Fly Fishing with Strike Indicators: Smoky Mountain Style
Ian and Charity Rutter of R&R Fly Fishing give us some pointers on fly fishing nymphs with a strike indicator in small mountain streams in their latest episode of Advice from the Guides video blog. High Stick Nymphing Video Filmed in the Great Smoky Mountains on Little River and Middle Prong of Little River, the Rutter’s demonstrate high stick nymphing, an effective method to fish fast pocket water often found in high gradient streams. High-sticking with an indicator is a great method for the beginner fly fisherman as it aids tremendously in detecting strikes that may otherwise go unnoticed. Tips [...]
[Review] The Fly Fisherman’s Guide To The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
I received a courtesy copy of The Fly Fisherman’s Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by H. Lea Lawrence and was asked to review the book. I was little hesitant to do so. After all I am an engineer by trade, not an english major, and asking a fly fishing junkie to review a book about fly fishing in one of our nation’s crown jewels is like feeding steak to a lion and asking him if it was any good. Good Steak, Good Book My fears melted away as I dug into The Fly Fisherman’s Guide to the [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books Tags: Fly Fishing Books & DVDs, Smoky Mountains National Park
[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
[Mapping] Smoky Mountains National Park Trout Streams
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the country and for good reason – it is a beautiful place! Home to the native Southern Appalachian strain of brook trout, the Great Smoky Mountains contains more than 300 trout streams totaling over 700 miles – here we map just a few. Trout Stream Map In collaboration with Trout University we have put together the above Google Map showing the location of some of the better known Smoky Mountains trout streams, including: Abrams Creek, Catalooche Creek, Deep Creek, Greenbrier Creek, Hazel Creek, Little River East Prong, [...]
Categories: Destinations, Great Smoky Mountains Tags: NC fly fishing, Smoky Mountains National Park, TN fly fishing
