Recently, I finished the first short video in a new series that I'll be developing slowly over time. The idea is that of making adjustme...

Every year, I take a fishing trip in early to mid November. That trip is usually to the Smokies, and I usually end up camping for at least a...

So, as you probably suspected from the lack of posts lately, I've been pretty busy. My last two fishing trips that likely would have pro...

Getting out and sampling a new trout stream is one of my favorite things to do. A new smallmouth river is a very close second. Chasing bronz...

Each angler has a growth timeline, and everyone's is different. Most likely, the pattern is not linear, but rather includes growth in fi...

Fighting big fish is the eventual goal for most fly anglers unless you've already passed this stage in your fishing career. Some fights ...

If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you probably noticed a period where I blogged about the guided trips I do. However, o...

There was a time that I would fish for smallmouth several times a year. In fact, some years I probably managed 8-10 trips. As I've becom...

Sometimes you just want to have the stream to yourself. Around here, that usually means a hike and the longer the better. On some of our sma...

Most fly anglers who spend any time fishing cold water fisheries have stories of the best hatch ever. If you fish somewhere like the Smokies...