The weather has been cold and the water is icy. Cold weather of the past few days has kept the rivers and streams in the deep freeze. Water temperatures have been right at 32 degrees and a skim of ice covers most of the big pools.
Deer graze in Cades Cove near Abrams Creek
Abrams Creek in Cades Cove is the best place to fish right now. Most of the water in the stream comes from springs and the water is always 40 degrees or warmer. There's no point in hiking too far downstream from the trailhead. Cold water that enters from Mill Creek cools the creek so the best water is upstream of there.
The Clinch River has been generating nonstop and there's no end in sight, so we're not sure when that will be fishable. The Holston has a few windows for good fishing, but it's uncertain if this will last. The South Holston and Watauga have the best generation schedules for fishing right now.
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Advice From the Guides:
Answers to Your Questions
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We answer questions from fishermen almost everyday. Now
we've decided to post some of these questions on our Fishing Report
& Blog so more people can see our answers to some really good
questions.
Have a
fishing question for Ian & Charity? Shoot us an email. We'll answer as quick as we can and might post your question in a future entry of "Advice From the
Guides".Question: How do you decide where to go fishing or take a guide trip?
Question: How have the recent drought and even more recent flooding affected trout populations?Question: What's the biggest mistake you see fly fishers make?Read the answers the guides have to these questions
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Last Chance for Special Pre - Order Discounts on Our Two New Books!
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We've had a huge response and are waiting for the books to arrive! We still don't have a firm arrival date, but we'll ship them to you as soon as we get them. We expect to ship them by the first of February.
Special Pre-Order Pricing has been extended!
Buy both books for $18 or both new books plus Rise Rings & Rhododendron for $40. This pricing is good through Friday, January 23, 2009.
Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains - Advice From the Guides
$10.00 Full color, 100 pages, 4 1/2" x 6", $10.00Available in January
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Fly Fishing with Streamers
Advice From the Guides $10.00 Full color, 100 pages, 4 1/2" x 6", $10.00Available in JanuaryPre-Order Your Copy Now
Order both books with Rise Rings & Rhododendron before January 23 for $40
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Women's Fly Fishing School at Beautiful Lake Logan, North Carolina May 22 - 24
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Charity has joined with Starr Nolan of Brookside Guides in Asheville, North Carolina to teach a women's fly fishing school the weekend of May 22-24.
They taught this school last spring and it was a great success! Lake Logan is a beautiful location in the Smokies. It is near Canton, NC and the West Prong of the Pigeon River.
One of last year's participants with her first trout on fly
Students may enroll in a Beginner School or Intermediate/Advanced School.
The weekend includes:
- - Wine and cheese reception both evenings
- - All instructional materials
- - Waders, boots, rod and reel
- - Delicious meals for the entire weekend - Friday evening through lunch Sunday
Learn More About the Women's Fly Fishing School at Lake Logan
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The Secret to Catching More Fish:
Treat Your Rod As If It Were A Gun
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One of the most common things we do as fly fishing guides is try to change the way our anglers approach fishing. Most of the fly fishers we take fishing are already proficient casters, have nice tackle, and have the right flies. It's the thought process behind the fishing that catches the fish.
I had a good conversation with several other fishermen over the campfire at Hazel Creek last October on this very subject. Many fisherman blow their chances at catching fish before the fly is where the fish will eat. What's the secret to success wherever you go fishing? Treat your fly rod as if it were a gun.
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Hazel Creek Fish Camp April 23-26
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We've set the dates for our spring camp on Hazel Creek. We've hosted three of these camps and they're always a good time. Great fishing, excellent food, and the beautiful surroundings on Hazel Creek provide the perfect long weekend.We provide the tents, padded cots, all the food, and the shuttle across Fontana Lake. You bring your sleeping bag, clothes and fishing gear. We even have carts to carry your gear to camp.Come fish with one of R&R Fly Fishing's guides or just come along for the amenities of camp and fish on your own.Learn MoreBook Yourself NowThis trip is always extremely popular so be sure to book early to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
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Come See Us at These Events this Winter
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The Fly Fishing Show Somerset, NJ January 23, 24, 25
The Fly Fishing Show Charlotte, NC January 30, 31
Northern Kentucky Fly FishersHebron, KYFebruary 5
Buckeye United Fly Fishers Show Cincinnati, OH February 7
Land O Sky Chapter Trout Unlimited
Asheville, NC
February 10
Atanta Fly Fishing ClubAtlanta, GA March 11
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Gift Certificates Available for Any Trip We Offer
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We can get gift certificates to you quickly! We can make them for any amount or for any trip we offer.
Give us a call and we can simply email you the gift certificate and you can print it out. It's quick and easy!
Give us a call toll free
866-SMOKY-FLY
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