated Kelly Galloup patterns were the ticket. The rain looks like it is clearing out so the streamer bite may taper off as water
Streamers, Hoodies and Trout
We had a couple of boats on the water in Tennessee this past Saturday. Fish are aggressive and giving chase to streamers. We’re still looking for the big streamer eaters, though… I don’t know which Chris is most amazed by…Nate, the
Sometimes You Only Catch One Fish
And sometimes that’s just fine. (Excuse the low-quality self-portrait.)
Don’t Leave the Streamer Rod at Home
Low water on the East Tennessee tailwaters usually means midges, nymphs and dry fly-dropper rigs. Which is why I headed to the river today with just two 5 weights. Ian, a friend of SDO, was along for the float and