R&R Fly Fishing
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Fly Fishing the Great Smoky Mountains. Also fly fishing and wildlife art.
A drastic weather swing in the Smokies has us fishing with our shirt sleeves rolled up. All the details from the stream in our latest fishing report:
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Winter Thaw in the Smokies | R and R Fly Fishing
This week has seen a dramatic warm up from the deep freeze we experienced for all of January. Last month was well below average and amounted to one of the longer stretches we’ve ever had without being...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A drastic weather swing in the Smokies has us fishing with our shirt sleeves rolled up. All the details from the stream in our latest fishing report:
randrflyfishing.com/2025/02/05/w...
randrflyfishing.com/2025/02/05/w...
Scene on Smoky Mountain streams lately
January 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Scene on Smoky Mountain streams lately
Smoky Mountain streams have been iced up lately! Looking forward to milder conditions on the way this week
January 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Smoky Mountain streams have been iced up lately! Looking forward to milder conditions on the way this week
Frigid stream conditions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
January 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Frigid stream conditions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
New Years Day walk up a local brook trout stream
January 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
New Years Day walk up a local brook trout stream
A beautiful and mild mid-winter day on the stream in the Great Smoky Mountains
December 30, 2024 at 11:32 PM
A beautiful and mild mid-winter day on the stream in the Great Smoky Mountains
Great afternoon on the stream in the Smokies
December 24, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Great afternoon on the stream in the Smokies
Got out for a hike in the Smokies on the shortest day of the year. Longer days are on the way!
December 21, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Got out for a hike in the Smokies on the shortest day of the year. Longer days are on the way!
Breathing in that Smoky Mountain goodness
December 18, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Breathing in that Smoky Mountain goodness
Spending these cold days in the art studio instead of on the stream lately
December 13, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Spending these cold days in the art studio instead of on the stream lately
Good to see streams in the Smokies running full again
December 11, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Good to see streams in the Smokies running full again
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“Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains...In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
Cormac McCarthy, “The Road” / #watercolor #pintura #aquarelle #flyfishing #Watercolorwes #boonenc beartrailart.com
Cormac McCarthy, “The Road” / #watercolor #pintura #aquarelle #flyfishing #Watercolorwes #boonenc beartrailart.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
“Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains...In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
Cormac McCarthy, “The Road” / #watercolor #pintura #aquarelle #flyfishing #Watercolorwes #boonenc beartrailart.com
Cormac McCarthy, “The Road” / #watercolor #pintura #aquarelle #flyfishing #Watercolorwes #boonenc beartrailart.com
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I've often heard anglers say that bluegills get stunted if you don't harvest enough. It turns out, the opposite is true. You can't harvest your way to big bluegills.
#25DaysofFishmas
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Why Everything You Know About Bluegill Management is Wrong
Every angler knows that if you don’t remove enough bluegills from a pond, they’ll overpopulate and become stunted. But new research says that idea is usually wrong, and the opposite may be true.
blog.nature.org
December 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM
I've often heard anglers say that bluegills get stunted if you don't harvest enough. It turns out, the opposite is true. You can't harvest your way to big bluegills.
#25DaysofFishmas
#25DaysofFishmas
I've donated this original watercolor to the annual online auction to benefit fisheries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Link to bid on this and other cool stuff:
lrctu.tulocalevents.org/70ad54/Aucti...
Link to bid on this and other cool stuff:
lrctu.tulocalevents.org/70ad54/Aucti...
December 4, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I've donated this original watercolor to the annual online auction to benefit fisheries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Link to bid on this and other cool stuff:
lrctu.tulocalevents.org/70ad54/Aucti...
Link to bid on this and other cool stuff:
lrctu.tulocalevents.org/70ad54/Aucti...
Beautiful wild rainbow trout caught and released on dry fly today in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
November 30, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Beautiful wild rainbow trout caught and released on dry fly today in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Beautiful wild Smoky Mountain brown trout caught and released on our home water.
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Beautiful wild Smoky Mountain brown trout caught and released on our home water.
Original watercolor of a rising brook trout, "Appalachian Native Rising", Ian donated for storm relief in East Tennessee.
November 24, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Original watercolor of a rising brook trout, "Appalachian Native Rising", Ian donated for storm relief in East Tennessee.
Wild Smoky Mountain brown trout on a dry fly
November 22, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Wild Smoky Mountain brown trout on a dry fly
Black bear tracks in the Great Smoky Mountains
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Black bear tracks in the Great Smoky Mountains
Our latest Smoky Mountain fly fishing report
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Fall Fishing Plus News About Effects from Flooding | R and R Fly Fishing
It’s been an exceptionally busy fall season for us guiding fly fishers here in the Smokies. It’s hard for us to believe just how quickly things have moved. It seems like only a few weeks ago we were h...
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November 17, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Our latest Smoky Mountain fly fishing report
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