Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Report December 2010
Ian Rutter of R&R Fly Fishing provides tips and tactics for winter fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains in this video fly fishing report. Smoky Mountains Winter Fly Fishing If you value serenity and solitude then winter fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains will be right up your alley. Take the opportunity to fish Abrams Creek without having to battle the crowds on the Cades Cove loop road. Or head on over to the Middle Prong of Little River by Tremont as Ian suggests. Small nymphs fished under a strike indicator in the tail out of pools will produce fish. [...]
Categories: Destinations, Great Smoky Mountains Tags: Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, Little River (Middle Prong)
[Video] Winter Fly Fishing on Abrams Creek
Ian and Charity Rutter allow us to peer out their back window and experience winter fly fishing on Abrams Creek in this installment of R&R Fly Fishing’s Advice from Guides Video.
Categories: Destinations, Great Smoky Mountains Tags: Abrams Creek, Smoky Mountains National Park, Winter Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing Abrams Creek – A Mountain Limestone Spring Creek
A mountain limestone spring creek, huh? I thought limestone spring creeks were usually found in gentle valleys – not in ancient mountain ranges? Well they are, usually, but Abrams Creek is different. Abrams Creek Description Abrams Creek was named after the Cherokee Chief of the town of Chilhowee named Abraham. It flows underground through limestone depressions for almost three miles before emerging at Cades Cove. From Cades Cove, Abrams Creek flows approximately 12 miles to Chilhowee Lake. Along the way 18 smaller tributaries empty into Abrams Creek, the largest of which is Anthony Creek. Abrams Creek Limestone Geology and Fish [...]
Categories: Great Smoky Mountains Tags: Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains
