As the season begins to change, my desire to head for the Smokies grows by leaps and bounds.  The call of wild trout in a beautiful mountai...

Last week, I had a streak of 5 days in a row with at least a little fishing.  That is better than I have had in quite awhile, and as we con...

Large fish don't come around every day.  When I catch one it makes my trip but when I catch multiple large fish in an outing, it can wel...

Every local trip I make for bass and panfish, I end up wondering why I don't stay close to home more often.  This past weekend was no e...

Late summer in Tennessee generally means low clear water in the mountains and a mix of high and low water on the tailwaters.  TVA begins to...

My Smokies excursions tend to be limited to the Tennessee side of the ridge. Obviously that is a result of proximity but also of familiarity...

As we head into the late summer months, I feel a word of caution is needed for anglers everywhere, myself included.  When a large trout (or ...

I first saw this video over on CNN . Apparently this guy was starting out on a fishing trip. I'm wondering if this would be a good so...

...but on the bright side the sunset was really nice this evening!!! An isolated shower was moving slowly along to the southwest making for ...

Yesterday I tried out one of my striper spots with a couple of buddies. The fishing was slow to say the least. With nothing better to do I s...