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
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,
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