My 10 Most Burning Things I Need To Accomplish

Today I thought I would give you a look at my 10 most burning things to accomplish before I take to the rocking chair. Everyone has things t...

Working on That Word Called "Patience"

One of the great things I have learned about fly fishing is Patience. One develops this over time and it is not something you accomplish on ...

What Does Western Movies Have to do with Fishing??

 I just got through watching for the second time: one of the greatest westerns ever made in my opinion. “Dances with Wolves”The weather woul...

Different Set-up for the Hopper/Dropper

 I am sure a lot of you have fished the hopper dropper rig. I have use a dry and a smaller nymph as my dropper quite often.   I have also us...

Sharing Unique Websites

 During the winter months I must admit I kind of become a hermit. So one of the most logical things for me to do is watch good westerns, blo...

My Son-in-Law's Trout Fishing Trip in The Smoky Mountains

 I am reporting for my son-in-law who along with his wife, son and his parents spent Thanksgiving in the Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinb...

Reflecting on Streamer Fishing This Past Summer

 Well I sitting here still trying to get rid of this persistent sinus infection. Checking my email I found an article concerning streamer f...

Paying the Price for Fishing a Cold Front

 I guess sometimes one has to endure the pain of a fishing trip, and this past week was no exception.   After coming off the water Thursday ...

Dealing With Cold Fronts While Crappie Fishing

 If you have ever fished after a cold front, then you will understand today’s post. I just returned from Mississippi where I was crappie fis...

How Important is Fishing Structure

For the past two weeks my buddy and I have been on water, but it was not for the fishing, but it was for the picture taking and marking. Whe...

What Do Trout Really Eat???

  A very short lesson today in Entomology featuring some of the bugs we see every time we make it out to our local stream. I was really impr...

Terrestrials Do We Use Them Enough

  How important are terrestrials in your fly box? I for one don’t use terrestrials enough. I know that there are certain times of the year w...

Saturday's Caney Fork Trip with my Son-in-law

 Saturday was a day on the Caney for me and my son-in-law. We were fishing below the dam on Center Hill Lake. It was great day just to be ou...

That Fish is Still on my Mind*********

 I thought I would give you guys a little background into the Kentucky Spotted Bass. The catch the other day is still on my mind and I just ...

Finally Found the Right Ultra Light Fly Reel

 I did a post a while back on ultra light fly reels , and why I am interested in fishing with these little light items. I have discovered th...

The Largest Kentucky Spotted Bass I Have Ever Landed

For me today it was not my ordinary day on Smith Lake . My fishing buddy and I were fishing shade with some cool temps in the 50’s. The wat...

Getting Our Kids Involved in the Outdoors

I did a post back last spring concerning kids fishing and the lack of interest by the general public and the huge sporting goods stores not ...

You Can Never Learn Enough AboutTrout Fishing

I have been interested in learning how to read a stream   Part ll  better so I checked out the following videos and found them very helpful....

Questions on Leaders and Tippets Sizes

There are so many leader brands out there now that it is a wonder a fly fisherman knows which one to use. I personally like to use a 5X –9 ½...

Hitting the Number 50 with my Followers

Today is a special day for me as far as blogging is concerned; I have hit the 50 followers mark. This tells me that I am posting information...

Great Tips to Enhance Your Trout Fishing Trips

Many people all over the world love to fish for trout, whether they are an experienced anglers or simply a beginner. They all have one thing...

Factors That Make you a Better Fisherperson

I thought I would put this question out there to my fellow fishing bloggers today. How big of a role does motivation play in determining wea...

Choosing The Right Fly Line

I know a lot of us take our fly fishing line for granted. I have been using the same line on one of my reels for the past 3 ½ years. I try t...

The Latest Kayaks Used for Trout Fishing

Today’s post deals with the latest in kayak fishing used for trout fishing below the dam at Smith Lake. I really don’t know how much luck th...

Something I haven’t done in a While

Went out to the local lake the other morning and decided to leave the fly rod at home and just cast a top water plug. I was using a short 5 ...

The Beartooth Braided Shocker Butt Perfection Loop

I always like to share products and any information about fly fishing I come across with my fellow bloggers. I recently purchased the Bearto...

Getting Fishing Partner Ready to hit the Water

This weekend was a visit from our daughter, her husband and of course their son Bryson. He is really growing and will celebrate his first bi...