Fishing Forecast 9/30/2020
Like it or not it appears that Fall has decided to grace us with its presence in a timely fashion this year. After three or four years with the heat lasting till Thanksgiving, it's a welcome change even if it feels a little out of place. The upshot is that the weather forecast for the [...]
Fishing Report September 16th, 2020
Smallmouth fishing is still going strong, and trouty weather is just around the corner. The Clinch and Holston are transitioning from Summer patterns into Fall, but mountain streams are doing very well for this time of year. In fact, we could be seeing some Fall caddis hatches this weekend. Smallmouth bass are still feeding on [...]
Fishing Report September 10th, 2020
It is smallmouth season here in East Tennessee! If you have ever wanted to get into smallmouth fishing, this is the time to do it. The trout tailwaters are in flux and have spotty action as we transition from Summer into Fall, but mountain streams are doing very well for this time of year, and [...]
Fishing Report August 26th, 2020
Most folks around here are taking a break from trout and exploring warmwater haunts until the weather turns around. Trout fishing is spotty on the Clinch, but we're seeing some more wading windows that what we previously had. Plus, the mountains are doing way better than usual for August. For smallmouth on the tailwaters, they're [...]
Fishing Report August 5th, 2020
Tailwater fishing has been pretty good lately, and the Holston has actually cooled down a bit while the Clinch is giving good wading windows in the morning. We received some much-needed rain in the freestone streams as well, which has improved fishing in the mountains. On the Clinch, the usual suspects are doing best. A [...]
Fishing Report July 29th, 2020
We're in the dog days of summer, which means carp and smallmouth are going to be the best game in town. However, there's plenty of opportunities to go up into high elevation streams to beat the heat. One of the generators on the Clinch is currently not working, so Norris will be running 1 generator [...]