Bees Balm along Rough Fork in Cataloochee Valley Some of my favorite experiences in the Smokies over the years have involved camping ...

This is your yearly reminder to be careful out there! There are lots of dangerous critters including timber rattlesnakes that are on the mov...

One of my favorite things about camping is getting out on the water early in the morning . Getting to enjoy a stream without competing for s...

Living on the Cumberland Plateau and guiding both to the east and west of home can get tiring. Driving the 1.5+ hours to the Smokies and bac...

'Tis the season for terrestrials and quality brown trout. I just saw another report with a similar theme from my friend Ben Smith over ...

Only another 2.5-3 months and my favorite season will have arrived. Yes, it is never too soon to start thinking about fall. Every year, w...

As I inched closer and closer to a major milestone here at the Trout Zone, I kept asking myself how I would celebrate. Would it be an ep...

Today I faced a really tough dilemma. All along, I had been planning to fish and in the Smokies no less. When the alarm went off at 5:00 a.m...

Learn why the fishing is improving so much across middle and especially east Tennessee in the July Newsletter from Trout Zone Anglers!

Killing large fish is purely selfish. Release them and someone else can have the same joy of catching it. Remember, a large fish is relative...